Actress Isa Vysotskaya: biography, personal life, family, films

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A unique artist who loved ballet all her life and fell in love with the theatrical life by chance. She dreamed of a ballet stage, but instead served all her life in the theater. She loved and was loved. A short fleeting family happiness with Vladimir Vysotsky left a strong imprint in her life. She dedicated the book to her beloved ex-husband. Such love deserves respect!

Life path

The biography of Iza Vysotskaya is colorful and non-trivial. In her life there were ups and downs, recognition and love of the audience. By the way, she was fond of writing books, and even in this field she became a fairly sought-after writer.

She was born on the 22nd of January, 1937. The place of her birth was the city of Gorky (after the collapse of the USSR, it was renamed Nizhny Novgorod). As a girl, Iza bore the surname Meshkova, but her full name is Izolda.

Military childhood

Iza's childhood was not cloudless and cheerful. The little girl grew up during the Second World War and steadfastly endured all the hardships and hardships, fought for her life and the lives of loved ones. Constant fear of death and the loss of a beloved fatherKonstantin Pavlovich left their mark on the life of the future actress. And a little later, stepfather Nikolai Fedorovich died in the line of duty.

Izolda, despite the time in which she grew up, was always neat and diligent. Iza was an excellent student, and after school she hurried to the ballet school at the choreographic school at the opera house. But soon the school was closed. Isolde managed to fall in love with ballet with all her heart and even achieved quite good results.

How she became an actress

Fate itself brought her to the Moscow Art Theater. On graduation day, Izolda accidentally came across an announcement that a commission from the Moscow Art Theater School invites graduates to show their talent and go to study with them. Iza did not dream of a theatrical stage, her main dream was ballet, but she decided to try herself and, to the surprise of the commission members, she entered at first sight. Later she was invited to Moscow for further education, and did not dare to refuse. In 1958, Izolda successfully graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and became a professional actress.

Private life

The personal life of Iza Vysotskaya began in the first year of the Moscow Art Theater School - Isolde fell in love, but this feeling did not bring her happiness. The chosen one turned out to be unfaithful and simply broke Iza's heart. The brother of a classmate, who for a long time had tender and reverent feelings for Iza, helped her to cope with the shock. That is how Isolde met her first husband Yuri Zhukov. Only one month has passed since the first meeting of young people, and nowthe march of Mendelssohn sounded, and in their honor they shouted "Bitter!".

In her third year, Isolde meets and falls in love with Vladimir Vysotsky. Soon after the first meeting and acquaintance, the young couple begins to live together. Yuri, on the other hand, did not give Isolde consent to a divorce for a very long time, but Vladimir's relatives helped in this. And now, on April 25, 1960, the young became legal spouses. Young Iza Vysotskaya wrote on the photo: "Vladimir from Iza", and left it as a keepsake for Vysotsky.

The life of a couple is not easy. After the wedding, the mother of V. Vysotsky finds out that the daughter-in-law is in a position, rolls up a scandal, and because of this, the young girl loses the child.

Later, actress Iza Vysotskaya moves to live in Kyiv and sees her beloved husband only when he himself can come. Having lived in this rhythm for quite a long time, Isolde returns to Moscow, but living together with her husband's relatives becomes hard labor for her. Then Isa moved to Rostov-on-Don. Unable to withstand her husband's betrayals, Isolde filed for divorce in 1965. And on May 1, 1965, Isa becomes a mother. She gives birth to a wonderful boy, she gives him the name Gleb, but this baby is not the son of Vladimir Vysotsky. Gleb did not follow in the footsteps of his mother, but studied to be an engineer and works in his speci alty in Yekaterinburg. The children of Iza Vysotskaya could become successful actors, but her daughter died in infancy, and her son chose a different career.

Isolda Vysotskaya many years after the divorceshe marries Vladimir again, lives a happy marriage. The third husband passed away shortly before her own death.

The beginning of Izolda Vysotskaya's career began in Ukraine, in the city of Kyiv. According to the distribution, Iza got into the Theater. Lesya Ukrainka. Here she became the favorite of many theater directors, and they generously gave her the main roles. Izolda played the role of Sophia in Berezko George's play "Here I go." Vysotskaya's theatrical career developed by leaps and bounds. The theater managers promised to provide her with an apartment, but Isolda refused and, after serving 2 years, returned to the capital. In Moscow, Isolde suffered from a lack of roles and soon she left her, accepting an invitation from the Lenin Komsomol Theater from Rostov-on-Don. But even in this theater, having worked for only one year, she began to travel to various cities. This life continued until the 1970s.

The final stop was the Theater. Mamin-Sibiryak in Nizhny Tagil. It was this temple of theatrical art that was the home of Isolde Vysotskaya for almost fifty years. Here she played many roles. For example, in such performances as "Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich", "Gold Dust", "Birds of Our Youth", "Mother" and many others.

For the role of Elizabeth of England from the play "Your Sister and the Captive" Isolde was awarded the "Both Mastery and Inspiration" award. Her main achievement was the title of People's Artist of Russia. Iza Vysotskaya was a unique person. She easily managed to combine acting in the theater and teaching. She taught students of the Nizhny Tagil Collegethe art of stage speech.

Cinema

Relations with the cinema of the actress did not work out. Throughout her career, she took part in the filming of only one feature film. In 2000, the drama "Mountain Nest" was released, consisting of two episodes, filmed by the Sverdlovsk television and radio company. Iza Vysotskaya played the role of Nina Leontievna.

In 2013, she appeared in the documentary “Vladimir Vysotsky. I don't trust fate.”

Dubbed films by Iza Vysotskaya

Izolda Vysotskaya treated cinema with restraint, as well as scoring films. There are only two films in her career, the characters of which speak in her voice:

1. 1955 - "Lurgea Magdana" - Sopho (the role of L. Moistsrapishvili), in the credits is listed as I. Zhukov.
2. 1961 - "The Beggar's Tale" - Datiko in childhood (the role of D. Danelia), in the credits is listed as I. Zhukov.

The role of a writer in the theater of her life

The fact that Iza Vysotskaya chose the life of an actress in the provinces, she never regretted. This gave her the opportunity to try her hand as a writer. In 2006, a book called "Short Happiness for a Lifetime" was published. It is dedicated to relations with Vladimir Vysotsky.

Prizes and awards

Izolda Vysotskaya became the winner of the Bravo! in 1994 for the role of Elizabeth of England in the theatrical production of Your Sister and the Captive.

In 2006 - the winner of the "Both skill and inspiration" award in the category "For personal contribution to theatrical art, for the honorand dignity.”

In 1980 she received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 2005 she became a People's Artist of Russia.

Izolda's difficult childhood, a promising career in the Ukrainian theater, a dream of ballet, and instead - many roles on the theater stage. Marriage to the famous actor Vladimir Vysotsky. So much has happened to a provincial actress!

Izolda Vysotskaya died on July 20, 2018 at 6:30 am at the age of 81. She bequeathed to her son to cremate herself, while Gleb fulfilled his mother's will and took the urn with her ashes to Yekaterinburg. Farewell to the actress was long. Many newspapers and magazines printed about her death. Iza Vysotskaya was loved and will remain in our hearts forever. And it was Isolde who became the only woman in the life of Vladimir Vysotsky, to whom he gave his last name.

She lived a long and memorable life. Izolda gave a lot, but took the most necessary. Her performances were distinguished by liveliness, naturalness and great creative potential. A beautiful woman, an interesting and worthy life - that's what her admirers remember her for. Her name will be on the lips for a long time, and the story of her life will forever remain in the life of the Russian theater.