Lyubov Polishchuk: biography and filmography. Personal life and the best roles of a famous actress

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Lyubov Polishchuk, popular film actress, People's Artist of Russia, was born on May 21, 1949 in the city of Omsk. In early childhood, Lyuba's artistic abilities were discovered, relatives and friends watched with delight the impromptu performances of the girl, in which she parodied everyone, sang and danced. However, when little Lyuba went to school, she became an extremely diligent student, did not allow herself any artistic antics, she could only dance a little during breaks. But at home, the girl did not sit still for a minute, in the kitchen she staged a performance of preparing dinner with her mother in the title role, in the living room all family members had to fulfill their roles, and the little artist danced between those present, giving orders on the go. In the fifth grade, Lyuba wanted to enter the city ballet school, but she was not accepted because of her height. I had to part with the dream of becoming a ballerina, but the girl was not at all upset, she declared publicly that art lies not only in dancing, but also in singing, enrolled in the school choir andsoon became a soloist. And at the age of fifteen, Lyuba became interested in theater. Followed the repertoire, trying not to miss a single performance. Each premiere in the theater was a holiday for the girl, she went to the theater with her parents, and shared her childhood impressions with them. Parents already understood that their child would definitely become a theater actress when he grew up - and so it happened.

Moving to Moscow

As soon as the girl was sixteen years old, she left for Moscow in the hope of entering a theater school. However, she was late, the entrance exams had already ended. Then the future actress submitted documents to the All-Russian Workshop of Variety Art. The audition took place against the background of the jokes of the applicant Polishchuk, with which she made the selection committee laugh and won her over. Lyuba was joking with excitement: when she entered the auditorium where the selection committee met, she saw several familiar faces that she had seen more than once on theater posters. And she was simply confused … Nevertheless, the girl was accepted, and for three years she studied pop art in all its subtleties, lived in a rented room and, since there was not enough money for life, worked as a housekeeper, a nanny for small children and even a night watchman. The future actress resolutely refused money that her parents could send her.

First theater roles

MPEI, where Lyuba Polishchuk studied, just at that time was preparing artists for the Omsk Regional Philharmonic. SoThus, at the end of her studies, the girl went straight to her hometown, where she began working as an artist of the conversational genre in the Omsk Philharmonic. In addition to participating in variety programs, the actress Polishchuk acted as a host in concerts, read the author's humorous monologues. Some time later, the artist was invited to the Russian capital to work at the Moscow Music Hall.

The Hermitage Theater

Lyubov Polishchuk was admitted to the Moscow Theater of Miniatures, which was renamed the Hermitage eight years later. The actress participated in almost all productions, but the most notable were her roles in the performances: "The Cat's Tale", "Straw Hat", "Celebrity", "The Chronicle of a Widely Announced Death", "Chekhonte in the Hermitage", "Hello, Monsieur de Maupassant". In parallel with her work at the Hermitage, the actress began to study at the correspondence acting department of GITIS, which she graduated in 1985.

School of Modern Play

In 1989, Lyubov Polishchuk, whose biography was replenished with another new page, came to the theater "School of the Modern Play", just created by the eminent theater director Joseph Reichelgauz. In the first performance, en titled "A man came to a woman," Polishchuk played Dina Fedorovna - "The Woman", to whom the "Man" came - actor Albert Filozov. The performance did not leave the stage for twenty years, after Lyuba Polishchuk the role of "Woman" began to playIrina Alferova, and after her this role passed to Yulia Romashina, the widow of the famous actor Anatoly Romashin. Her "Man" was Alexei Gnilitsky, who came to the Reichelgauz Theater in 2003.

All Moscow theaters

Lyubov Polishchuk also played in other theaters in Moscow, in performances and entreprises. The actress appeared on the stage of the Anton Chekhov Theater from 1994 to 1996, in the performances "Honoring" and "There, then …". And in 1995, Polishchuk took part in the production of "Quartet for Laura" directed by Al. Zhitinkin, who walked on the stage of the "Art Club" of the Moscow Theater Company. In the same year, Lyuba left the "School of the Modern Play" theater and returned to the "Hermitage" in order to play in the play based on Bulgakov's play "Zoyka's Apartment". Then the actress participated in the entreprise performance of the Yuli Malakyants Theater "Men's Season", where she happened to play the role of a prosperous, albeit a little faded theatrical diva who wants to raise her reputation and for this comes up with a love affair with a young artist, a fictitious relationship, only for the press.

First movie roles

Polishchuk's film debut took place when she was 25 years old, Lyuba played an episodic role in the film "Starling and Lyra", nevertheless, the beginning of the film career of the actress was laid. Lyubov Polishchuk, whose filmography includes 90 films, actively acted in films. The actress had an incredible ability to work, she could work all day on the set, andthen, without even changing clothes, go to the theater to play your part in some performance. Films with Lyubov Polishchuk are pictures of various genres and different periods of time. The list includes films:

• 1976 - "The Twelve Chairs", "Magic Lantern";
• 1977 - "The Zatsepin Family", "Gold Mine";
• 1978 - "June 31", "Duenna", "Julia Vrevskaya";
• 1979 - "The same Munchausen", "I ask Klava K. to blame for my death", "The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a titled person", "Babylon XX";
• 1980 - "Almanac of Satire and Humor", "Only in the Music Hall", "Big Little War", "Shot in the Back";
• year 1981 - "White Raven", "Vacation at your own expense", "On someone else's holiday", "Incomparable Tips", "Aesop".

Film roles from 1982-1996

During this period, Lyubov Polishchuk acted less actively, the he alth of the actress left much to be desired after a spinal injury received in 1985. Nevertheless, her filmography is quite extensive:

• Year 1982 - "Theft".
• Year 1983 - "I'm ready to accept the challenge", "The Secret of the Blackbirds".
• Year 1984 - "If you can, I'm sorry", "Lonely merchant's win".
• Year 1985 - "Goldfish", "Snake Catcher".
• Year 1986 - "Attempt on GOELRO", "Wildwind".
• Year 1987 - "Christians", "Necessary people", "One at a time".
• Year 1988 - "Kites don't share prey", "Incident in Utinoozersk", "Presumption of innocence".
• Year 1989 - "The Dedicated", "Bullshit", "Love with Privileges", "Intergirl", "I'm Fine".
• Year 1990 - "Dad and Man", "My Sailor Girl", "Sanitary Zone", "Womanizer".
• Year 1991 - "Recruiter", "Hounds Pup", "Terrorist", "Honeymoon", "Family Man".
• Year 1992 - "Womanizer-2", "New Odeon", "The price of the head".
• Year 1993 - "A scandal in our Kloshgorod", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Your fingers smell of incense", "Are you in a tailcoat?", "The third one is not superfluous".
• Year 1995 - "Shirley Myrli", "Crusader", "Imagination".
• Year 1996 - "Kings of Russian Investigation", "The Impotent", "Theatrical Parody Pages".

Films of the last years of life

After 1996, the actress Lyubov Polishchuk did not act for a long time, he alth problems began. The actress returned to the set only in 1999 and starred in two films at once: "Quadrille" and "Ultimatum". Then the streak of active participation infilm projects.

• year 2000 - "Knight's Romance", "Still Whirlpools", "Killing Game", "Valentine's Day";
• year 2001 - "Hero of her novel", "We did it";
• year 2002 - only one film "Son of a Loser";
• year 2003 - "Peaches and Peppers", "Snowy Love", "Happy New Year!", "Hero of Our Tribe", "Russian Amazons", "Agent in a Miniskirt";
• year 2004 - "My fair nanny", "Kill the carp", "Hope is the last to leave";
• year 2005 - "Beware, Zadov!", "The Most Beautiful", "Stepanych's Thai Voyage", "Star of the Epoch".

And in 2006 - "Spanish Voyage of Stepanych", the last film with the participation of Lyubov Polishchuk.

Illness and death of Lyubov Polishchuk

In 1985, Lyuba Polishchuk fell badly and suffered a spinal injury, two intervertebral discs fell out at once. This is an extremely painful injury, accompanied by severe pain. On top of this misfortune, in 2000, the actress was in a car accident, and her spine was again injured. A long treatment followed at the Vishnevsky Institute and the Botkin hospital. Then a most complicated operation was performed at the Burdenko Research Institute. Everywhere the actress was accompanied by the son of Lyubov Polishchuk from his first marriage, Alexei Makarov. The patient's condition improved somewhat, but soon she developed spinal cancer. theater had toleave, however, Lyuba continued to act in films. A trip to Israel and treatment in a Tel Aviv clinic only pushed back the end a little. November 28, 2006 People's Artist Lyubov Polishchuk died. She was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.