Actress Kira Golovko. Representative of the Soviet era

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This actress belongs to the era of Soviet cinema. Kira Golovko has experienced many historical changes. The country has changed along with it. What roles is Kira Nikolaevna known for?

Born as a writer…

Kira was born in Old Russia, in the city of Essentuki, Stavropol Territory. None of the family was associated with the acting profession. And Kira Golovko did not immediately show her love for acting. However, one of the relatives still influenced her. Vyacheslav Ivanov, poet-playwright, for his creative work won the love of the public as a critic, symbolist, translator, philosopher, candidate of philological sciences. As a representative of the "Silver Age", he created many striking works. Carried away by poetry, Kira Golovko enters the Institute of Philosophy and Art. She studies domestic and foreign literature.

… turned artist

But very quickly, Kira Nikolaevna realized that this is not what she wants to devote her life to. In 1938 she tries her hand at the Academic Theatre. Interestingly, for listening, she chose Krylov's fables. She is accepted into the auxiliary composition of the troupe. This is how Kira Golovko, an actress, was born. Later she moved to the Moscow Art Theater, and in 1954year goes to Kaliningrad, where he gets a job at the local drama theater.

Moving is associated with changes in personal life. Kira Nikolaevna meets (and later marries) Arseny Golovko, commander of several fleets and flotillas. The marriage produces two children. It is noteworthy that each of them followed in the footsteps of their parents. Daughter Natalya became an actress, played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. Son Michael joined the Navy, rose to the rank of captain of the first rank.

The period of active creativity

What else do fans remember about Kira Golovko? The biography of the actress includes many interesting facts. So, for a long time there were disputes about the date of her birth. In fact, she was born in 1919, although the year 1918 appears in her passport. According to the actress herself, the school was to blame for everything. After graduating from the fourth grade, she was not taken to the fifth, citing her young age. Kira Nikolaevna's mother made appropriate adjustments to the metrics so that her daughter could continue her education.

Kira Golovko played her debut role in the biographical drama Glinka. For the image of Anna Kern, Pushkin's closest friend, the actress received the Stalin Prize. In subsequent years, she appeared in the film "First Grader", and together with Mikhail Ulyanov and Nonna Mordyukova played in the "village" film "Chairman". In 1957 she returned to the Moscow Art Theater, but not as an actress, but as a teacher. Within the walls of this institution, Kira will serve until 1985, teaching such famous personalities as Nikolai Karachentsov. In 1957 Kirareceived the title of People's Artist - another confirmation of the love of her viewers and fans.

Best films

The track record of this wonderful actress includes about thirty paintings. The most famous was the image of Natasha Rostova, which Kira Golovko (photo attached) embodied in several films of the War and Peace series. In addition to this countess, Kira played Princess Priklonskaya in the television film “Belated Flowers”.

She played her last role in Stanislav Govorukhin's comedy drama "The Artist". Since then, Kira Nikolaevna has not been filmed.

At the same time, she played a lot on the theater stage. According to critics, Kira, first of all, remains a bright theater actress. At the Moscow Art Theater, she performed more than two dozen memorable roles in the productions of “At the Bottom”, “The Blue Bird”, “Anna Karenina”, “The Last Victim”. Among the plays, mainly the works of Ostrovsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov predominate. Kira was also busy playing the role of Olga in Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Kira Nikolaevna stopped her theatrical career in 1979. However, despite her advanced age, she could not refuse Kirill Serebryannikov and Yuri Eremin, participating in the 2004 productions of The Forest and Cat and Mouse.

Behind her shoulders are also two important awards - the "Order of Friendship" and "For Services to the Fatherland". Undoubtedly, Kira Golovko made a huge contribution to the development of Soviet post-war theatrical art.

Other interesting facts

Few people know that famousfashion designer Alexander Vasilyev miraculously got a dress from the personal wardrobe of Kira Nikolaevna. Made from silk trimmed with sequins, it was a fashion statement in the 1920s. Designed for public performances, the dress went to the actress from her aunt. Where she got it from, history is silent. Alexander Vasiliev made it an exhibit of the exhibition, held under the name "Wardrobe of the Soviet era".

In 2012, the publishing house "Art of the 21st century" published the memoirs of Kira Golovko. In the book "Admiral" her name is associated with the era of Stanislavsky, which she found. The work will reveal interesting facts from the backstage life of the theater, as well as tell about the personal life of the actress. Kira Golovko herself is called the legend of the art theater, in which she served for many years.