Sofya Pavlova: biography, career, personal life

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Who is Sofia Pavlova? How did her career in theater and cinema develop? What famous films did the actress star in? What can you say about the artist's personal life? We will talk about all this in our article.

Childhood and youth

Sofya Pavlova, whose films will be discussed later, was born on December 22, 1926 in the village of Babynino, Yaroslavl Region. Our heroine was born in a large family. The father of the future actress worked all his life in a printing office. Mother devoted time to raising two daughters and four sons.

The family of little Sofia Pavlova lived in almost complete poverty. The atmosphere in the house was, to put it mildly, depressing. Therefore, the talented girl had no time to think about high art.

After graduating from the 8th grade of school, Sofia Pavlova got a job at typing courses, planning to become a stenographer. After graduating, the girl began to go to work in one of the Moscow printing offices, where she got thanks to her father's connections. Then our heroine was admitted to a pedagogical school, after which she taught in the lower grades for several years. So busy busyness Sofia Pavlovamanaged to combine with the comprehension of stage skills in a drama circle. The result was the firm intention of the girl to become an actress.

Theatrical activities

In 1948, Sofia Pavlova entered the State Institute of Theater and Satire on her first attempt. Upon graduation, the young artist joined the troupe of the Yermolova Theater. Here, the actress from the first days everything turned out just wonderful. She regularly received a place in plays from the theater's popular repertoire. Due to her tall stature, good figure and bright, remarkable appearance, Sophia got mostly leading roles. Among the most successful works with the participation of the actress, it is worth noting such performances as "Pushkin", "Running", "Forever Alive", "Last Summer in Chulimsk", "The Miracle Worker".

Film shooting

The first film for Sophia Pavlova was the film "Communist", which was released on wide screens in 1957. The young artist here got the image of a simple village girl named Anyuta. The actress managed to organically merge into the image, which required the manifestation of a powerful temperament. Thanks to the creation of an ideal duet with actor Yevgeny Urbanovsky, our heroine declared herself to the whole country as an excellent performer of dramatic roles.

Throughout her career in Soviet cinema, actress Sofya Pavlova starred in more than four dozen films. Among her most successful works are the following films:

• "S alt of the Earth".
• "Among the good people."
• "Drama from the oldlife.”
• "Can't say goodbye."
• "Ginger".
• "Seagull".
• "Men's conversation".
• "Large and small".

Private life

While still studying at the theater institute, the actress began an affair with student Pavel Shalnov. Soon the young people got married. After graduation, the couple regularly appeared on the same stage during performances at the Yermolova Theater. However, the marriage was not destined to last long. After several years of marriage, Shalnov exchanged his wife for another theatrical artist - Ivetta Kiselyova.

During the divorce, Pavlova was pregnant. During one of the performances, she had a miscarriage. The cause of the misfortune was the constant moral turmoil, as well as the need to appear on stage in a too tight suit that squeezed the stomach. After that, the actress never managed to give birth to a child.

For the second time, Sophia married an outstanding theater artist Yuri Myshkin. The latter remained for her a faithful companion of life until her death. The husband supported his wife in old age, when she was diagnosed with a severe oncological disease.

Sofya Pavlova died on January 25, 1991. Despite the terrible illness that she had to fight day after day, the actress continued to enter the theater stage to the last, delighting the audience with her wonderful performances.