An amazing woman and her biography: Natalia Krachkovskaya

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

At the end of November 1938, the Soviet actress Maria Fonina had a daughter, the girl was named Natasha. It is clear that her childhood was usual for children of actors. Mom could rarely be found at home - constant rehearsals, tours, filming. The girl was a lover of fooling around and quickly became friends with the local punks. Together with the guys, she gladly raided other people's gardens and orchards. Natasha, although it is hard to believe today, was a very thin girl. And if grandmother Raya from Tbilisi had not come to visit them, who knows how the biography of the future actress would have developed. Natalya Krachkovskaya, namely, she was in question, loved to eat delicious food as a child, but since her mother was constantly busy, there was no one to follow her daughter's nutrition. But the grandmother who arrived immediately set out to fatten her skinny granddaughter. And she succeeded, the food was good, and Natasha began to quickly gain weight. And soon she turned into a charming plump, but Natalya Krachkovskaya never had complexes about this. The biography of the actress would otherwise be completely different.

Natasha has always been very self-confident, and thanks to this, around hera swarm of boyfriends constantly curled. One of them called her "a hundred kilograms of dreams." And it is quite natural that it was an acting biography that awaited her. Natalya Krachkovskaya did not dream of any other profession. After graduating from school, she applied to VGIK, but just in case, to the Institute of History and Archives. In VGIK, the competition was almost 300 people per place, only Natalya is not one of those who retreat in the face of difficulties. She made a straight parting on her head and recited the monologue of Ivanushka the Fool. Professor Vladimir Belokurov, who was recruiting for his workshop, immediately remarked: “This “fool” must be taken.”

Unfortunately, Natasha did not have to study at VGIK. She was hit by a car and had serious vision problems. I had to spend a long time in the hospital, and then my grandmother Praskovya Yakovlevna was engaged in her restoration. It is good that her vision was restored, but the girl was forced to go to work as a laboratory assistant at one of the institutes of metallurgy. And if she left her dreams of cinema, who knows how her further biography would have developed. Natalya Krachkovskaya began acting in extras at Mosfilm, then she began to be given episodic roles. And in 1961 she had her first notable work, she played Verunka in the film "Battle on the Road".

In 1962, Natasha participated in the filming of the film "Flood". It happened in Tarusa, it was there that she met her future husband. Sound engineer Vladimir Krachkovsky began to take special care of the girl, for example, instead of a bouquet of roses, he brought herfor breakfast a tray with cottage cheese and delicious buns. And he turned out to be right, it was the future actress Natalya Krachkovskaya who was subdued by male care.

The turning point was her acquaintance with the famous Leonid Gaidai. He was looking for an actress for the role of Madame Gritsatsuyeva. There were two applicants: Nonna Mordyukova and Galina Volchek.

But then Vladimir Krachkovsky brought his wife to the shooting, and Leonid Iovich immediately exclaimed: “Here it is, the poet’s dream!” From that moment on, her acting biography changed dramatically. Natalya Krachkovskaya became one of Gaidai's favorite actresses and starred in many of his films. She became recognizable and loved by the audience.

With her husband, Natalia Leonidovna lived in perfect harmony for 26 years (unfortunately, he died in 1988). Since then she has been living alone. She has a son, Vasily Krachkovsky, who, like his father, works as a sound engineer at Mosfilm. And the actress today plays in the theater of a film actor and from time to time acts in films. Her latest work includes roles in the comedy The Elevator Leaves on Schedule and the TV series Holiday Romance.