Childhood and youth
Few people know that Larisa Malevannaya became an actress not thanks to, but despite many circumstances. She was born in January 1939 in the village of Fedorovka, Rostov region. As a child, the future People's Artist of the RSFSR saw a lot of grief.
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Larisa Malevannaya in her youth
My father was a heavy drinker, drinking away even the little money that appeared in the house. Mom, tired of carrying the whole family on her shoulders and fighting her husband’s vice, died at 43.
For Larisa Malevannaya, in this gray and difficult life there was one bright “window” - cinema. When she admitted that she would like to become an artist, her relatives and friends reacted ambiguously: some with surprise, and some with laughter.
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[www.proline-film.ru/persons/560.html Painted Larisa] - [stoletnik.ru/articles/persona/2012/08/21/larisa-malevannaja-zhivu-na-svetloi-storone/ Newspaper “Stoletnik” (08/21/2012): Larisa Malevannaya: “I live on the bright side” (stoletnik.ru )]
- [www.bulvar.com.ua/arch/2007/50/475e8de3d18c0/ “Gordon Boulevard” (10/11/2007): Larisa Malevannaya: “Kirill Lavrov fought for me with Oleg Borisov... Borisov won”]
- [www.dolsky.ru/show_arhive.php?mode=print&year=2004&month=10&id=13 “Petropol” celebrates those it loves]
- [tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/31309 Presentation of the Alexander Volodin Prize]. TV channel "Culture" (February 9, 2009). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- [www.peoples.ru/art/theatre/actor/malenannaya/ Larisa Ivanovna Malevannaya]
Theater
After graduating from the directing department of LGITMiK, Larisa Malevannaya received an offer to serve at the V.F. Komissarzhevskaya Theater. However, she rejected this offer and left for Krasnoyarsk, where her husband Gennady Oporkov decided to go. After 4 years they returned to Leningrad.
Larisa Malevannaya (still from the film “The Legend of Tila”)
The city on the Neva greeted them hospitably. Gennady Oporkov was offered the position of chief director at the Lenin Komsomol Theater, and Larisa Ivanovna received an offer from Georgy Tovstonogov himself. And again the actress followed her husband.
A little time passed, and Larisa Ivanovna finally moved to the BDT. She was unable to refuse Tovstonogov’s repeated proposal (and this, they say, is an unprecedented case for Georgy Alexandrovich).
Larisa Malevannaya came to Bolshoi as a mature actress. Her baggage included leading roles played at Lenkom in the productions “Passenger” and “Don’t Part With Your Loved Ones” and several awards, including 2 WTO awards for the best work of the season.
Literary works
- A pea in a box.
- St. Petersburg: Baltic Seasons, 2008. 304 pp. - ISBN 978-5-903368-20-4 - Sandbox.
— M.: AST: Zebra E; Vladimir: VKT, 2010. 300 pp. + 24 pp. ill. — Series: Actor's book — ISBN 978-5-17-064613-5 (AST), ISBN 978-5-94663-970-5 (Zebra E), ISBN 978-5-226-02004-9 (VKT) - Make up, make up, don’t fight anymore...
- St. Petersburg: Lubavitch, 2011. 270 pp. - ISBN 978-5-86983-207-8 // Same. Gift, anniversary edition, expanded. - St. Petersburg: Anichkov Bridge, 2014. 464 pp. - ISBN 978-5-902406-82-2
Movies
In the first film, the melodrama “On the Wedding Day” by Vadim Mikhailov, Malevannaya played the main character, a strong-willed woman who is trying to arrange her personal life. Interestingly, not all scenes made it into the final film. At the insistence of the artistic council, footage was cut out in which the bride, abandoned on her wedding day, breaks bottles from the festive table in despair.
Larisa Malevannaya as Alla Sergeevna (still from the film “Intergirl”)
In 1970, the actress brought to life the image of the revolutionary Commissar Maria in the film “Call the Hurricane Maria.” A tall, slender woman (Larissa’s height is 173 cm) managed to organically fit into the image depicted.
The 1970s–1980s became stellar years for the actress. Larisa Malevannaya played poignant, complex, multifaceted characters in the films “Allow Takeoff!”, “Behind the Clouds is the Sky,” “There, Beyond the Horizon” and “The Only One.” Larisa Malevannaya’s heroines Vera Ivanovna in the film “Late Dates” and Sofya Andreevna in “Teenager” still serve as a standard of excellence for current students of theater universities.
Larisa Malevannaya (still from the series “Personal Space”)
The projects that brought Larisa Malevanna real fame are the films of Pyotr Todorovsky. The intelligent teacher Alla Sergeevna, Tanya’s mother in “Intergirl” and the tragic role of the abandoned general’s wife in the film “Anchor, more Anchor!” - this is real gold in the actress’s creative baggage.
Critics and viewers call Malevanna’s roles in the TV series “Black Raven” and “Idiot” talented and impeccably played. These films were released at the beginning of the new century. After filming the black comedy “Decent People” and the crime melodrama “Our Happy Tomorrow,” Malevannaya began working on a new project, the melodrama “Personal Space,” where she appeared as the mother of the main character, Professor Koloskov (Yuri Baturin).
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Larisa Malevannaya: biography When the name Larisa Ivanovna Malevannaya sounds, the images of the mother of “Intergirl” and the general’s wife from the film “Anchor, more anchor!” immediately come to mind. This wonderful actress has played more than fifty roles in films. And they are all very “convex”, vital and convincing. Only talented, true artists can play like this. Actress Larisa Malevannaya Few people know that Larisa Malevannaya became an actress not thanks to, but in spite of many circumstances. She was born on January 22, 1939 in the small village of Fedorovka, Rostov region. As a child, the future People's Artist of the RSFSR suffered a lot of grief. My father was a heavy drinker, drinking away even the little money that appeared in the house. Mom, tired of carrying the whole family on her shoulders and fighting her husband’s vice, died at 43. For Larisa Malevannaya, in this gray and difficult life there was one bright “window”: cinema. She looked at the flickering screen, with a frozen heart, watching the lives of the heroines and imagining herself in their place. When she admitted that she would like to become an artist, her relatives and friends reacted ambiguously: some with surprise, and some with laughter. In addition to poverty and provincial origin, there was another obstacle to the goal. Larisa Malevannaya, whose surname, if translated from Ukrainian, hinted at a “written beauty,” was not considered a beauty. In any case, her friends, and even her own grandmother, constantly told her about this. Larisa was not offended, because she thought so herself. But she was sure that cinema needed all kinds of artists, including ugly ones. Larisa Malevannaya in her youth But the skepticism of her family and friends had an effect: after graduating from school, Larisa Malevannaya went to enroll not in a theater university, as she dreamed of, but in a pedagogical university. Having chosen the Faculty of History and Philology, the girl almost made it to receiving her diploma. But then something seemed to decisively “click” in her: Malevannaya cast aside her former indecision and left the institute. She went to Leningrad and entered the theater school on her first try. At that time, Larisa was 21 years old. Theater After graduating from the directing department of LGITMiK, Larisa Malevannaya received an offer to work at the Komissarzhevskaya Theater. But she rejected this wonderful offer and left for Krasnoyarsk, where her husband Gennady Oporkov decided to go. A young family with a small child endured almost 4 years of ordeal in a frozen Siberian city, huddling in a more than modest hostel. But patience ran out, and they returned to Leningrad. Larisa Malevannaya in her youth The city on the Neva greeted them hospitably. Gennady Oporkov was offered the position of chief director at the Lenin Komsomol Theater. And Larisa Ivanovna Malevannaya received an offer from Georgy Tovstonogov himself. He invited her to join the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theater he directed. And again the actress followed her husband. A little time passed, and Larisa Ivanovna finally moved to the BDT. She was unable to refuse Tovstonogov’s repeated proposal (and this, they say, is an unprecedented case for Georgy Alexandrovich). The actress served at the BDT for 30 years. On this stage she played many roles. Her colleagues were such great artists as Oleg Basilashvili, Oleg Borisov, Kirill Lavrov, Vladislav Strzhelchik and many others. These were the best years in Malevannaya’s creative career. Larisa Malevannaya at the Bolshoi Theater Larisa Malevannaya arrived as a mature actress. Her baggage included leading roles played at Lenkom in the productions “Passenger” and “Don’t Part With Your Loved Ones” and several awards, including two WTO awards for the best work of the season. Georgy Tovstonogov immediately offered the actress a difficult central role in the production of “Summer Residents”. The success of the play and Malevanna's undoubted skill provided her with constant prominent roles in all subsequent performances. She appeared in “Quiet Don”, “Optimistic Tragedy”, “Uncle Vanya” and many other sensational productions that ran on the stage of the Bolshoi Drama Theater for several seasons. In 1984, Larisa Malevannaya made her debut as a director. She staged the play “Daughter,” which was performed for a long time on the stage of the Small Stage of her native Bolshoi Drama Theater. Larisa Malevannaya In 1988, Larisa Ivanovna began managing the municipal Theater of Vasilyevsky Island and worked here until 1993. Films The cinematic biography of Larisa Malevannaya started immediately after graduating from theater school. In the first film, the melodrama “On the Wedding Day” by Vadim Mikhailov, Malevannaya played the main character. Her Nyura Salova turned out to be so “real” and convincing that the directors immediately paid close attention to the artist. This was followed by work in the comedy “Tomorrow, the Third of April” and in the melodrama “Seeing the White Nights.” Larisa Malevannaya in the film “The Only One” In 1970, the actress brought to life the image of the revolutionary Commissar Maria in the film “Call the Hurricane Maria.” The 70-80s became stellar years for the actress. Larisa Malevannaya played poignant, complex, multifaceted characters in the films “Allow Takeoff!”, “Behind the Clouds is the Sky,” “There, Beyond the Horizon” and “The Only One.” Larisa Malevannaya’s heroine Vera Ivanovna in the film “Late Dates” and Sofya Andreevna in “Teenager” still serve as a standard of excellence for current students of theater universities. In the children's film "Spring Changelings", Lev Durov became Larisa Malevannaya's work partner, and in the sports film "Grandmaster" the actress played the lover of chess player Sergei Khlebnikov, played by Andrei Myagkov. Larisa Malevannaya in the film “The Legend of Tila” In the mid-70s, with the participation of the artist, the television melodrama “Memory” about Leningrader Maria, who survived the horrors of the blockade, was launched on the screens. The main character was played by Larisa Malevannaya. Soon the artist appeared before the audience in the role of Soetkin, the mother of the Dutch hero Til in the film “The Legend of Til” by Alexander Alov and Vladimir Naumov. The film, in which Lembit Ulfsak, Natalya Belokhvostikova, Evgeny Leonov, Mikhail Ulyanov also played the main roles, was watched by 17 million people in the USSR. Larisa Malevannaya was successful in the images of scientists (Jump from the Roof), milkmaids (Meetings), and lyrical heroines (Ivantsov, Petrov, Sidorov). Only one thing gave the actress away - the deep look of sad eyes, which is present even in the photo of Malevannaya. In 1980, Larisa Malevannaya reincarnated in the social drama “Last Dates” as the heroine Vera, who managed to achieve everything in life except starting a family. Being middle-aged, Vera finally met love in the person of a married man, Nikolai (Yuri Platonov). After starting their life together, both reached a dead end. Larisa Malevannaya in the film “Intergirl” But the projects that brought Larisa Malevannaya real fame are the films of Pyotr Todorovsky. The intelligent teacher Alla Sergeevna, Tanya’s mother in “Intergirl” and the tragic role of the abandoned general’s wife in “Ankor, more Ankor!” - this is real “gold” in the actress’s creative baggage. Critics and viewers call Malevanna’s roles in the TV series “Black Crow” and “Idiot” talented and impeccably played. These films were released at the beginning of the new century. Later, work followed in the military drama "Echelon", the spy film "Apostle", the series "Thaw", the crime film "Parents' Day", the social drama "Home". Larisa Malevannaya in the film “Anchor, more Anchor!” In 2012, the actress became the heroine of TV journalist Sergei Mayorov’s project “Indian Summer,” a series of programs which aired on the NTV channel. In addition to Larisa Malevannaya, other film stars of Soviet cinema were also invited to the programs - Elena Solovey, Vera Alentova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Natalya Bondarchuk. Personal life The actress’s first husband, as mentioned above, was director Gennady Oporkov. This marriage lasted until the husband of Larisa Malevannaya got into the chair of the chief director of the Lenin Komsomol Theater. As Larisa Ivanovna later said, the marriage began to crack at the seams because the husband could not stand the test of power and flattery. The main director was immediately surrounded by young actresses who needed roles. They flirted with the director and sought his attention and roles in plays in every possible way. And Oporkov could not resist. Larisa Malevannaya could not stand it and went to the BDT. The actress's only son was born in her marriage to Gennady Oporkov. When he grew up, he decided to follow his own path, not his parents’: he is a programmer. Actress Larisa Malevannaya The personal life of Larisa Malevannaya changed after several years of divorce from Gennady Oporkov. A loved one appeared in her life. Unfortunately, his name is difficult to find. The actress and director lived with him for 20 years. But in recent years, as Larisa Ivanovna says, this union has been based on “word of honor.” It was difficult for her to decide to break off an outdated relationship, but she did it. Now Larisa Ivanovna Malevannaya is on a well-deserved rest. The main joy in her life is her three grandchildren, the children of her son Alexander, as well as two great-grandchildren. Larisa Malevannaya is now an actress still in the ranks and annually appears in projects that are interesting to her. After filming the black comedy “Decent People” and the crime melodrama “Our Happy Tomorrow,” the actress began working on a new project - the melodrama “Personal Space” is being prepared for release, where Larisa Malevannaya will appear as the mother of the main character, Professor Koloskov (Yuri Baturin) .Source
Personal life
The actress's first husband was director Gennady Oporkov. The actress's only son was born in her marriage to Gennady Oporkov. When he grew up, he decided to follow his own path, not his parents’: he is a programmer. This marriage lasted until the husband of Larisa Malevannaya got into the chair of the chief director of the Lenin Komsomol Theater.
As Larisa Ivanovna later said, the marriage began to crack at the seams because the husband could not stand the test of power and flattery. The chief director was immediately surrounded by young actresses who needed roles. They flirted with Oporkov and sought his attention and roles in plays in every possible way. And Gennady could not resist. Larisa Malevannaya could not stand it and went to the BDT.
Larisa Malevannaya and Gennady Oporkov / St. Petersburg Theater Magazine
The personal life of Larisa Malevannaya changed after several years of divorce from Gennady Oporkov. She has a loved one. Unfortunately, his name is difficult to find. The actress lived with him for 20 years, but in recent years, as Larisa Ivanovna says, this union was kept “on word of honor.” It was difficult for her to decide to break off an outdated relationship, but she did it.
Now Larisa Ivanovna Malevannaya is on a well-deserved rest. The main joy in her life is her three grandchildren, the children of her son Alexander, as well as two great-grandchildren. The main news in the artist’s life today is related to the successes of her relatives.
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At the Bolshoi Drama Theater, Malevanna was immediately entrusted with the main role, and then she was one of the favorite actresses of director Georgy Tovstonogov, who trusted her with the most important roles.
In this theater, the actress had the opportunity to work together with such outstanding artists as Kirill Lavrov, Evgeny Lebedev, Oleg Borisov, who greatly helped her get used to her new place of work. She starred in common films with Borisov more than once and played in the same performances.
The year eighty-eight became significant in the creative biography of Larisa Malevanna, when she was the director of the theater that she created together with her students, and Larisa Ivanovna held this position for five years. These years were some of the most difficult in Malevanna’s career, and today Larisa Ivanovna calls the idea of creating a theater her big mistake.
Nevertheless, thanks to this, in the difficult nineties, the theater helped many young artists, who then found it difficult to find work, survive.
After leaving the Bolshoi in 2007, where the actress had been little involved in recent years, Vyacheslav Pinchuk, with whom she studied at the pedagogical institute, invited her to work at the Krasnodar Youth Theater. Malevannaya staged several performances in this theater, and she had the best memories of working there.
After working in that theater for three years, she returned to St. Petersburg again.
Larisa Malevannaya now
The actress, as in her youth, remains in the ranks and annually appears in projects that are interesting to her. In 2019, Larisa Malevannaya appeared in the international drama “See You Soon,” where she played a minor character. The film was about a football player from the USA who, having received a serious injury, decided to retire from the sport. While traveling around the world, he met a girl from St. Petersburg, whose meeting changed his whole life.
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Larisa Malevannaya in 2021
The main premiere of the year in the artist’s filmography was the screening of the historical film “Union of Salvation.” The film is dedicated to a secret political society, whose members became participants in the 1825 uprising. The film brought together a galaxy of Russian cinema stars: Leonid Bichevin, Maxim Matveev, Pavel Priluchny, Ivan Yankovsky, Anton Shagin and others.
Filmography
- 1968 — “On the Wedding Day”
- 1971 - “Allow takeoff!”
- 1975 — “Memory”
- 1976 — “The Legend of Tila”
- 1980 — “Late Dates”
- 1989 — “Intergirl”
- 1992 - “Anchor, more anchor!”
- 1993 — “On the Murom Path”
- 2005 — “Echelon”
- 2007 — “Sonka Golden Hand”
- 2008 — “Apostle”
- 2011 — “Home”
- 2013 — “Thaw”
- 2015 — “Decent people”
- 2016 — “Our Happy Tomorrow”
- 2019 — “Union of Salvation”
