Natalya Rychagova: childhood years
The future star of Russian cinema was born in Moscow, a joyful event occurred in May 1945. Natalya Rychagova was born into the family of a housewife and a landscape artist, known in narrow circles. She was barely ten years old when she first appeared on the set. The artistic girl impressed director Ilya Frez, who was looking for an actress for his new film.
The film “Vasek Trubachev and His Comrades,” which tells about the life of Soviet schoolchildren in the pre-war years, became Rychagova’s debut. In this film she embodied the image of the funny and lively Nyura Sinitsyna. The film, released in 1955, was liked by the audience, which made the director soon think about filming a sequel. Two years later, Natalya again played the role of Nyura in the film “Trubachev’s Squad is Fighting”; the film was also a success with the audience.
Early fame of Natalia Rychagova
Natalya Rychagova became famous very early. The famous master of Soviet “school” cinema, Ilya Frez, found her, a ten-year-old girl, in an ordinary Moscow school. She was selected for the role of Nyura Sinitsyna in his film “Vasek Trubachev and His Comrades.”
A couple of years later, Natalya also starred in the sequel of the film and became the pride of her school. Her portrait hung in the foyer, although she was never an excellent student. It would seem that after this it was difficult to imagine any other path for her other than acting. Still, Rychagova doubted her choice until the last moment.
Natalya Rychagova in the films “Vasek Trubachev and His Comrades” (1955) and “Officers” (1971)
Although Natalya’s family had nothing to do with cinema, they were creative. Her father is the famous landscape artist Sergei Rychagov. The mother was not a celebrity, but she pushed her daughter to the decision to also connect her destiny with art, enrolling her in a theater studio. With such preparation, Rychagova then easily entered VGIK.
Choosing a life path
Surprisingly, the first successes did not turn the girl’s head; Natalya Rychagova still did not see herself as an actress. However, her mother insisted that her daughter begin studying at the theater studio at the House of Pioneers. Natasha was lucky with her teacher; it was Evgenia Galkina who helped her become seriously interested in the art of transformation.
By the time she graduated from school, Natalya Rychagova no longer doubted that she wanted to become an artist. It is not surprising that she decided to continue her education at the famous VGIK. Among Natalya’s classmates there were many future stars of Russian cinema, for example, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Alexey Inzhevatov, Valery Ryzhakov, Arina Aleynikova.
Already in her second year, the girl again found herself on the set. She was offered a role in the film “No Unknown Soldiers,” the plot of which was borrowed from Rodimtsev’s work “Mashenka from the Mousetrap.”
Biography
Childhood
Natalya Rychagova was born on May 3, 1945 in Moscow. Her father Sergei Petrovich Rychagov (1915-1970) was a famous landscape artist. In 1955, director Ilya Frez was looking for young actors for his future film “Vasyok Trubachev and His Comrades.” Screenings were held in Moscow schools, including the school where Natasha studied. Frez really liked her, and he took her for the role of Nyura Sinitsina. The film was a great success and in 1957 there was a sequel, “Trubachev’s Squad is Fighting.”
After the first film, Natasha woke up famous. She was not allowed access at school. On the first floor, a large portrait of her was hung next to photographs of excellent students, although she herself was not an excellent student. After this, Natalya’s mother took her to the theater studio of the City House of Pioneers, to teacher Evgenia Vasilievna Galkina. Here Natasha studied until she graduated from school. After school, she entered the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography.
Film career
After graduating from school, Natalya Rychagova began acting again while in her second year at VGIK. Her first “adult” film was the film “No Unknown Soldiers.” Then, immediately after graduation, there was a small job in Mark Osepyan’s film “Three Days of Viktor Chernyshev,” in which Rychagova starred while pregnant.
After 1968, Rychagova began actively acting: a young teacher in “Coach” by I. Annensky, Zoya in “The Return of St. Luke” by A. Bobrovsky, Nadya Voevodina in the film “Cross the Threshold” by R. Viktorov, Klava Ivanova in the television film “About” Klava Ivanov”, Dunyasha in “Mortal Enemy” by E. Matveev. Natalya Rychagova’s most memorable work was the role of Masha Belkina in the famous film by Vladimir Rogovoy “Officers” (1971).
In 1975, director Ilya Frez again invited Natalia Rychagova, this time in the film “We Didn’t Go Through This,” in which she played teacher training institute student Lena. The film was a success and received one of the prizes at the festival in Panama. After this, the roles became smaller and smaller and the films were no longer so memorable. Over time, offers to act in films stopped altogether. The last time Rychagova appeared on screen was in 1993 in the film “Breakfast with a View of Elbrus”...
Natalya Rychagova did a lot of dubbing of foreign films. Her voice is spoken by the “Czech Cinderella” Libuše Šafrankov in the 1975 Soviet dubbing of the fairy tale film “Three Nuts for Cinderella” (1973).
Death
Natalya Rychagova died on May 14, 2011 in Moscow. The body was discovered by her 15-year-old grandson Sergei[3], with whom she lived after the death of her daughter Masha (who died at 38) and her husband, artist Alexei Inzhevatov (who died 8 months earlier). She was buried at the Kuzminskoye cemetery.
Different roles
Natalya Rychagova continued acting after graduating from VGIK. Soon after receiving her diploma, she played a small role in the film “Three Days of Viktor Chernyshev.” Interestingly, while working on this film, the actress was already pregnant. Daughter Maria was born just before the release of the film; this happened in March 1968.
Soon after the birth of her daughter, Rychagova returned to filming. Natalya did not risk refusing the offers that constantly came from directors, since she understood that otherwise she would face oblivion. She was literally torn between family and work; she had no free time at all. Films with the actress’s participation were released one after another: “Coach”, “The Return of St. Luke”, “Cross the Threshold”, “About Klava Ivanova”.
Finest hour
Rychagova Natalya is an actress who became famous as a child. However, real fame came to her thanks to the film “Officers”. The creators of the film could not even imagine what a colossal success awaited their brainchild. All the actors who played the main roles woke up famous after the drama was released.
In “Officers,” Natalya embodied the image of Masha Belkina, the beloved woman of Yegor Trofimov. Her heroine with a difficult fate captivated thousands of viewers. Rychagova began to receive bags of letters from fans containing declarations of love.
Biography of Natalia Rychagova
Natalya Rychagova starred in the cult Soviet film “Officers”. In this film, beloved by many, the actress played Masha Belkina, the daughter-in-law of an officer’s family, tortured by the Nazis. Rychagova received nationwide fame and bags of letters from fans, but this was not her first film work.
Children's roles
Natasha made her debut in 1955 in the children's film “Vasyok Trubachov and His Comrades.” Director Ilya Frez searched Moscow schools for a girl to play the role of Nyura Sinitsina: funny and lively. This is exactly what he saw in Natasha. The film was a great success, and the photo of the young artist hung on the school Honor Board among the excellent students. Although Rychagova was not a brilliant student. After 2 years, Fraz filmed the sequel to Trubachev and called Natasha again.
Natalia Rychagova
The 12-year-old girl was far from choosing a profession, but her mother reasoned: if her daughter had not passed on the talent of her father, an artist, whose paintings are even in the Tretyakov Gallery, then let her try to find herself in cinema. The girl was enrolled in a theater studio.
Love, marriage
The personal life of Natalia Rychagova has developed quite successfully. She met her chosen one while still entering VGIK. The choice of actress fell on Alexei Inzhevatov, who also immediately liked the charming girl. Natalya and Alexey started dating in their first year, they got married in their second year and never parted again. All their classmates were jealous of the beautiful and happy couple.
Alexey Inzhevatov acted in films less frequently than his famous wife; he considered himself primarily a theater actor. However, from time to time he still accepted offers from directors. For example, in the film “About Friends and Comrades” he embodied the image of Kostya Zhokhov, in “Mortal Enemy” he played Mitrokha, in “A Moment of Fortune” he tried on the role of Vadim Kupchenko.
Alexey also achieved significant success as a dubbing actor. For example, it is in his voice that the scoundrel Leoncio from the once popular “Slave Isaura” speaks.
Student life and marriage
In 1963, Natalya entered VGIK on her first try and ended up with the great Mikhail Romm. There, on the course, she met her only husband, Alexei Inzhevatov. The romance began on a state farm, “over potatoes,” and in the third year the couple married.
Natalya Rychagova with her husband
Natalya studied and acted in films at the same time, although she was already pregnant. She was afraid to refuse work so as not to scare away her acting success. In 1968, Natalia and Alexey had a daughter, Masha. She grew up as a wonderful child and played the piano.
Natalya Rychagova with her grandson and husband
Daughter
In 1968, a long-awaited child appeared in the family - daughter Maria. Even as a child, Masha discovered a passion for music; her parents had no doubt that she would become a famous pianist when she grew up. Unfortunately, fate decreed otherwise. Health problems did not allow Maria to fulfill her dream of entering the conservatory.
Failures haunted the daughter of Inzhevatov and Rychagova on the personal front. She married a man who was only interested in Moscow registration. One day he disappeared from Maria’s life, leaving her alone with her little son. Natalya Rychagova and Alexey Inzhevatov took care of their grandson Seryozha.
One tragedy after another
The streak of failures that began with Maria's marriage continued after her divorce. The daughter of Rychagova and Inzhevatov was diagnosed with pancreatic necrosis. Doctors managed to save the girl, but their intervention gave her only a few years of life. Maria was only 38 when she died; the cause of death was a stroke.
As soon as Natalya recovered from the death of her beloved daughter, a new misfortune came knocking on her house. A serious illness was discovered in her husband Alexei, Rychagova was forced to be torn between caring for her husband and grandson. Inzhevatov could no longer work, so the family faced serious financial problems. The famous actress became a widow in 2010.
Death of an actress
Natalya Rychagova outlived Alexei Inzhevatov by just a few months. The cause of the actress’s death is obvious; the tragedies she experienced had a negative impact on her health. There were rumors that alcohol abuse also played a big role - a bad habit to which the Soviet film star became addicted in the last years of her life. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that Natalya did not eat well and did not have the means for quality medical care.
The actress who embodied the image of Masha Belkina in “Officers” passed away in May 2011. The grandmother's body was discovered by her grandson Sergei. Rychagova’s grave is located at the Kuzminskoye cemetery; it is there that her closest people are buried - her husband and daughter.
Death
Soon Alexey Inzhevatov began to get sick. Caring for him and his grandson fell entirely on the shoulders of this little courageous woman. He passed away in 2010. It seems that at that moment some inner core in the woman broke, on which she had been holding on all this time.
Grave of Natalia Rychagova and Alexey Inzhevatov
8 months after the funeral of her beloved husband, on May 14, 2011, Natalya Rychagova died. The lifeless grandmother was found by her 15-year-old grandson Sergei. The actress was buried in Moscow, at the Kuzminskoye cemetery next to her beloved husband.
