| Nina Sazonova | |
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| Born | Nina Afanasievna Sazonova (1917-01-07)7 January 1917 Konstantinovo, Alexandrovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 March 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 87) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1934 — 2002 |
Nina Afanasievna Sazonova (Russian: Ни́на Афана́сьевна Сазо́нова; 1917 — 2004) was a leading actress of the Soviet Army Theatre in Moscow.
The daughter of a peasant, she joined Aleksey Popov's theatre school at the age of 17. Popov went on to direct her in a number of productions at the Soviet Army Theatre. In the 1960s, she appeared in supporting roles in a slew of Soviet films and gained wider renown for her portrayal of a World War II survivor in the 1965 melodrama Womenfolk. Sazonova was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1977 and was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1987.
Her later years were plagued by a series of horrible incidents, such as being severely beaten by her drunken son who proceeded to jump 11 stories out of an apartment window to his death.
Selected filmography
- A Simple Story (1960)
- Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961)
- There Is Such a Lad (1964)
- Woman's World (1967)
- Zigzag of Success (1968)
- Day by Day (1971–72)
References
- Nina Sazonova // Stars of the Russian Army Theatre (2002) — ISBN 5-7805-0948-4
- Nina Sazonova in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- Квартирный вопрос Нины Сазоновой
External links
Categories:- 1917 births
- 2004 deaths
- People from Sergiyevo-Posadsky District
- People from Alexandrovsky Uyezd (Vladimir Governorate)
- Soviet stage actresses
- Soviet film actresses
- Soviet television actresses
- People's Artists of the USSR
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery