Vera Vasilyeva

Soviet and Russian actress (1925–2023)

Vladimir Ushakov

(m. 1956; died 2011)

Awards

Vera Kuzminichna Vasilyeva (Russian: Ве́ра Кузьми́нична Васи́льева, 30 September 1925 – 8 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress.^[1] In 1986, she was honored with the People's Artist of the USSR award. She was awarded the Stalin Prize twice, in 1948 and 1951. She is known for her roles in Bride with a Dowry (1953) and Adventures of a Dentist (1965).^[2]

Career

In 1943, Vasilyeva entered the Moscow City Drama School, attending a course with Vladimir Gotovtsev.

In 1945, Vasilyeva made her cinema debut, appearing in a small role in The Call of Love. She received her first big role in 1947, playing the role of Anastasia Gusenkova in Ballad of Siberia.

Personal life and death

Vasilyeva was born in Moscow.^[3] She was married to actor Vladimir Ushakov (1920–2011) from 1956 until his death in 2011. They had no children.^[4]

She died on 8 August 2023, at the age of 97.^[5]

Selected filmography

The Call of Love (1945) as fitter (uncredited)
Ballad of Siberia (1947) as Anastasia Petrovna Gusenkova
Bride with a Dowry (1953) as Olga Stepanovna Stepanova
Chuk and Gek (1953) as Mother
Adventures of a Dentist (1965) as Lyudmila Ivanovna Lastochkina
Umka is Looking for a Friend (1970) as Mother bear (voice)
We Didn't Learn This (1975) as Natalia Ivanovna
The Age of Innocence (1976) as Polina Borisovna
Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov (1981) as Vasya's mother (voice)
Carnival (1981) as Nikita's mother
Married Bachelor (1982) as Marya Semyonovna
To Marry a Captain (1985) as Vera Semyonovna Zhuravlyova
Dandelion Wine (1997) as Esther Spaulding

References

^ Борзенко, Виктор (1 October 2010). Актриса Вера Васильева: «В наше время искусство заменяло религию» (in Russian). Новые Известия. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^ "Вера Васильева. Из простушек в королевы". tvc.ru (in Russian). ТВ Центр. 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ Интервью Веры Васильевой для «Совершенно секретно» (in Russian)
^ "Вера Васильева: «Я не пожалела ни о том, что так любила, ни о том, что мы расстались»". tele.ru. 21 July 2015.
^ "Народную артистку СССР Веру Васильеву похоронили на Новодевичьем кладбище". Известия. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

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Vera Vasilyeva discography at Discogs
Официальный сайт Веры Кузьминичны Васильевой (in Russian)
Вера Васильева: хотелось всего, что казалось красиво / Интервью провела Наталия Орлова // Коммерсантъ 16 August 1997. № 134 (1316) (in Russian)