Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko Markovna ( Ludmilla Gurchenko, Russian Людмила Марковна Гурченко, Ukrainian Людмила Марківна Гурченко Lyudmyla Markivna Hurchenko; born November 12, 1935 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, † March 30, 2011 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actress and singer Estrada Ukrainian origin.
Biography
Gurchenko spent her childhood in the Ukraine, where she experienced the time of the German occupation from 1941 to 1943. In 1944 she was accepted into the Beethoven Music School in Kharkov. After her graduation in 1953, she moved to Moscow and studied at WGIK (Russian ВГИК ) in the master class of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova, where they play their 1958 financial statements obtained. In 1963 she was engaged at the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow, then at the Theatre of the actor. She stepped in serious plays on as Stendhal's Red and Black, but also played in the musical Kiss Me, Kate.
During her studies, she appeared from 1956 on in musical comedies. With Eldar Ryazanov's directorial debut, Now Goes to 13 (1956) and Alexander Fainzimmers The girl with the guitar (1958 ), she was known in the Soviet Union. Parallel to her career as an actress is Gurchenko developed into a performer of Russian chanson and pop songs, as well as their own songs. Due to its popularity, it was often on tour as an actress and singer.
In the 1970s, they increasingly turned to realistic contemporary dramas. Among her most important roles in this period included the director of a factory in Victor Tregubowitschs Ancient Walls (1974 ), which must cope with her being a woman in private and professional life, as well as the female lead in Sibiriade (1979 ) by Andrei Mikhalkov - Konchalovsky. At one of her biggest box office hits in 1982, became well-known in Germany for two movie station, also directed by Ryazanov. On the side of Oleg Bassilaschwili Gurchenko embodied the station waitress Vera in an unusual love story that carries bold, but also amiable criticism of the obscure states of the Soviet society at the same time. For this role she won the 1983 Reader's Choice Award magazine " Sowjetski ekran " Best Actress and the Best Actor Award at the Allunionsfilmfestival. In the same year she was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR.
In 1982 Gurtschenkos first biography " Моё взрослое детство " ( My adult childhood), who in 1985 " Аплодисменты " ( applause ) and in 2003 another book followed.
As a singer Gurchenko graduated not only regular appearances, but also has released several albums. As a real lover of jazz, she looked but not necessarily committed to a certain genre, but gave with their distinctive own style of singing the various divisions their special artistic profile. Noteworthy was their festzustellende in recent years towards the development stylish pop music. A milestone was her duets and performances with Boris Moiseyev, for example, the title Petersburg- Leningrad, which can be heard on their album " Жизнь как дым ... " (Eng. " life like smoke ... " ) (2004 ). In addition to this composition by Kim broad Castle can be found on the same CD as well as interpretations of Russian and international favorites from different genres, but also a song by Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky and her own compositions. An impression of the vocal art of interpretation provides the Gurtschenkos -to-find titles on YouTube Молитва (Eng. " prayer " ) from the same album.
Gurchenko was married three times, most recently for a short time with the Soviet singer Joseph Kobzon. She had a daughter born in 1959, from his first marriage.