Lyubov Sergeevna Sokolova

Background

Lyubov Sergeevna Sokolova was born on July 31, 192, in Ivanovo, Russian Federation.

Education

In 1946 Lyubov Sergeevna graduated from the acting department of the All-Union State Institute of cinematography.

Career

From 1951 to 1956 Lyubov Sergeevna was an actress in the Drama Theatre Group of the Soviet Forces in Germany (Potsdam). In the years 1946-1951 and 1956 she was a studio theatre actress.

Lyubov Sergeevna had her movie debut in 1948 as the simple village woman Varvara in The Story of a Real Man. The young actress's debut did not go unnoticed. She appeared in many films, among them: Quiet Flows the Don, Splendid Days, The story of Asya Klyachina, Far from Moscow, Shine, Shine, My Star, Crime, and Punishment, Walking the Streets of Moscow, Thirty Three, The Irony of Fate, Moscow, My Love, White Bim Black Ear, Live Till Monday, Belorussian Station, Do Not Shoot at White Swans, Gentlemen of Fortune, From Dawn Till Sunset, Crash - Cop's Daughter.

In 1990 Lyubov Sergeevna was the People's Artist of the Soviet Union. She was awarded many medals, including for Courage and for Labour Valour.

In autumn 1994 Lyubov Sergeevna and Maya Bulgakova were victims of an accident as the car in which they were getting taken to a concert crashed into a pole. The actress was in intensive care. Lyubov was discharged after a few weeks, and Maya Grigorievna died a few days later without regaining consciousness.

Lyubov Sergeevna died on 6 June 2001 of a heart attack and was buried in Moscow on the Kuntsevo Cemetery, near the grave of her son.

Achievements

• She starred at 398 films.

Works

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  • Masquerade

    1941

  • Far from Moscow

    1951

  • The Cranes Are Flying

    1957

  • And Quiet Flows the Don

    1958

  • Splendid Days

    1960

  • Introduction to Life

    1963

  • The Alive and the Dead

    1964

  • Walking the Streets of Moscow

    1964

  • Thirty Three

    1965

  • Beware of the Car

    1966

Connections

First husband - Georgy Arapovsky, whom Lyubov Sergeevna met while studying at the film school. Her second husband was the director and screenwriter Georgy Danelia. They lived together for about 26 years and in 1959 had a son, the director, and poet Nikolai Sokolov-Danelia, who died at the age of 26.

Spouse:

Georgy Arapovsky

Spouse:

Georgii Danelia

Son:

Nikolai Sokolov-Danelia

Friend:

Maya Bulgakova

Maya Grigoryevna Bulgakova (May 19, 1932 - October 7, 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She was one of the People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976).