Background
PASHENNAYA, Vera was born on September 7, 1887 in Moscow.
actress Moscow Academy Maly Theater since 1907
PASHENNAYA, Vera was born on September 7, 1887 in Moscow.
1905 graduated Moscow Drama School, Maly Imperial Theater.
1907-1920 actress, Maly Theater. 1921 actress, Korsh Theater. 1922-1923 toured abroad with Moscow Arts Theater.
1924 at Zamoskvorech’ye Theater. From 1925 again at Maly Theater. From 1914 taught drama.
Directed Studio of Maly Theater. From 1915 head. Chair of Stagecraft, Shchepkin Theatrical College. Roles: Kett in Sumba- tov’s Dzhentl’men (The Gentleman) (1907).
Mariya Andreycvna in Ostrovskiy’s Bednaya nevesta (The Poor Bride) (1908). Maria in Schillers Maria Stuart (1910). Liza in Griboyedov’s Gore ot uma (Woe from Wit).
Yevgeniya in Ostrovskiy’s Na boykom meste (A Lively Post). The Maiden in Gorky’s Starik (The Old Man) (1919). Irina in A. K. Tolstoy’s “Tsar’ Fyodor Ioannovich”.
Vasilisa in Gorky’s Na dne (The Lower Dephts) (1923-1924). Lysistrata in Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” (1924). Lyubov’ in Trenyov’s “Lyubov’ Yarovaya” (1926).
Irina in Romashov’S Ognennyy most (Bridge of Fire) (1929). Varya in Fadeyev’s Razgrom (Rout) (1932). Polya in Trenyov’s Na beregu Nevy (On the Banks of the Neva) (1937).
Anna Andreyevna in Gogol's Revizor (The Government Inspector) (1938). Natal’ya in Korneychuk’s Kalinovaya roshcha (Viburnum Grove) (1950). Vassa in Gorky's “Vassa Zhelcznova” (1952).
Kabanikha in Ostrovskiy’s Groza (The Storm), etc. Publ.Moya rabota nad rol’yu (My Work on a Role) (1934). Iskusstvo aktrisy (The Actress’ Art) (1954), etc.
Communist Party member from 1954.