Lyudmila Ivanova - Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. The role of Shurochka in the comedy Eldar Ryazanov "Office Romance" brought her greatest fame. In addition, almost until the end of her life, the actress played on the stage of the Sovremennik Theater.
Biography
Lyudmila Ivanova in 1933 in Moscow and was brought up in an intelligent family. Her father was a researcher in the Arctic, and her mother worked as a stenographer. In addition, it was mother who was involved in introducing her daughter to the theater. Lyudmila studied diligently at school, studied music and dancing. In the following years of the war, the family found it difficult, but the hard work of the whole family at Moscow enterprises helped to survive these terrible years.
At the age of 16, Lyudmila Ivanova decided to enter one of the acting universities in Moscow, since she had long dreamed of a stage career. At the auditions, she was greeted coolly: the girl unsuccessfully read a dramatic monologue. With only one of many attempts, she managed to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. But the years of study were difficult: in 1952, his father died. Soon, the mother and grandmother of the aspiring actress passed away.
Lyudmila Ivanovna coped with everything as she could. She successfully completed her studies in 1955 and began working at the All-Russian Touring Theater, where she played mainly in children's performances. In 1957, at the invitation of Oleg Efremov, the actress moved to the Sovremennik Theater. It was here that Lyudmila’s talent for playing the roles of age-old women was discovered. In 1958, Ivanova made her film debut, playing in the drama Volunteers. In the 60s, she also starred in the films "Road to the Sea", "Bridge is under construction" and others.
The most famous of more than one hundred roles of the actress came in 1977. Director Eldar Ryazanov invited her to star in the image of Shurochka in the comedy "Office Romance". The picture became truly legendary, and all its actors, including Lyudmila Ivanova, became famous throughout the Soviet Union. In subsequent years, the actress starred in such films as "The Island of Seraphim", "The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin", "Chance" and many others. She remained in demand in the 90s, as well as in the early 2000s. She is well remembered for her roles in the films Promised Heaven, The Master and Margarita, Envy of the Gods, etc.
