In the galaxy of Soviet actors, Alla Balter was distinguished not only by beauty and talent, but also by special tact and innate intelligence. Colleagues considered her a "standard", "exclusive" and called her Allochka.
early years
Alla is from Kiev. She was born in 1939 in a Jewish family. The girl’s father served in the Lesya Ukrainka Theater. Perhaps the creative activity of the head of the family predetermined the future choice of the child. She was not afraid of the difficulties of the profession, because the stage that she had been ill from an early age was important for her. After graduation, the girl was educated at the Kiev Theater School.
Scene
Balter's acting career began in 1961 on the stage of Lenkom. Then the actress returned to her homeland and entered the theater of Russian drama. The next step was the transfer to the troupe of the Mayakovsky Metropolitan Theater. Very soon, she became the leading actress of this temple of art and dedicated most of her creative destiny to him. The audience applauded the performer of the role of Anita in West Side Story, Cleopatra in the drama Game of Shadows, the incomparable Signora Capulet in the play The Plague on Both Your Homes and the Baroness in the play The Hunchback.
Filmography
In 1968, Alla made her film debut. The first experience in the film "Risk Level", where she played the anesthesiologist, brought her success. After a seven-year hiatus, the actress took part in the popular series "Experts are Investigating, " she got a small role as the fashion model Lyalya. This was followed by the film "The Casket of Mary Medici" (1980), the detective "Last Visit" (1986) and the film "Black Square" (1992). Despite the bright appearance and outstanding talent, there were few proposals from the directors. The filmography of the artist has thirteen works.
Balter starred a lot for television, in her piggy bank eight television plays. Good hearing and voice allowed her to record several works in a vocal duet with Emmanuel Vitorgan.
