The call of nature and cultural traditions encourage children to imitate their parents. Svetlana Konovalova chose the acting profession on the advice of her father.
Starting conditions
Svetlana Sergeevna Konovalova was born on December 8, 1925 in a family of creative intelligentsia. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Maykop. My father worked as the artistic director of the local theater. The mother was engaged in housekeeping and helped her husband in administrative matters. When it came time to go to school, Svetlana knew how to read and count.
Studied the future theater and film actress not bad. Participated in public life. In high school, she began to attend a theater studio. In the classroom, she found out more about how professional actors live. In difficult situations, she asked her father to explain to her the essence of what is happening on stage and in life. When the war began, the Konovalov family was evacuated to distant Kazakhstan. After graduation, Svetlana entered the Aktobe Drama Theater. In victorious 1945, she went to Moscow to receive a specialized education.
Creative way
Konovalova without any difficulty entered the acting department of the legendary VGIK. The student years passed like one day, and a graduated actress in 1950 came to work at the Theater Studio of the film actor, which operated on the basis of Mosfilm. In this context, it is important to note that at that time not many films were made. The actors simply lacked roles. In the biography of Svetlana Sergeevna, it is noted that for several years she was engaged in dubbing and dubbing of paintings every day.
The debut on the set took place in 1956. Konovalova played one of the leading roles in the film "The Heart Beats Again." After the film was released, the actress began to be invited to shoot more often. A career in cinema evolved without ups and downs. After some time, Svetlana was offered a certain type of roles that corresponded to her character and manner of behavior. Most convincingly she managed the images of ordinary women, toilers, mothers.
