Natalia Klimova was known to every Soviet child as the Snow Queen from a fairy tale of the same name. A bright and talented actress was very popular. Suddenly, she disappeared from the screens at the peak of fame, leaving many questions.
Very little is known about the childhood and youth of Natalia Ivanovna Klimova. A talented actress was born in 1938, on February 27.
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The girl dreamed of acting in films from an early age. For parents far from art, such aspirations of their daughter were incomprehensible. They saw a talented student as a philologist or engineer. The gifted girl was distinguished by spiritual subtlety and vulnerability.
After graduating from school, the graduate became a student at the construction institute. A year later, Natalia realized that she had made a mistake in choosing an education. Her vocation was the scene. The girl entered the Moscow Art Theater School, which she graduated in 1963.
The memorable appearance of the novice actress quickly attracted the attention of directors. Zacharias immediately offered the graduate the main role in his film "The End and the Beginning." The film was shot in the strict style of documentary films. The tape became a successful film debut for Klimova.
In 1964, she starred in the role of Olga in the film "Comrade Arseny" about the activities of Frunze in Ivanovo-Voznesensk during the first Russian revolution.
The following year, Natalia became Jane in the “26 Baku Commissars”. The film tells the story of cut off the blockade of German-Turkish from the Soviet republics of Baku. Power is taken by the interventionists. All leaders of the commune are tragically killed.
Two years passed, and Klimova performed the brightest of her roles. For "Engineer Hyperboloid Garin, " she reincarnated on the screen as Zoya Monroz. The noir style, unfamiliar to the country, received mixed criticism, but the audience really liked it.
In the story, Garin, a Russian engineer, succeeds in an unprecedented invention. They create a powerful hyperboloid that generates the destructive force of a heat ray. The inventor will decide to use the creation for their own purposes. He dreams of world domination. A real hunt begins for him and his weapons.
Iconic movies
At the same time, the actress participated in the film "I'm Going to a Thunderstorm."
The action takes place around talented young physicist friends. Both are busy studying thunderstorms. They dream about managing the weather. Their scientific paths gradually diverge. Dangerous experiments initially turn out to be a ban, then they are still allowed.
During measurements, the plane dies with all the most valuable results.
A new landmark work was the fabulous Snow Queen. To this day, both adults and children enjoy watching this picture.
The ice ruler kidnapped the boy Kai. His friend Gerda will have to go through many trials before she can return a friend home.
The following year, the actress starred in "The First Russians" in the role of Euphemia. The agricultural commune in Altai is hostile to the local Cossacks. Gradually new arrivals settle down. Despite all the hardships, they intend to further develop the undertaking.
Then Klimova starred in two more children’s films. She played in "The Snow Maiden" Spring and in "Tales of the Ural Mountains" became the Mistress of the Copper Mountain.
Simultaneously with the film works, Klimova played in Sovremennik. She was led into despair by the atmosphere reigning in the theater. After 1970, the performer unexpectedly cinema, completely ending her artistic career. The cause was a serious illness. Because of her, the actress spent a lot of time in the hospital.