In the filmography of Nina Vasilievna Antonova, there are not many main roles, but even the supporting characters in her performance, the audience loves and remembers. The peak of her fame came at a fairly mature age, but she does not lose heart, continues to act and delight fans with bright works.
Modern moviegoers know Nina Vasilievna Antonova from the roles of Baba Ghani from Black Cats, a modest granny from Bomber Ballad. Representatives of the older generation recall Varya Kravets from Varkina Land and Princess Maggot from the movie Lada from the Country of the Berendeys. And what do they know about the fate, personal life and career path of their beloved actress?
Biography of actress Nina Antonova
Natalia Vasilievna - comes from a simple Bashkir family. She was born on December 2, 1935 in the small village of Bakaly. The girl’s dad was a worker, her mother took care of the house and children, who, besides Nina, were three more. Some sources have information that Nina's father was a military man or director, and her mother was an employee of a meat factory. Nina Vasilievna refutes these data and emphasizes her simple origin.
Despite modest incomes, parents wanted to give their children a good education, and for this reason they moved to the village of Oktyabrsky, where there was a 10-year-old and a vocational school.
From childhood, Nina dreamed of ballet and acting, she adored the work of Ladynina, Orlova, Maretskaya. Immediately after moving to October, the girl entered the drama club of the local oil industry club and spent almost all her free time there. Parents did not like her daughter's hobby, but she was persistent. After school, Nina Antonova went to the capital, where she made attempts to enter all specialized universities. Luck smiled at her at the Shchukin school. In 1958, she graduated with honors, subduing the examiners with her work in the play "Three Fat Men", in the guise of a prince.
Career of actress Nina Vasilievna Antonova
Nina Antonova is a Russian-Ukrainian actress. Her career started in 1958, at the Lenfilm film studio. For five years of work there, she starred in 4 films, but never received the main role. But her very first acting work was the role of the pioneer leader Natka in the film adaptation of Gaidar’s novel “Military Secret”. She played Natka as a student of Pike, and she became her pass ticket to Lenfilm.
The first major role was Nina Vasilievna at the Kiev film studio Dovzhenko, where she moved with her husband in 1964. There, the young actress was noticed and her talent was noted, and in 1969 she played Varia Kravets in the film "Varkina Land".
Two years later, Nina got the opportunity to realize the image of another bright heroine - Princess Maggot in the film "Lada from the country of the Berendeys."
Despite the fact that Antonova was the wife of a Ukrainian director and had the talent to transform into any image, until the age of 50 she had a large flow of invitations. The real demand came to her after 50 years, and she received her first award at the film festival at an advanced age. It was "Golden Duke", and she got it from the hands of her son, who continued the family dynasty and became a director.
Filmography of actress Nina Vasilievna Antonova
In the creative piggy bank of Nina Vasilievna 126 acting works. Although not all of them were the main ones, but she played in such a way that her heroines sometimes overshadow the main characters of the films. It is simply impossible to list all the paintings with the participation of Nina Antonova. Viewers love the actress for work in movies and TV shows:
- "Two Hares" - a maid
- "Have you not seen Petka?" - mommy Sun,
- "Ati-bats, soldiers were coming" - barmaid Lyuska,
- "Visit to Kovalevka" - the main character Irina,
- "It's time for summer dreams" - Ksenia,
- "Volodkina life" - Catherine,
- "Personal weapons" - Natalia Valeryanovna.
In 1980, Nina Vasilievna Antonova became an Honored Artist of Ukraine. According to her, this did not turn her head, she knew how difficult it was to keep the attention and love of the audience, she continued to accept all the invitations to the shooting that she received.
Nina Vasilievna, in her career plan, can be compared to wine, which is getting better and better over the years. Having crossed the 50-year milestone, she has become more in demand; she can star in 4 or more films a year. Nina Antonova played in Doctor Zhivago, The Return of Mukhtar, the films Adventures of Verka Serduchka, Come in - Don't Be Afraid, Come Out Don't Cry, Territory of Beauty, the TV series The Milkmaid from Khatsapetovka and others.
