Svetlana Zhgun is a wonderful Soviet actress, whose peak career occurred in the sixties and seventies of the XX century. She also performed on the stage of Lenkom and the Maly Theater in Moscow.
The early years and first movie roles
The future actress Svetlana Nikolaevna Zhgun was born in September 1933 in the village of Yaresky (Ukrainian SSR) in a military family.
After school, Svetlana continued her education at the Leningrad Energy College. Having graduated from it in 1953, she became a certified energy technician. Then Svetlana Zhgun worked for about two years at one of the production enterprises of Leningrad.
In 1956, a young girl decided to radically change her life and submitted documents to the Leningrad Theater Institute at the acting department.
In 1958, the actress married for the first time - to film actor Gennady Nilov (he is best known today for his role as Stepan Sundukov in the comedy "Three Plus Two"). But this marriage lasted only a year and a half.
In 1959, Svetlana first appeared on movie screens - she played Nyuru in the musical comedy "Do Not Have One Hundred Rubles" and Valentina in the film "The Tale of the Newlyweds."
Peak career and best roles
In 1960, Svetlana was entrusted with the very significant role of Ulyana Vasilievna in the drama about the Great Patriotic War, "A Tale of Flaming Years." Zhgun brilliantly coped with this task, and eventually became famous throughout the Union. However, this film was a success abroad as well - at the Cannes Film Festival, he was even awarded the prize for best directing.
In addition, on the set of "The Tale of Flaming Years, " the actress met the second spouse - artist Alexander Borisov. Later, Alexander and Svetlana had a daughter, Lada (now she lives in Denmark).
After graduation, Svetlana got a job in the famous Alexandrinsky Theater. However, the actress did not stay here for a long time - two years later she decided to move from Leningrad to Moscow. In the capital, she played at first in Lenkom, and then (since 1963) in the Maly Theater.
External data and undoubted talent allowed Svetlana Zhgun in the sixties and seventies to become a very popular film actress - Soviet directors willingly invited her to their films. Among her most significant movie roles are Stesha Voronova in the biographical film "Comrade Arseny" (1964), collective farmer Nastya in "The Kingdom of the Kingdom" (1967), crane operator Ania Seryogina in the film "Wait for Me, Anna" (1969).
