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Irina Skobtseva
Irina Skobtseva
	Skobtseva in 1966
Born	Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva; 22 August 1927; Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	20 October 2020 (aged 93); Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955–2016
Spouse	Sergei Bondarchuk
Children	Yelena Bondarchuk; Fyodor Bondarchuk

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Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Скобцева; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress and second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk.^[1]

Biography

Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on 22 August 1927 in Tula. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive.^[1]

After finishing secondary school, Skobtseva studied art in the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. While studying, she acted in student theatre.^[1]

After graduating from the Moscow State University in 1952, she entered the Moscow Art Theatre School, from which she graduated in 1955.^[1]

In the same year, Irina Skobtseva made her cinematic debut as Desdemona in the film Othello by Sergei Yutkevich. The picture won the Best Director Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, and was given diplomas and prizes at other international film festivals. In Cannes Irina Skobtseva was awarded the title "Miss Charm of the Cannes Film Festival".^[1]

After Othello Irina Skobtseva, who remained in the audience's view primarily as a romantic heroine, turned to character acting. She played Cyrus in the film adaptation of Leonid Leonov's play The Ordinary Man (1956) and Klavdia Nikolaevna in Unrepeatable Spring (1957).^[1]

Filming in Othello, where the partner of Skobtseva was actor and director Sergei Bondarchuk who in 1959 became her husband, laid the foundations for a number of their joint works in the cinema. The actress played both in the films produced by Bondarchuk himself, War and Peace (1965-1967), They Fought for Their Country (1975), The Steppe (1977), Boris Godunov (1986), and in films by other directors — Splendid Days (1960), Silence of Doctor Evans (1973), Take Aim (1975), Such High Mountains (1974), Velvet Season (1978), Father Sergius (1978), The Gadfly (1980).^[1]

Irina Skobtseva also performed roles in the pictures of Bondarchuk Waterloo (1970), Red Bells II (1982) and Quiet Flows the Don (1992) - the last work of Sergei Bondarchuk.^[1]

In the pictures of Georgiy Daneliya Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963), Thirty Three (1965) and Hopelessly Lost (1973), Irina Skobtseva appeared as a comedic actress. One of her best comedy roles is Lidia Sergeevna in the film Eldar Ryazanov's Zigzag of Success (1969).^[1]

The actress played the main roles in the films The Mysterious Heir (1987), The Ghosts of the Green Room (1991), Zorka Venus (2000).^[1]

In 2000 Skobtseva starred in the series The Heirs (2001, 2005), Amber Wings (2003), Women's Logic (2004, 2005), Gold (2012). She performed roles in such films and series as Actress (2007), Dark Planet (2009), In the Style of Jazz (2010), The White Guard (2012), The Secret of the Dark Room (2014), Dangerous Holidays (2016).^[1]

Since 1957, Skobtseva was an actress of the National Film Actors' Theatre.^[1]

Since 1971, she taught acting, was an assistant professor of the department of acting at VGIK and together with Sergei Bondarchuk led an acting studio. Among her students were Olga Kabo, Natalya Andrejchenko, Vladimir Basov, Jr., Alexey Ivashchenko.^[1]

Honors

Irina Skobtseva received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1974. In 1997, she was awarded the Order of Friendship.^[1]

In 2017, the actress was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh.^[1]

Irina Skobtseva was awarded the prize of the name Stanislav and Andrei Rostotsky for roles in the feature films Another Woman, Another Man (2003), Amber Wings (2003), a special jury prize for the cast in the film The Heirs (2001) Społokhi in Arkhangelsk.^[1]

Personal life

Irina Skobtseva was married to actor and film director Sergei Bondarchuk. Their daughter, Yelena Bondarchuk was an actress of theater and cinema. Their son, Fyodor Bondarchuk is a film director, actor and producer, chairman of the board of directors of Lenfilm.^[1]

Retirement and death

She semi-retired in the 1980s, but made some later appearances on television. She died in 2020. Her grandson, Konstantin Kryukov, was among those who attended the funeral.^[2]

Selected filmography

Othello (1955) as Desdemona
A Unique Spring (1957) as Claudia Novozhilova
Splendid Days (1960) as Marianna
Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963) as Nadya
Thirty Three (1965) as Vera Sergeyevna
War and Peace (1966-1967) as Hélène Kuragin
Zigzag of Success (1968) as Lidia Sergeevna, photographer
Waterloo (1970) as Maria
Hopelessly Lost (1973) as widow of Douglas
Earthly Love (1974) as Elizaveta Polivanova
Take Aim (1975) as Marina Kurchatova
They Fought for Their Country (1975) as senior nurse
Father Sergius (1978) as baroness
The Gadfly (1980) as Gladys Burton
Red Bells II (1983) as countess Panina
Mary Poppins, Goodbye (1983) as miss Lark
Time and the Conways (1984) as Magee
Boris Godunov (1986) as the innkeeper
The Envy of Gods (2000) as Sonia's mother
Amber Wings (2003) as Yelizaveta Sergeyevna
Heat (2006) as landlord
Happy Together (2006, TV) as Laura Larionova's mother
Actress (2007) as Varvara Fominichna
In the Style of Jazz (2010) as former mother-in-law of Sergey Saveliev
The White Guard (2012, TV) as Maria Nai-Turs

Honors and awards

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Биография Ирины Cкобцевой". RIA Novosti.
^ "«Буду очень скучать»: Крюков не может принять смерть родной бабушки". Teleprogramma.pro (in Russian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

Irina Skobtseva at IMDb
Irina Skobtseva at Find a Grave

[ria-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Биография Ирины Cкобцевой". RIA Novosti.

[2] "«Буду очень скучать»: Крюков не может принять смерть родной бабушки". Teleprogramma.pro (in Russian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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+{{Short description|Soviet and Russian actress (1927–2020)}}
 {{Infobox person
 | name = Irina Skobtseva
 | post-nominals =
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-| caption =
+| caption = Skobtseva in 1966
-| birth_name =
+| birth_name = Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva
 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|8|22|df=yes}}
-| birth_place = [[Tula, Russia|Tula]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|RSFSR]]
+| birth_place = [[Tula, Russia|Tula]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
-| death_date =
+| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|20|1927|8|22|df=y}}
-| death_place =
+| death_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
 | occupation = Actress
-| yearsactive = 1955-present
+| yearsactive = 1955–2016
+| spouse = [[Sergei Bondarchuk]]
+| children = [[Yelena Bondarchuk]]<br>[[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]
 }}
-'''Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva''' ({{lang-ru|Ирина Константиновна Скобцева}}; 22 August 1927) is a [[Russia]]n/[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] actress and second wife of [[Sergei Bondarchuk]].<ref name="ria">{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/spravka/20170822/1500786648.html|work=[[RIA Novosti]]|title=Биография Ирины Cкобцевой}}</ref>
+'''Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva''' ({{langx|ru|Ирина Константиновна Скобцева}}; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia|Russian]] actress and second wife of [[Sergei Bondarchuk]].<ref name="ria">{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/spravka/20170822/1500786648.html|work=[[RIA Novosti]]|title=Биография Ирины Cкобцевой}}</ref>
 ==Biography==
-Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on August 22, 1927 in [[Tula, Russia|Tula]]. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive.<ref name="ria"/>
+Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on 22 August 1927 in [[Tula, Russia|Tula]]. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive.<ref name="ria"/>
-After graduation, Irina entered the art department of the Faculty of History of [[Moscow State University]]. While studying, she played in the student theater.<ref name="ria"/>
+After finishing secondary school, Skobtseva studied art in the Faculty of History of [[Moscow State University]]. While studying, she acted in student theatre.<ref name="ria"/>
-After graduating from the Moscow State University in 1952, she entered the [[Moscow Art Theatre School]], from which she graduated in 1955.<ref name="ria"/>
+After graduating from the Moscow State University in 1952, she entered the [[Moscow Art Theatre School]], from which she graduated in 1955.<ref name="ria"/>
-In the same year, Irina Skobtseva made her cinematic debut as Desdemona in the film ''[[Othello (1956 film)|Othello]]'' by Sergei Yutkevich. The picture won the Best Director award at the [[1956 Cannes Film Festival]], and was given diplomas and prizes at other international film festivals. In Cannes Irina Skobtseva was awarded the title "Miss Charm of the Cannes Film Festival".<ref name="ria"/>
+In the same year, Irina Skobtseva made her cinematic debut as Desdemona in the film ''[[Othello (1955 film)|Othello]]'' by [[Sergei Yutkevich]]. The picture won the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director|Best Director Award]] at the [[1956 Cannes Film Festival]], and was given diplomas and prizes at other international film festivals. In Cannes Irina Skobtseva was awarded the title "Miss Charm of the Cannes Film Festival".<ref name="ria"/>
-After ''Othello'' Irina Skobtseva, who remained in the audience's view primarily as a romantic heroine, turned to character acting. She played Cyrus in the film adaptation of Leonid Leonov's play ''The Ordinary Man'' (1956) and Klavdia Nikolaevna in ''Unrepeatable Spring'' (1957).<ref name="ria"/>
+After ''Othello'' Irina Skobtseva, who remained in the audience's view primarily as a romantic heroine, turned to character acting. She played Cyrus in the film adaptation of Leonid Leonov's play ''The Ordinary Man'' (1956) and Klavdia Nikolaevna in ''Unrepeatable Spring'' (1957).<ref name="ria"/>
-Filming in ''Othello'', where the partner of Skobtseva was actor and director Sergei Bondarchuk who in 1959 became her husband, laid the foundations for a number of their joint works in the cinema. The actress played both in the films produced by Bondarchuk himself, ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' (1965-1967), ''[[They Fought for Their Country]]'' (1975), ''Steppe'' (1977), ''[[Boris Godunov (1986 film)|Boris Godunov]]'' (1986), and in films by other directors — ''[[Splendid Days]]'' (1960), ''Silence of Doctor Evans'' (1973), ''[[Take Aim]]'' (1975), ''Such High Mountains'' (1974), ''Velvet Season'' (1978), ''[[Father Sergius (1978 film)|Father Sergius]]'' (1978), ''[[The Gadfly (1980 film)|The Gadfly]]'' (1980).<ref name="ria"/>
+Filming in ''Othello'', where the partner of Skobtseva was actor and director Sergei Bondarchuk who in 1959 became her husband, laid the foundations for a number of their joint works in the cinema. The actress played both in the films produced by Bondarchuk himself, ''[[War and Peace (film series)|War and Peace]]'' (1965-1967), ''[[They Fought for Their Country]]'' (1975), ''[[The Steppe (1977 film)|The Steppe]]'' (1977), ''[[Boris Godunov (1986 film)|Boris Godunov]]'' (1986), and in films by other directors — ''[[Splendid Days]]'' (1960), ''Silence of Doctor Evans'' (1973), ''[[Take Aim]]'' (1975), ''Such High Mountains'' (1974), ''Velvet Season'' (1978), ''[[Father Sergius (1978 film)|Father Sergius]]'' (1978), ''[[The Gadfly (1980 film)|The Gadfly]]'' (1980).<ref name="ria"/>
-Irina Skobtseva also performed roles in the pictures of Bondarchuk ''[[Waterloo (1970 film)|Waterloo]]'' (1970), ''[[Red Bells II]]'' (1982) and ''Quiet Flows the Don'' (1992) - the last work of Sergei Bondarchuk.<ref name="ria"/>
+Irina Skobtseva also performed roles in the pictures of Bondarchuk ''[[Waterloo (1970 film)|Waterloo]]'' (1970), ''[[Red Bells II]]'' (1982) and ''Quiet Flows the Don'' (1992) - the last work of Sergei Bondarchuk.<ref name="ria"/>
-In the pictures of George Daneliya ''[[Walking the Streets of Moscow]]'' (1963), ''[[Thirty Three (film)|Thirty Three]]'' (1965), ''[[Hopelessly Lost]]'' (1973) Irina Skobtseva appeared as a comedic actress. One of her best comedy roles is Lidia Sergeevna in the film Eldar Ryazanov's ''[[Zigzag of Success]]'' (1969).<ref name="ria"/>
+In the pictures of [[Georgiy Daneliya]] ''[[Walking the Streets of Moscow]]'' (1963), ''[[Thirty Three (film)|Thirty Three]]'' (1965) and ''[[Hopelessly Lost]]'' (1973), Irina Skobtseva appeared as a comedic actress. One of her best comedy roles is Lidia Sergeevna in the film Eldar Ryazanov's ''[[Zigzag of Success]]'' (1969).<ref name="ria"/>
 The actress played the main roles in the films ''The Mysterious Heir'' (1987), ''The Ghosts of the Green Room'' (1991), ''Zorka Venus'' (2000).<ref name="ria"/>
-In 2000 Skobtseva starred in the series ''The Heirs'' (2001, 2005), ''Amber Wings'' (2003), ''Women's Logic'' (2004, 2005), ''Gold'' (2012). She performed roles in such films and series as ''[[Actress (2007 film)|Actress]]'' (2007), ''[[Dark Planet (film)|Dark Planet]]'' (2009), ''In the Style of Jazz'' (2010), ''[[The White Guard (TV series)|The White Guard]]'' (2012), ''The Secret of the Dark Room'' (2014) , ''Dangerous Holidays'' (2016).<ref name="ria"/>
+In 2000 Skobtseva starred in the series ''The Heirs'' (2001, 2005), ''Amber Wings'' (2003), ''Women's Logic'' (2004, 2005), ''Gold'' (2012). She performed roles in such films and series as ''[[Actress (2007 film)|Actress]]'' (2007), ''[[Dark Planet (Russian film)|Dark Planet]]'' (2009), ''In the Style of Jazz'' (2010), ''[[The White Guard (TV series)|The White Guard]]'' (2012), ''The Secret of the Dark Room'' (2014), ''Dangerous Holidays'' (2016).<ref name="ria"/>
-Since 1957, Skobtseva is an actress of the [[National Film Actors' Theatre]].<ref name="ria"/>
+Since 1957, Skobtseva was an actress of the [[National Film Actors' Theatre]].<ref name="ria"/>
-Since 1971, she taught acting, was an assistant professor of the department of acting at VGIK and together with Sergei Bondarchuk led an acting studio. Among her students were [[Olga Kabo]], [[Natalya Andrejchenko]], Vladimir Basov, Jr., Alexey Ivashchenko.<ref name="ria"/>
+Since 1971, she taught acting, was an assistant professor of the department of acting at VGIK and together with Sergei Bondarchuk led an acting studio. Among her students were [[Olga Kabo]], [[Natalya Andrejchenko]], Vladimir Basov, Jr., Alexey Ivashchenko.<ref name="ria"/>
 ==Honors==
-Irina Skobtseva received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1974. In 1997, she was awarded the Order of Friendship .<ref name="ria"/>
+Irina Skobtseva received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1974. In 1997, she was awarded the Order of Friendship.<ref name="ria"/>
-In 2017, the actress was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh .<ref name="ria"/>
+In 2017, the actress was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh.<ref name="ria"/>
-Irina Skobtseva was awarded the prize of the name Stanislav and Andrei Rostotsky for roles in the feature films ''Another Woman, Another Man'' (2003), ''Amber Wings'' (2003), a special jury prize for the cast in the film ''The Heirs'' (2001) ''Społokhi'' in Arkhangelsk.<ref name="ria"/>
+Irina Skobtseva was awarded the prize of the name Stanislav and Andrei Rostotsky for roles in the feature films ''Another Woman, Another Man'' (2003), ''Amber Wings'' (2003), a special jury prize for the cast in the film ''The Heirs'' (2001) ''Społokhi'' in Arkhangelsk.<ref name="ria"/>
 ==Personal life==
-Irina Skobtseva was married to actor and film director [[Sergei Bondarchuk]]. Their daughter, [[Elena Bondarchuk]] was an actress of theater and cinema. Son, [[Fyodor Bondarchuk]] is a film director, actor and producer, chairman of the board of directors of [[Lenfilm]].<ref name="ria"/>
+Irina Skobtseva was married to actor and film director [[Sergei Bondarchuk]]. Their daughter, [[Yelena Bondarchuk]] was an actress of theater and cinema. Their son, [[Fyodor Bondarchuk]] is a film director, actor and producer, chairman of the board of directors of [[Lenfilm]].<ref name="ria"/>
-==Retirement==
+==Retirement and death==
+She semi-retired in the 1980s, but made some later appearances on television. She died in 2020. Her grandson, [[Konstantin Kryukov]], was among those who attended the funeral.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://teleprogramma.pro/news/1432868-budu-ochen-skuchat-kryukov-ne-mojet-prinyat-smert-rodnoy-u3262/|title=«Буду очень скучать»: Крюков не может принять смерть родной бабушки|date=22 October 2020|work=Teleprogramma.pro|access-date=29 October 2020|language=ru}}</ref>
-She semi-retired in the 1980s, but has made some appearances on television since.
 ==Selected filmography==
-* ''[[Othello (1956 film)|Othello]]'' (1956) as Desdemona
+* ''[[Othello (1956 film)|Othello]]'' (1955) as Desdemona
 * ''[[A Unique Spring]]'' (1957) as Claudia Novozhilova
 * ''[[Splendid Days]]'' (1960) as Marianna
@@ Line 72: / Line 75: @@
 * ''[[Boris Godunov (1986 film)|Boris Godunov]]'' (1986) as the innkeeper
 * ''[[The Envy of Gods]]'' (2000) as Sonia's mother
+* ''[[Amber Wings]]'' (2003) as Yelizaveta Sergeyevna
 * ''[[Heat (2006 film)|Heat]]'' (2006) as landlord
 * ''[[Happy Together (2006 TV series)|Happy Together]]'' (2006, TV) as Laura Larionova's mother
@@ Line 78: / Line 82: @@
 * ''[[The White Guard (TV series)|The White Guard]]'' (2012, TV) as Maria Nai-Turs
-==Honours and awards==
+==Honors and awards==
-* [[Honoured Artist of the RSFSR]] (1965)
+* [[Merited Artist of the Russian Federation|Honored Artist of the RSFSR]] (1965)
 * [[People's Artist of the RSFSR]] (1974)
 * [[Order of Friendship]] (1997)
+* [[Order of Honour (Russia)|Order of Honour]] (2018)
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category}}
 * {{imdb name|0804509}}
+*{{FAG|217562894}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Skobtseva, Irina}}
 [[Category:1927 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2020 deaths]]
 [[Category:Actresses from Moscow]]
 [[Category:Bondarchuk family]]
 [[Category:Soviet film actresses]]
 [[Category:Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika"]]
 [[Category:Honored Artists of the RSFSR]]
 [[Category:People's Artists of the RSFSR]]
-[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Friendship]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)]]
 [[Category:Sergei Bondarchuk]]
+[[Category:Moscow Art Theatre School alumni]]
+[[Category:Actresses from Tula, Russia]]

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