Inna Churikova


Inna Mikhailovna Churikova was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress.

Biography

Churikova was born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In the early 1950s, Inna moved with her mother to Moscow. Inna was bent on becoming an actress from an early age: as a schoolgirl she studied at the drama studio attached to the Stanislavsky Theatre and later, after a few failures, entered Shchepkin Drama School. She debuted in filming whilst a first-year student, in minor episodic roles. Inna Churikova became famous thanks to the films V ogne broda net , and especially the triumphal Nachalo by the then beginning film director and her future husband Gleb Panfilov.
Her other most remarkable works were in the films: Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen written by Grigory Gorin and directed by Mark Zakharov, Voenno-polevoy roman by Pyotr Todorovsky, Rebro Adama by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, God sobaki by Semyon Aranovich, Plashch Kazanovy by Aleksandr Galin, Kurochka Ryaba by Andrei Konchalovsky, and Shirli-myrli by Vladimir Menshov. For her role in Wartime Romance, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival, and won the Nika Award in 1991 in the Best Actress category for her role in Rebro Adama.
Churikova was also a renowned stage actress, mainly working in Lenkom Theatre with director Mark Zakharov, as well as a non-repertory theatre star.
Together with her husband and son, Churikova was a co-screenwriter for the historical feature The Romanovs: An Imperial Family, in which rather than appear on screen, she dubs the English actress Lynda Bellingham starring as the tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.
On January 4, 2023, the actress was hospitalized at the in Moscow due to poor health. She died there on January 14, 2023, at the age of 79 after a long illness. The farewell ceremony for the actress took place on January 17, 2023, at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. She was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. Gleb Panfilov outlived his wife by seven months and died on August 26 of the same year.

Political views

In 2001, she signed an open letter in defense of the NTV television channel. In 2003, she was among the cultural and scientific figures who called on the Russian authorities to stop the war in Chechnya and move to a negotiation process. In 2006, she joined an appeal condemning the forced deportation of Georgian citizens from Russia, the associated cases of ethnic discrimination and the general deterioration of relations between the countries. In 2010, she signed the appeal "Lebedev and Khodorkovsky must be released!" She advocated for the release of Grigory Pasko. Vasily Aleksanyan, Svetlana Bakhmina. She spoke out against the adoption of a law prohibiting the adoption of orphans by US citizens. She has repeatedly supported animal protection initiatives.

Filmography

  • Clouds Over Borsk ' as Raika, Olya's classmate
  • Walking the Streets of Moscow ' as girl participating in the playful contest
  • Jack Frost ' as Marfushka
  • ' as Angelica
  • The Cook ' as Barbara
  • Thirty Three ' as Rose Lyubashkina
  • Older Sister ' as Nelly
  • The Elusive Avengers ' as blond Josy
  • No Path Through Fire ' as Tanya Tetkina
  • The Beginning ' as Pasha Stroganova/Joan of Arc
  • I Want the Floor ' as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Uvarovа, chairman of the City Council
  • The Very Same Munchhausen ' as Jakobina von Munchhausen
  • The Theme ' as Sasha Nikolaeva, museum guide
  • Valentina ' as Anna V. Khoroshih, barmaid
  • Wartime Romance ' as Vera
  • Vassa ' as Vassa Zheleznova
  • Dead Souls ' as Lady, nice in every respect
  • Courier ' as Lydia Alekseevna, Ivan's mother
  • Mother ' as Pelagea Nilovna Vlassova, Pavel's mother
  • Adam's Rib ' as Nina Elizarovna
  • ' ' as Chloe
  • The Year of the Dog ' as Vera Morozova
  • Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs ' as Asya Klyachina
  • Shirli-myrli ' as Praskoviya Alekseyevna Krolikova
  • Bless the Woman ' as Kunina
  • The Idiot ' as Yelizaveta Prokofyevna Yepanchina, general Yepanchin's wife
  • ' as Masha
  • Narrow Bridge ' as Roza Borisovna
  • Moscow Saga '' as Mary Gradova
  • Spiral Staircase ' as Olga Mikhalovna
  • The First Circle ' as Gerasimovich's Wife
  • ' '' as Inessa
  • ' ' as Yelena Ivanovna Kruchinina, a famous actress
  • ' ' as Anna Ioanovna
  • Burnt by the Sun 2: Сitadel ' as old woman
  • Without Borders as Nina Polyanskaya, widow
  • The Very Best Day ' as Lyubov Vasyutina
  • The Land of Oz ' as mother
  • Ivan Denisovich ' as old woman
  • Patient No. 1 as ''Anna Chernenko''

    Honours and awards

  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
  • *1st class
  • *2nd class
  • *3rd class - for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art, and many years of creative activity
  • *4th class - a great contribution to the development of theatrical arts
  • State Prize of the Russian Federation - for the role of Arkadina in the play "The Seagull" by Chekhov
  • Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR - for the main role in film "Vassa"
  • Lenin Komsomol Prize - for the creation of images in contemporary cinema
  • People's Artist of the USSR
  • People's Artist of the RSFSR
  • Honored Artist of the RSFSR
  • Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
  • Stanislavsky Award