Vera Vasilyeva
Vera Kuzminichna Vasilyeva was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress. In 1986, she was honored with the People's Artist of the USSR award. She was awarded the Stalin Prize twice, in 1948 and 1951. She is known for her roles in Bride with a Dowry and Adventures of a Dentist.
Career
In 1943, Vasilyeva entered the Moscow City Drama School, attending a course with Vladimir Gotovtsev.In 1945, Vasilyeva made her cinema debut, appearing in a small role in The Call of Love. She received her first big role in 1947, playing the role of Anastasia Gusenkova in Ballad of Siberia.
Personal life and death
Vasilyeva was born in Moscow. She was married to actor Vladimir Ushakov from 1956 until his death in 2011. They had no children.She died on 8 August 2023, at the age of 97.
Selected filmography
The Call of Love as fitter- Ballad of Siberia as Anastasia Petrovna GusenkovaBride with a Dowry as Olga Stepanovna StepanovaChuk and Gek as MotherAdventures of a Dentist as Lyudmila Ivanovna Lastochkina
- Umka is Looking for a Friend as Mother bear
- We Didn't Learn This as Natalia Ivanovna
- The Age of Innocence as Polina Borisovna
- Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov as Vasya's mother
- Carnival as Nikita's mother
- Married Bachelor as Marya Semyonovna
- To Marry a Captain as Vera Semyonovna ZhuravlyovaDandelion Wine as Esther Spaulding