Biography
Only one role became truly starry in the biography of the Actress Maya Menglet - the image of the modest Tony Glechikova in the film Stanislav Rostotsky "The case was in Penkov." But despite this, Maya Georgievna entered the history of Soviet cinema as an outstanding actress, for the beauty and talent ninnable Russian Sophie Loren.43 years old, the deserved artist of Russia gave the theater named after Stanislavsky, following selfless love for dramatic art, which his father departed, the famous Russian actor Georgy Menglet.
Childhood and youth
Maya Georgievna Menglet was born on August 8, 1935 in Moscow. Father Georgy Pavlovich Rod from Voronezh. The surname, unusual for the Russian ear, got him from the ancestors to the Father, the indigenous French, who remained in Russia after the war of 1812. And the great ancestor of the mother was the royal general of the hunting, a participant in the defense of Ships during the Russian-Turkish war.
Mom actresses Valentina Queen was half a lady's nationality, a daughter of revolutionaries and a Menshevik, originally from Krasnoyarsk. With a future husband, she met in one of the Agitbrigad, in which students of Gityis (then Cetitis) drove around the degraded villages.
In 1937, when Maya was 2 years old, parents, taking a daughter, went to Dushanbe (then Stalinabad) to raise a new Russian theater in the Tajik capital. Here the girl grew up to 10 years. Parents played in the theater, soon his father became an art.
In 1943, Maya received the first acting experience - played in the episode of the biographical film "Lermontov", shot at Stalinabad film studio. After the war, George Pavlovich was again invited to Moscow, and the family moved to the capital. The Father did not work for a short time at the Vakhtangov theater, then moved to the Satira Theater, which will serve until the end of his days.
Young Maya, despite the example of the parents-actors, did not immediately chose the track as they like. Long doubted his appearance, I wanted to act on INAZ. But in the end, she still filed documents to the MCAT Studio School in 1953.
In vain, the menglet was worried about his attractiveness. In the university, the girl came to such a beauty that unexpectedly received an offer to work in the house of models on Kuznetsk Bridge. In addition, a slender brunette (169 cm) promised to immediately send to England for internship. When she, enthusiastic, said his father, he glanced her slap - to betray the theater for him was the lowest case.
Films
It was the bright appearance of the menglet, multiplied by her natural shyness and congenital talent, became the cause of the early triumphal debut in the cinema. The proposal to go through the main role in the film Stanislav Rostotsky "The case was in Penkov" received a student at the last year of the Institute.
Maya came early and, having matched on his little suitcase, began to watch the other actress breaks. This sprayed look, full of genuine interest and youthful delight, saw Rostotsky and decided. The role of the young Agronom of Tony, who came to the village to work after the institute and meeting his love there, bypassed many famous actresses and went to anyone who was not famous daughter George Menglet.
The partner of the artist was the first highress of Soviet cinema Vyacheslav Tikhonov (the role of Matthew Morozov). At first, Maya was very robust in front of the star, but then it joined the process and leaned on the set. And not only. Nonna Mordyukov came to the spouse, the actors covered the tables, sang Cossack songs. Contrary to rumors Nonna Viktorovna was not jealous of the mengenlet to Tikhonov. Yes, and Maya never gave rise, he loved her husband very much, for whom he had just married.
The only thing that was not ready for menglet after the release of the painting "The case was in Penkovoy," so it is to the glory that fell on it. Spectators went to the film several times to look at the favorite heroes again. And after the scriptwriters climbed with letters with a request to remove the continuation and rented Tonya and Morozov.
Then began to show the picture in the country and abroad. Menglet, Tikhonov, Svetlana Druzhinin visited many countries. Foreigners were fascinated by the unusual appearance of Maya and for a certain similarity called her Russian Sophie Lauren. Postcards and magazines with photos of the actress snapped like hot cakes.
The second work in the filmography of the New Star became the comedy "Sailor with" Comet "(1958), where Tatyana Bestaeva flashed in the lead role. The Maya was then starred in the social drama "Fixed to believe" (1959). Heroine Actress Zoya is fighting for justice with respect to his guy who is falsely accused of stealing.
In 1961, Maya Menglet is removed along with Vasily Shukshin in the film "Alenka" about the fate of people who arrived in the mid-50s to the development of Kazakh virgin. The shooting was given actress hard, she worried a drama in his personal life: the head of the family almost after 25 years of marriage left them to another family, to the artist Nina Arkhipova. Maya could not forgive the Father for a long time, but with the years I came down with him.
Over time, the actress is less likely to film, giving all the powers to the beloved theater named after Stanislavsky, where he came to serve immediately after the institute and worked on the same stage with his wife Leonid Satanovsky.
"Well, I love the theater more than cinema," admitted actress. "I am true to him first of all, and if the question I got up - the theater or cinema, always outweigh the theater."In the 70s, Maya Georgievna starred in three little-known films - "Hello, Warsaw" (1971), "Yulka" (1972) and "Big Attraction" (1973), in the 80s did not remove at all. And only in the 90s again replenished the filmography of several works. Among the most famous - shooting in the series "At the corner of the Patriarch" (1995).
Personal life
Big love early overtook the actress. She saw the future husband of Lenya Satanovsky still ashoturient of the famous "Pike" when he went to watching the company with friends. Red-haired guy with the appearance of Vana Klibern sailed her in the soul. And then, when they were already met in student companies, began to fall in love with his manners, voice, movement. The girl in the chosen was liked absolutely everything. But finally conquered Leonid Maya with luxurious romance performance.
The couple got married in 1954, while still students. In 1955, Alexey firstborn was born, and for him, Dmitry. The sons took the name of Mother Menglet, so the actress decided to continue the French genus, which could break due to the lack of male offspring.
The eldest son went in the footsteps of the parents, entered the guitis secretly from them, because they wanted a career of the international journalist for him. Teachers praised a talented guy, with him a big future on stage. But Alyosha fell in love with his classmate, a native of Germany, and after the university he left after her, I would have a miracle receiving documents for departure.
The second son of Dmitry showed the ability to chemistry. The guy graduated from Moscow State University, began to make a scientific career and in the 90s also left after his brother. Both Sons Actresses settled in Australia. Alexey became a requested actor, Dmitry - Dr. Philosophy.
In the late 1990s, Maya Georgievna and Leonid Moiseevich left the theater in which they served from youth, because of the conflict with the new leadership. In this difficult period, the children supported parents and invited them to Melbourne. Husband with his wife, who never thought about meeting old age in emigration, suddenly agreed.
At first I had to hardly, I did not let you go away from the roots. But then the spouses were invited to play in the performances of the Russian theater group. The acting couple began to ride the tour, reiterating themselves in demand. With Leonid Moiseevich's disease, the couple stopped working. In 2015, Satanovsky died in his hands at his wife from diabetes in the 84th year of life.
Maya Menglet now
Now the actress still lives in Melbourne. Together with her - her eldest son, the youngest moved to Malaysia.
One granddaughter lives in the Australian Perth, became an architect. Other - in France, the translator, knows 5 languages. Maya Georgievna has already a great-grandfather Lyra May, named after the famous great-grandmother.
Filmography
- 1957 - "The case was in Penkov"
- 1958 - "Sailor with" Comet "
- 1959 - "Corrected to believe"
- 1960 - "Home"
- 1961 - "Alenka"
- 1969 - "Abduction"
- 1971 - "Hello, Warsaw!"
- 1972 - "Yulka"
- 1974 - "Big Attraction"
- 1984 - "Chance"
- 1990 - "Women's Day"
- 1991 - "See for Tahiti"
- 1994 - "Rat Funeral on Bram Stop"
- 1995 - "At the corner, in the Patriarch"