Biography
Soviet and Russian actress Nina Menshikova, Naeda received the title of "People's Artist of the RSFSR". Due to the nonsense appearance, the woman could not play the fatal beauties, but her talent allowed to cope with other roles. Spectators, she was remembered in the image of Svetlana Mikhailovna in the film "We live to Monday" and on the film "Girl".
Nina was born in Moscow in the summer of 1928. Evgeny Alexandrovich, her father, carried military service, and Tatiana Grigorievna's mother was engaged in household chores and child education. Although Menshikova's family had nothing to do with the cinema, the girl since childhood manifested itself. She liked to be the center of attention, and later she firmly decided that her profession would be associated with filming films.
Nina's childhood years can not be called cloudless, which began in 1941, the war deprived of her a lot. She knew what hunger is, cold and fear for their life and parents' health. And with the beginning of the first hostilities, she was sent to evacuation. Although Menshikova and resisted, did not want to leave the native home, yet it was taken to the village where she lived the following 2 years.
To provide yourself with food, like other children, Nina had to work. So the girl met hard rural labor and stopped dreaming about films for a while, but only waiting for the moment when he could return to Moscow.
In 1943, Menshikov moves back to the capital, there ends high school there. When it was time to choose a university, Nina did not even think about and immediately filed a statement to VGIK. The girl chose the acting faculty and fell on the course of the Soviet actor and director of theater and cinema Boris Babocha.
Training for the girl was interesting and fascinating, but she did not like it to the head of the course. He stated that the appearance would not allow her to play bright memorable characters and did not see the prospects in it at all. Babochem argued that Nina does not comply with the standards of cinematography, and all its academic work deliberately took and put an estimate above the average score.
Probably another student after such a characteristic and biased the relationship fell in spirit. But Nina was long worried, she had a strong and persistent character and quickly came up with the solution of his problem, which subsequently radically changed her biography.
After 2 years, critics from Babocham Menshikova decided to translate to another course. And she was not embarrassed that students were studied there for a year under her. The new leader of Nina became the film director, actor and screenwriter Gerasimov Sergey. Under his leadership, the girl revealed, showed talent, and after several years of study became a professional of her chosen case.
The talent of a beginner actress was not unnoticed, she was appointed by the Stalinist scholarship, and after the graduation, he was given a characteristic in which the curiosity and observation noted, the ability to independently solve problems, as well as the game of characters of different ages. Confirmation of this was the graduate works of students in the production of "Youth Peter" and "Anna Karenina".
Films
The debut in the cinema at the artist took place in 1954 with the game in a short-term ribbon "Star" as a governess. Picture shot students of Vgika for thesis. The role was small, Nina coped with her, showing the teachers their talent and professionalism.
In the future, the girl was invited mainly to the main roles. Among the recognizable works of the artist - the films "Ballada about a soldier", "Girl" and "We will live to Monday." Although the list of Menshikova filmography and so impressive, roles could be even more if she tried all offers from directors.
In the comedy tape "Girl", Menshikova played a "mother faith" - a good, understanding and proper woman. The most tragic character that I presented on the actress's screen was Varvara in the movie "Miraculous". A woman had to reincarnate in the mother of the Ivan's boy, who found an icon, and from the moment all the inhabitants of the village believe that he is holy. However, Vanya and his mother suffer from such attention.
Menshikov played a negative role in the tape "We live to Monday." A woman had to show the controversial nature of the Literature Teacher Svetlana Mikhailovna. The artist successfully coped with his task and forced the audience to worry a personal drama character. For this role, it was awarded by the State Prize of the USSR.
In recent years, Menshikov's acting career was filmed only two tapes. They became the television series "Evlampia Romanova. The case is leading a dilettant "in 2003 and the film" Man is irretrievable "in 2006.
Personal life
The personal life of the famous actress has developed successfully, she was fortunate enough to meet the person with whom she lived all his life. Men Menshikova became Stanislav Rostotsky. Their acquaintance took place in student years, a man also studied in Vgik and later became a famous film director, actor and screenwriter.
Nina at first glance fell in love with him, but because of the natural modesty, I didn't even count on the reciprocity of the feelings. Other student students also admired the handsome man, and in the meantime he was not even going to associate life with actresses, since he considered them frivolous.
Another acquaintance of the director and the future wife of Rostotsky took place during their joint trip to the village. More precisely, Stanislav drove there with a comrade, and Menshikov took with them as the cook. There is a man and realized that Nina is his fate. In 1956, young people got married.
For Nina, this marriage became a gift of fate, their relationship was built on understanding, mutual respect and enormous love. And soon after the wedding, Nina gave birth to her husband of the son of Andrei, there were no more children in the Menshikov family. By the way, the Son decided to continue the dynasty of the actors, looked around and also began to be filmed in films, worked as a cascadener and director.
Death
Spouses happily lived until mid-2001. In August, the actress lost her husband, the cause of the death of Stanislav became an extensive heart attack. And a year later, a new misfortune fell on a woman, her only son Andrei died, who by the time he managed to give his mother to his granddaughter.
After this tragedy, Menshikova lived for another 5 years. The death of actresses came from re-stroke in December 2007. The funeral was held at the Vagankovsky cemetery, the woman was buried next to her husband. On the graves of spouses, black granite monuments are installed on which photo of actors engraved.
Filmography
- 1954 - "Trouble"
- 1959 - "Soldier Ballad"
- 1960 - "Seryozha"
- 1961 - "Girls"
- 1963 - "Big and Small"
- 1966 - "Gray Disease"
- 1968 - "We will live to Monday"
- 1972 - "Man in his place"
- 1975 - "Waiting for a miracle"
- 1981 - "Sixth"
- 1985 - "Trees grow on the stones"
- 1990 - "Cap"
- 1991 - "Ghosts of the Green Room"
- 2006 - "Man is irretrievable"