In the frame, Lyudmila Davydova became an example of an actress of secondary roles, most of her heroines did not have much time for the plot. But, despite this, a graduate of the Institute of Cinematography has become the favorite of millions of viewers at the screens and in the theater.
Biography of Davydova
The first years of childhood of the future actress Lyudmila Davydova fell on wartime, she was born in 1939. Her dad served in the army and with the advent of peace, after 1945, the family moved to Moscow. In the capital, Lyudmila went to first grade and even then the first makings of an actress appeared in her. From early childhood, in school amateur performances, the girl was distinguished by her giftedness. Even then, teachers and parents could have predicted her success in her future acting career.
At the age of 18, Lyudmila Davydova entered the Institute of Cinematography, where she successfully received an acting education. As a student, she accepted an invitation to film a movie. The debut on the screen took place when she was only 21 years old. And since then, she has taken part in dozens of films, including masterpieces of Russian cinema. Herthe best Soviet directors trusted to play roles, and legendary actors became partners on the set. Davydova also played on the theater stage.
VGIK graduate appeared in the frame very often, 28 years of cinematic experience is a long time. At the same time, all this time she remained one of the most sought-after actresses.
Directors' favorite
Directors and colleagues appreciated Lyudmila Davydova for her three main professional qualities:
- gifted;
- good film education;
- boundless love for your work.
A woman without whims agreed to minor roles and in one or two short scenes managed not only to be remembered, but also to fall in love with the audience. In the legendary serial film “The meeting place cannot be changed”, she glorified the character Verka the milliner in just a few lines. In her performance, a single mother, rotating in a gangster environment, was remembered by millions of fans of this tape.
When choosing the cast, the directors always knew that Lyudmila Davydova (an actress with an excellent cinematographic education) would master any character role of any complexity. She graduated from the course of G. M. Kozintsev at VGIK. At one time, the girl was prepared to play roles in the frame, but later they were also given the opportunity to play on the theater stage. An actress with excellent training, any director would like to see on the set.
Her giftedness was also indisputable, the future movie star was seen in her even in the earlychildhood.
Later, on the student bench, even without a diploma, she was entrusted in advance to act in films, so Davydova first appeared on the screen.
Merit of Lyudmila in the frame
Actress Lyudmila Davydova is better known to the general public for her films Shadows Disappear at Noon and The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed. These films not only glorified her, but also gave her the opportunity to prove herself in the cinematic classics. But it will be a big mistake to reduce her merits only to these two works on the screen. In fact, her track record of 33 paintings contains many more worthy roles. Full movie list:
- First Date (1960).
- Game Without Rules (1965).
- "What is your name now?" (1965).
- "People remain people" (1965).
- Beware of the Car (1966).
- "The Investigation Continues" (1966).
- "No and Yes" (1966).
- War and Peace (1967).
- "Major "Whirlwind" (1967).
- "Fugitive from Amber" (1968).
- "Untried" (1969).
- "The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Elusive Again" (1971).
- Shadows Disappear at Noon (1971).
- Conscience (1974).
- "Appointed as a granddaughter" (1975).
- Sky Swallows (1976).
- "The Tale of How Tsar Peter the Moor Got Married" (1976).
- "The meeting place cannot be changed" (1979).
- Children's World (1982).
- Wounded Leave (1983).
- Dead Souls (1984).
- Through All the Years (1984).
- European History (1984).
- Legal Marriage (1985).
- Moscow Speaks (1985).
- Beauty Salon (1985).
- Zina-Zinulya (1986).
- The Scarlet Stone (1986).
- Remember Me Like This (1987).
- Cold March (1987).
- Kreutzer Sonata (1987).
- After the War (1988).
- Splash Champagne (1988).
Some of these tapes will be watched by many generations of viewers.
Drama of the actress's personal life
Biography of Lyudmila Davydova stopped replenishing with new tapes early enough, a woman's career could be much longer. But illness and depression intervened in her fate. The actress has not managed to survive her failures in her personal life.
Lyudmila tried four times to start a family, but each new marriage ended in nothing, and at one point the already elderly legend of Soviet cinema realized that she had not had time to have children. This took a toll on her mental he alth. Success in her acting career and recognition did nothing to ease her condition.
A deeply depressed woman had to take help from the doctors of a psychiatric hospital, she was hospitalized in an institution for the mentally ill. Almost immediately after being discharged, Davydova committed suicide, at that time she was 57 years old. This happened in 1996, by that time the woman had not acted in films or played in the theater for several years.
