In the Soviet Union there were no concepts of “show business”, “movie star” or “glamorous diva”. All our actresses then shone only with natural beauty. And this beauty was sometimes so amazing that it was recognized not only by Soviet viewers, but also by European and even American ones (and these included famous Hollywood directors and producers). It is especially pleasant that our beautiful actresses of the 20th century were appreciated all over the world not only for their appearance, but also for their enormous talent. Many of them were regularly invited to film abroad, but, alas, few succeeded (the notorious "Iron Curtain" was still very durable).
Unfortunately, not all Soviet actresses (even incredibly spectacular and very talented) were able to remember the audience for many, many years. We want to re-present you a list with photos and surnames from the 10 most beautiful actresses of the USSR, which are vaguely remembered mainly only for secondary or episodic roles. And it’s a pity, because most of them had great potential ...
10. Natalya Danilova
Almost the only role that Natalya Danilova is known for is Varya Sinichkina (a junior police sergeant and beloved girl Volodya Sharapova) in the five-part film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” (1979). Meanwhile, this beauty with sad eyes has starred in more than 50 films since 1969 (The Little Tragedies, The Tale of the Unburdened Moon, The Invisible Man, The Secret of Blackbirds, The Empire Under Attack, etc. .d.) and is still removed.
9. Nonna Terentyeva
Elegant and very feminine, actress Nonna Terentyeva had a completely "non-Soviet", aristocratic appearance. Therefore, directors, as a rule, invited her to the roles of femme fatale and prudent seducers. But, alas, the choice of such roles in Soviet cinema, of course, was not too wide.
Her first resounding success came after the role of Ekaterina Ivanovna Turkina in the film “In the City of C” (based on the story of A.P. Chekhov “Ionych”). Terentyev starred a lot (there are 28 films in her filmography), but, basically, it turned out to be supporting roles or episodes. Most often, she is remembered as the insidious beauty Zoya Monroz in the film “The Collapse of Engineer Garin”. Suffering all her life from lack of demand, Nonna Terentyeva died at the age of 54 of cancer ...
8. Irina Azer
At one time, Irina Azer was considered the most beautiful blonde of the Soviet screen. She played, in total, in 31 films, but at the same time she never got the main role. The first notable work of Irina in the cinema is a pretty teacher in the children's film “Attention, turtle!”, And the most famous is Lyuska (Genka Lyapishev’s girlfriend) in “Big Break”. In addition, she vividly “flashed” in the episodes in the films “Dear Boy”, “Do Not Shoot the White Swans”, “The End of Operation Resident”, and even in the film epic “Liberation”.
7. Marina Nudga
Actually, “by her main profession”, Marina Nudga was a ballet soloist at the Bolshoi Theater, she starred in films very little (and very sorry!). Therefore, this big-eyed beauty is remembered only in three roles: Lady Jane in June 31, Madame Corrie in Mary Poppins, Goodbye, and an unnamed ballerina in Anna Pavlova. And, of course, in all these films she dances. Now Marina lives in the USA, she has a wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter.
6. Evgenia Vetlova
One of the first films of young Evgenia Vetlova, a fair-haired girl with a perky smile, was the Soviet-Yugoslav musical children's picture “The Fair Wind, The Blue Bird” (1967), which brought her her first success. In the future, Eugene starred regularly (in all - in more than 25 Soviet films, not counting the joint with the German Democratic Republic, SFRY, etc.), but rarely got the main roles. One of the most striking was her role as a minstrel girl in The Straw Hat. Vetlova is little remembered by us, because in 1978 she married a musician from the German Democratic Republic Matthias Jan, and in 1980 went with him to Berlin (where they still live). Eugene and Matias compose music for films and television (they have their own recording studio), are engaged in dubbing films and TV shows, etc.
5. Tatyana Ivanenko
Tatyana Ivanenko was, first of all, a theatrical actress, and she rarely acted in films. But neither in the theater nor in the cinema they were given the main roles - the directors perceived her as a beautiful girl (even too beautiful), but not as a promising actress. Of all her film roles, perhaps only Irina can be remembered in the film “Attention, Tsunami!” and Galya from the picture “Ahead of the Day”. “Fame” to Tatyana Ivanenko was brought not by her acting work, but by her love for Vladimir Vysotsky - huge and selfless. She supported her only idol in difficult periods, brought him to life after hard drinking and gave birth to his daughter Anastasia (realizing that they would never be together).
4. Tatyana Klyueva
A young girl with huge radiant eyes and a thick dark braid after the release of Alexander Rowe's fairy-tale film “Barbara Beauty - A Long Braid” was called in one of the publications “the most beautiful Russian princess”. Tatyana Klyueva from the age of 14 acted in films, in all she played 11 roles, but they remember her only as the daughter of an underwater king. The fact is that, after graduating from GITIS in 1974, Tatyana shortly afterwards married a long-distance sailor, went to Sevastopol and decided to abandon her film career for the sake of her family. She accepted directors' invitations very rarely and starred mainly in episodes.
3. Julia Borisova
A beautiful woman with a precise profile, Julia Borisova was a theatrical actress (and for her role in the theater she earned the title of People's Artist of the USSR). She acted in films very little, but each of her roles was literally “worth its weight in gold”. And until now, it’s difficult to imagine any other actress in the role of Nastasya Filippovna (the film “The Idiot” by F.M.Dostoevsky). For moviegoers, she was also remembered for the role of Elena Koltsova in the film “Ambassador of the Soviet Union”. But there are more roles in TV performances by Yulia Konstantinovna Borisova - 13.
2. Nina Maslova
Nina Maslova, who starred in 34 films, alas, remained the actress of vivid episodes. She is remembered mainly in three especially “catchy” roles: Victoria Korovyanskaya, “who knows everything about everyone” (and who “built her eyes” Petya Timokhin - Savely Kramarov) in “Big Break”, Tsarina Marfa Vasilyevna in the comedy of Leonid Gaidai “Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession” and the beautiful neighbors of the plumber Afanasy Borshchov in the film “Afonya”. Nina Maslova is sometimes removed until now, but she is rarely recognized.
1. Natalya Trubnikova
The Soviet ballerina and actress Natalya Trubnikova forever remained in the memory of the audience as an “actress of one role” - the beautiful princess Melicenta in the film “June 31”. Due to her unusual, unimaginably vibrant appearance, many directors were simply afraid to take Natalya for the role, what if she suddenly leaves for abroad? She called herself the "screen test actress." Trubnikov was approved only for short episodes and often was not even indicated in the credits (in all, she starred in 14 films). In 1990, together with her husband Anatoly Kulakov, Natalya Trubnikova participated in the creation of the “Russian Academy of Models”.