Lyudmila Marchenko

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Lyudmila Marchenko

Acting June 20, 1940

Arkhipo-Osipovka, Krasnodar Region, USSR (Russia)

Lyudmila Marchenko is a Soviet theatre and film actress. At the age of 18, she made her debut in the film “The Volunteers”, and at 19 she was approved for the role of Nastenka in…

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Lyudmila Marchenko is a Soviet theatre and film actress. At the age of 18, she made her debut in the film “The Volunteers”, and at 19 she was approved for the role of Nastenka in the film “White Nights”, directed by Ivan Pyryev. Lev Kulidzhanov invited her to the title role in the film "A Home for Tanya" in 1959, the film was a huge success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Due to her immediacy and simplicity of the acting style, she skillfully embodied a rare acting role for those years — a lyrical heroine. From 1959 to 1979 she appears in 15 films, including “Until Next Spring”, “My Younger Brother”, “No Fear, No Blame”, “The Cook”, “The Scouts”.

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  1. 1979
  2. 1968
    The Scouts

    Movie Marie

  3. 1967
    Man Casts an Anchor

    Movie Nina

  4. 1967
    The Gypsy

    Movie Budulai's wife

  5. 1966
    Aybolit-66

    Movie

  6. 1966
    The Tunnel

    Movie maid

  7. 1966
    The Cook

    Movie Taisiya

  8. 1963
    Whistle Stop

    Movie milkmaid (uncredited)

  9. 1962
    My Younger Brother

    Movie Galya Bodrova

  10. 1962
    No Fear, No Blame

    Movie Lena

  11. 1962
    Dmitro Goritsvit

    Movie Yugina

  12. 1961
    Until Next Spring

    Movie Vera

  13. 1961
  14. 1961
    Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre

    Movie L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine

  15. 1960
    White Nights

    Movie Nastenka

  16. 1959
    A Home for Tanya

    Movie Tanya

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  1. 1958
    The Volunteers

    Movie (uncredited)