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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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1979
Something with the Telephone
Movie guest
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1968
The Scouts
Movie Marie
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1967
Man Casts an Anchor
Movie Nina
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1967
The Gypsy
Movie Budulai's wife
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1966
Aybolit-66
Movie
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1966
The Tunnel
Movie maid
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1966
The Cook
Movie Taisiya
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1963
Whistle Stop
Movie milkmaid (uncredited)
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1962
My Younger Brother
Movie Galya Bodrova
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1962
No Fear, No Blame
Movie Lena
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1962
Dmitro Goritsvit
Movie Yugina
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1961
Until Next Spring
Movie Vera
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1961
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Movie Masha
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1961
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
Movie L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine
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1960
White Nights
Movie Nastenka
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1959
A Home for Tanya
Movie Tanya
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1958
The Volunteers
Movie (uncredited)