Actress Kira Golovko. Representative of the Soviet era

This actress belongs to the era of Soviet cinema. Kira Golovko experienced many historical changes. Together with the country, she changed too. What roles is Kira Nikolaevna known for?

Born a writer ...

Kira was born in Old Russia, in the town of Yessentuki, Stavropol Territory. None of the family was involved in the acting profession. And her love for acting Kira Golovko did not immediately. However, one of the relatives still influenced her. Vyacheslav Ivanov, poet-playwright, for his creative activity has won the public's love as a critic, symbolist, translator, philosopher, candidate of philological sciences. Being a representative of the "Silver Age", he created many bright works. Carried away by poetry, Kira Golovko goes to the Institute of Philosophy and Art. She studies Russian and foreign literature.

... become an actress

But very quickly, Kira Nikolaevna realized that she did not want to devote her life to this. In 1938 she tried her hand at the Academic Theater. It is interesting that she chose Krylov's fables for listening. She is accepted into the auxiliary staff of the troupe. So was born Kira Holovko - an actress. Later, she moves to the Moscow Art Theater, and in 1954 she goes to Kaliningrad, where she takes a job in the local drama theater.

Moving is connected with changes in personal life. Kira Nikolaevna gets acquainted (and later marries) with Arseniy Golovko, commander of several fleets and flotillas. In marriage, two children are born. It is noteworthy that each of them followed in the footsteps of the parents. Daughter Natalia became an actress, she played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. His son Mikhail joined the navy, he rose to the rank of captain of the first rank.

Period of active creativity

What more did Kira Golovko remember? The biography of the actress includes many interesting facts. So, for a long time there were disputes about the date of her birth. In fact, it was born in 1919, although in the passport is 1918. According to the actress herself, the fault was ... the school. After the end of the fourth grade, she was not taken in the fifth, referring to a small age. Mom Kira Nikolaevna made appropriate adjustments to the metric, so that the daughter could continue training.

The debut role of Kira Golovko played in the biographical drama "Glinka". For the image of Anna Kern, Pushkin's closest friend, the actress received the Stalin Prize. In the following years she appeared in the film "First-grader", and together with Mikhail Ulyanov and Nonna Mordyukova played "Chairman" in the "village" picture. In 1957, she returned to the Moscow Art Theater, but not as an actress, but as a teacher. In the walls of this institution, Cyrus will serve until 1985, teaching such famous personalities as Nikolai Karachentsov. In 1957, Kira was awarded the title of People's Artiste - another cathartic love of her audience and admirers.

The best film works

The track record of this wonderful actress includes about thirty paintings. The most famous was the image of Natasha Rostova, which Kira Golovko (photo attached) embodied in several films of the series "War and Peace." In addition to this countess, Kira played princess Priklonskaya in the television tape "Flowers are belated."

Her last role she performed in the comedy drama of Stanislav Govorukhin "Artist". Since then, Kira Nikolaevna has not been removed.

At the same time, she played a lot on the stage. In the opinion of critics, Cyrus, first of all, remains a bright theatrical actress. In the Moscow Art Theater she performed more than two dozen memorable roles in the productions "At the bottom", "Blue Bird", "Anna Karenina", "The Last Sacrifice". Among the plays predominantly works of Ostrovsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov. Kira was also engaged in the role of Olga in the Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Kira Nikolaevna stopped her theatrical career in 1979. However, despite his advanced age, he could not refuse Kirill Serebryannikov and Yuri Yeremin, participating in the productions of 2004 "Forest" and "Cats and Mice".

She also has two important awards - "Order of Friendship" and "For Services to the Fatherland". Undoubtedly, Kira Golovko made a huge contribution to the development of Soviet post-production theatrical art.

Other interesting facts

Few people know that the famous fashion designer Alexander Vasilyev miraculously got a dress from Kira Nikolaevna's personal wardrobe. Created from silk, trimmed with sequins, it was an example of the fashion of the 1920s. Designed to perform in public, the dress went to the actress from her aunt. Where did that get it, history is silent. Alexander Vasiliev made it an exhibit of the exhibition, held under the title "Wardrobe of the Soviet era."

In 2012, the publishing house "Art of the 21st century" published the memoirs of Kira Golovko. In the book "Admiral" her name is associated with the era of Stanislavsky, which she found. The work will open the curious facts from the behind-the-scenes life of the theater, and also tell about the personal life of the actress. Kira Golovko is called the legend of the art theater, in which she served for many years.