Lyudmila Tselikovskaya

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya was a Russian film and stage actress, and unofficial sex symbol in the 1940s Soviet Union. She was loved by general public, but was censored under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. She was born Lyudmila Vasilyevna Tselikovskaya on September 8, 1919, in Astrakhan, Russia. Her father, Vasili Tselikovsky, was an orchestra conductor, her mother was an opera singer. Young Tselikovskaya studied piano at the Gnesin School of Music in Moscow, then, from 1937 to 1941 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre, graduating in 1941 as an actress. From 1941 to 1992 Lyudmila Tselikovskaya was a member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Irina Kupchenko, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Evgeni Fedorov, Aleksandr Grave, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Ruben Simonov, among others. Tselikovskaya gave memorable performances in the classic Shakespeare's plays, such as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet', and Beatrice in 'Mnogo shuma is nichego' (aka.. Much Ado about Nothing). At the beginning of her film career, Tselikovskaya gave a stellar performance in Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945) by director Sergei M. Eisenstein. However, Joseph Stalin canceled her nomination for Stalin's Prize, and as a consequence, Tselikovskaya did not have any official support for the rest of her career. During the Second World War Lyudmila Tselikovskaya entertained the Red Army troops at the front-lines together with her husband, actor Mikhail Zharov. However, after the war, she and Zharov were censored by the Soviet officials, and both became virtually unemployed. In 1948 Tselikovskaya married Karo Alabyan, a prominent architect, but soon he was falsely accused of anti-Soviet activity, was fired from all government projects, became depressed, and later died of cancer. For the next 15 years, Tselikovskaya lived in a civil union with director Yuri Lyubimov, and their home in Moscow was a meeting place for such cultural figures as Boris Pasternak, Petr Kapitsa, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Fedor Abramov, Evgeniy Evtushenko, and other Russian intellectuals. At the same time, Tselikovskaya did not have new roles to play, she was ignored by official Soviet critics, and was rarely mentioned in the Soviet press. However, she was still loved by general public, and was eventually designated People's Actress of Russia. She died of cancer on July 2, 1992, in Moscow, Russia. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov

  • Title: Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
  • Popularity: 0.331
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1919-09-08
  • Place of Birth: Astrakhan, RSFSR, USSR
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  • Also Known As: Людмила Целиковская, Lyudmila Vasilyevna Tselikovskaya
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Lyudmila Tselikovskaya Movies

  • 1948
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    Karandash on Ice

    Karandash on Ice

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1978
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    Однокашники

    Однокашники

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1944
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    Ivan the Terrible, Part I

    Ivan the Terrible, Part I

    7.3 1944 HD

    Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian...

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  • 1970
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    Family is Like Family

    Family is Like Family

    1 1970 HD

    Mature couple is very serious about having New Year eve in family circle but their suddenly-grown-up children are dead serious to have it their way.

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  • 1954
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    Did We Meet Somewhere Before

    Did We Meet Somewhere Before

    6.455 1954 HD

    Maximov and his wife Larisa Levkoyeva going to vacation, but in last minutes Levkoyeva were called back to theater. And Maximov goes all alone to the...

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  • 1948
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    Story of a Real Man

    Story of a Real Man

    5.2 1948 HD

    Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off...

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  • 1955
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    The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

    4.8 1955 HD

    Osip Dymov, the titular counselor and the doctor of thirty one years, serves in two hospitals at the same time: intern and anatomist. From nine...

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  • 1943
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    Air Taxi

    Air Taxi

    5.2 1943 HD

    A musical romantic comedy set in Soviet Union during the first years of WWII.

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  • 1946
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    A Noisy Household

    A Noisy Household

    5.4 1946 HD

    A comedy about an army squad guarding the fake airport during WWII.

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  • 1945
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    Twins

    Twins

    4.8 1945 HD

    A funny comedy about a lost twins and a lot of good people who are involved in a search for twins' parents.

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  • 1977
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    The Man with the Gun

    The Man with the Gun

    1 1977 HD

    The events take place in Russia in 1917. A former peasant, and now a soldier, Ivan Shadrin, was sent by fellow soldiers from the German front to...

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  • 1941
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    Anton Ivanovich Gets Angry

    Anton Ivanovich Gets Angry

    1 1941 HD

    Anton Ivanovich Voronov is a highly respected professor at the Moscow Conservatoire, who places the music of Bach above everything else and regards...

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  • 1987
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    Tutor

    Tutor

    7 1987 HD

    Young Katya Batistova works as a sailor at a rescue station. Here she meets the 26-year-old philosopher from Moscow Evgeniy, who is relaxing in the...

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  • 1984
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    Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago

    Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago

    5.2 1984 HD

    A young student and a rich banker make a bet for two million rubles. On the condition of the wager, the student was to spend 15 years in solitary...

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  • 1976
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    Ladies and Hussars

    Ladies and Hussars

    1 1976 HD

    The action takes place on the estate of a major, where his friends, inveterate bachelors, and the sisters of the major, who came to marry him with...

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  • 1956
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    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1941
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    Four Hearts

    Four Hearts

    5.3 1941 HD

    The plot is built around two charming sisters — a strict, wayward Galina, an assistant professor of mathematics, and a windy, frivolous student...

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  • 1980
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    Лес

    Лес

    7.8 1980 HD

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  • 1973
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    Он пришёл

    Он пришёл

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1993
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    To Remember

    To Remember

    7 1993 HD

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