Liya Akhedzhakova
Born: 1938-07-09 in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR (Ukraine)
Known For: Acting
Biography
Liya M. Akhedzhakova (born July 9, 1938, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian theatre and cinema actress. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1970) and People's Artist of Russia (1994). She became famous for her roles in Eldar Ryazanov's films, especially "Office Romance" (1977), "Garage" (1979), "Irony of Fate" (1975) and "Promised Heaven" (1991). She twice received the Nika Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Aunt Fima in "Promised Heaven" and a Japanese restaurant worker in "Portraying the Victim" in 1992 and 2007, respectively.
Filmography
2022
- Golden Neighbors as Stepanovna
2020
- Comet Halley as Yanga Lvovna Artemieva
2018
- Leto as Flat's Owner
2017
- A Gentle Creature as Human Rights activist
2013
2012
- Mommies as Svetlana Semyonovna
- Circo Ambulante
2011
- Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf as Баба-Яга (озвучка)
- Lovey-Dovey 3 as Elizaveta Nikolaevna
2009
- The Book of Masters as Baba Yaga
- Bankrupt as Ustinjya Naumovna, svaha
- Gogol the Bird
2008
- White Lilacs as Anna Sergeevna
- Four Ages of Love
- My Girl's Photo
2007
- Thumbelina as Mouse
- Potapov, to the Board! as Biology Teacher
2006
- Andersen. Life Without Love as Гадалка
- Weird Christmas
- The Funeral Party as Marya Ignatyevna
- Playing the Victim as waitress in Japanese restaurant
2005
- Kazaroza as Maja Antonovna
2003
2000
- Old Hags as Lyubov
1998
1993
1992
- I Wanted to See Angels
- Seven-Forty as Tkachuk
- Glasha and Kikimora
1991
- Promised Heaven as Fima
- Sons of Bitches as Ella Ernestovna
- Trap for Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- For a Rainy Day
1990
- In the Footsteps of the Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly? as Mother hedgehog (voice)
- Pretty Face
- Doping for Angels as Nina Pavlovna
1989
- Sofia Petrovna as Maria Erastovna Kiparisova
- AyAyAy!
- Nomad Bus as Зина (администратор)
1988
- Sinner as Zinaida Maslova
- Ferocious Bambr as Mouse (voice)
1987
- Chameleon Games as Irma
- Dialogue (A Mole and an Egg) as Egg (voice)
- Another Life as Roza
1984
- A Small Favor
- Copper Angel as Росита
- Fairies' Autumn Gift as Fairy of Sadness
- Mother Anoush
1983
- Talisman as Grandmother
- Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni
1982
- Алиса в Зазеркалье as The White Queen (voice)
- Vacation at Your Own Expense as Irina
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen (voice)
- Department as Barvinskaya
1981
- Uncle's Dream as Sofya Karpukhina
- Eighth World Wonder as Julia Jermolina
- The Boy Walked, the Owl Flew
- Paths in the Sky
- Where Did Fomenko Go?
- We Will Not See You as Мать Гурского
1980
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears as club director
- Say a Word for the Poor Hussar as модистка Лулу
- Zigzag as Vika the doctor (voice) (uncredited)
- Hurry to Do Good
1979
- When I Will Become a Giant as Dzhulietta Ashotovna
- The Garage as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
- Speak My Language as Клава
- The Black Wizard's Gift
- Tree Frog as (voice)
1978
- Crane in the Sky as Роза Козодоева
- The Pretty Man
1977
- Office Romance as Верочка, секретарь Калугиной
- Dunno in Sunny City
- Secret, for All the World Only as Yelizaveta Nikolayevna
- Two Maples as (voice)
- Zhikharka as Zhikharka (voice)
- Old Times in Poshekhonye
1976
- The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! as Tanya, Nadia's friend
- Twenty Days Without War as Woman with clocks
- Ph.D
1975
- At the Black Sea
- Ivan and Marya as Princess Agrafina
1974
- Tanya as Dusya
1973
- Шапка-невидимка as Pioneer on the bike (voice)
- Looking for a Man
1971
1970
- The Brave Robin Hood
- The Blue Bird as Voice
1968
- Return as Petrushka