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
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
- Gogol the Bird
- Bankrupt as Ustinjya Naumovna, svaha
2007
- White Lilacs as Anna Sergeevna
- Thumbelina as Mouse
- Potapov, to the Board! as Biology Teacher
2006
- Playing the Victim as Waitress in Japanese restaurant
- The Funeral Party as Marya Ignatyevna
- Andersen. Life Without Love as Гадалка
- Weird Christmas
2005
- Казароза as Maja Antonovna
2003
2000
- Old Hags as Lyubov
1998
1995
1993
1992
- I Wanted to See Angels
- Glasha and Kikimora
- Seven-Forty as Tkachuk
1991
- Promised Heaven as Fima
- Trap for Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- For a Rainy Day
- Sons of Bitches as Ella Ernestovna
1990
- Pretty Face
- In the Footsteps of the Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly? as Mother hedgehog (voice)
- Doping for Angels as Nina Pavlovna
1989
- Sofia Petrovna as Maria Erastovna Kiparisova
- AyAyAy!
- Nomad Bus as Зина (администратор)
1988
- Ferocious Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- Sinner as Zinaida Maslova
1987
- Dialogue (A Mole and an Egg) as Egg (voice)
- Chameleon Games as Irma
- Another Life as Roza
1984
- Copper Angel as Росита
- Fairies' Autumn Gift as Fairy of Sadness
- A Small Favor
- Mother Anoush
1983
- Talisman as Grandmother
- Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni
1982
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen (voice)
- Vacation at Your Own Expense as Irina
- Алиса в Зазеркалье as The White Queen (voice)
- Department as Barvinskaya
1981
- Uncle's Dream as Sofya Karpukhina
- We Will Not See You as Мать Гурского
- Where Did Fomenko Go?
- Eighth World Wonder as Julia Jermolina
- Paths in the Sky
1980
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears as Club Director Olga Pavlovna
- Say a Word for the Poor Hussar as модистка Лулу
- Hurry to Do Good
- Zigzag as Vika the doctor (voice) (uncredited)
1979
- The Garage as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
- The Black Wizard's Gift
- When I Will Become a Giant as Dzhulietta Ashotovna
- Tree Frog as (voice)
1978
- The Pretty Man
- Crane in the Sky as Роза Козодоева
1977
- Secret, for All the World Only as Yelizaveta Nikolayevna
- Office Romance as секретарша Верочка
- Old Times in Poshekhonye
- Two Maples as (voice)
- Zhikharka as Zhikharka (voice)
- Dunno in Sunny City
1976
- Ph.D
- Twenty Days Without War as Woman with clocks
1975
- Ivan and Marya as Princess Agrafina
- The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! as Tanya, Nadia's friend
- At the Black Sea
1974
- Tanya as Dusya
1973
- Looking for a Man
- Шапка-невидимка as Pioneer on the bike (voice)
1971
1970
- The Blue Bird as Voice
- The Brave Robin Hood
1968
- Return as Petrushka