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
- Four Ages of Love
- White Lilacs as Anna Sergeevna
- My Girl's Photo
2007
- Thumbelina as Mouse
- Potapov, to the Board! as Biology Teacher
2006
- Playing the Victim as waitress in Japanese restaurant
- Andersen. Life Without Love as Гадалка
- The Funeral Party as Marya Ignatyevna
- Weird Christmas
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
- Sons of Bitches as Ella Ernestovna
- Promised Heaven as Fima
- 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)
- Doping for Angels as Nina Pavlovna
- Pretty Face
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
- Another Life as Roza
- Dialogue (A Mole and an Egg) as Egg (voice)
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)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen (voice)
- Department as Barvinskaya
- Vacation at Your Own Expense as Irina
1981
- Eighth World Wonder as Julia Jermolina
- Uncle's Dream as Sofya Karpukhina
- Where Did Fomenko Go?
- Paths in the Sky
- 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
- The Garage as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
- Tree Frog as (voice)
- The Black Wizard's Gift
- When I Will Become a Giant as Dzhulietta Ashotovna
- Speak My Language as Клава
1978
- Crane in the Sky as Роза Козодоева
- The Pretty Man
1977
- Secret, for All the World Only as Yelizaveta Nikolayevna
- Office Romance as Верочка, секретарь Калугиной
- Two Maples as (voice)
- Zhikharka as Zhikharka (voice)
- Dunno in Sunny City
- 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