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
- Lovey-Dovey 3 as Elizaveta Nikolaevna
- Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf as Баба-Яга (озвучка)
2009
- The Book of Masters as Baba Yaga
- Bankrupt as Ustinjya Naumovna, svaha
- Gogol the Bird
2007
- Thumbelina as Mouse
- White Lilacs as Anna Sergeevna
- Potapov, to the Board! as Biology Teacher
2006
- Playing the Victim as waitress in Japanese restaurant
- Weird Christmas
- The Funeral Party as Marya Ignatyevna
- Andersen. Life Without Love as Гадалка
2005
- Kazaroza as Maja Antonovna
2003
2000
- Old Hags as Lyubov
1998
1993
1992
- Seven-Forty as Tkachuk
- I Wanted to See Angels
- Glasha and Kikimora
1991
- Trap for Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- Sons of Bitches as Ella Ernestovna
- For a Rainy Day
- Promised Heaven as Fima
1990
- The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly? as Mother hedgehog (voice)
- In the Footsteps of the Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- Pretty Face
- Doping for Angels as Nina Pavlovna
1989
- Sofia Petrovna as Maria Erastovna Kiparisova
- Nomad Bus as Зина (администратор)
- AyAyAy!
1988
- Ferocious Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- Sinner as Zinaida Maslova
1987
- Chameleon Games as Irma
- Another Life as Roza
- Dialogue (A Mole and an Egg) as Egg (voice)
1984
- A Small Favor
- Mother Anoush
- Fairies' Autumn Gift as Fairy of Sadness
- Copper Angel as Росита
1983
- Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni
- Talisman as Grandmother
1982
- Алиса в Зазеркалье as The White Queen (voice)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Queen (voice)
- Vacation at Your Own Expense as Irina
- Department as Barvinskaya
1981
- Uncle's Dream as Sofya Karpukhina
- Eighth World Wonder as Julia Jermolina
- 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
- Zigzag as Vika the doctor (voice) (uncredited)
- Say a Word for the Poor Hussar as модистка Лулу
- Hurry to Do Good
1979
- The Garage as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
- The Black Wizard's Gift
- Tree Frog as (voice)
- 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
- Office Romance as Верочка, секретарь Калугиной
- Dunno in Sunny City
- Zhikharka as Zhikharka (voice)
- Secret, for All the World Only as Yelizaveta Nikolayevna
- Old Times in Poshekhonye
- Two Maples as (voice)
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
- Ivan and Marya as Princess Agrafina
- 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