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
2007
- White Lilacs as Anna Sergeevna
- Potapov, to the Board! as Biology Teacher
- Thumbelina as Mouse
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
- Glasha and Kikimora
- Seven-Forty as Tkachuk
1991
- Promised Heaven as Fima
- Sons of Bitches as Ella Ernestovna
- Trap for Bambr as Mouse (voice)
- For a Rainy Day
1990
- The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly? as Mother hedgehog (voice)
- Doping for Angels as Nina Pavlovna
- Pretty Face
- In the Footsteps of the Bambr as Mouse (voice)
1989
- Sofia Petrovna as Maria Erastovna Kiparisova
- Nomad Bus as Зина (администратор)
- AyAyAy!
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
- Copper Angel as Росита
- Fairies' Autumn Gift as Fairy of Sadness
- A Small Favor
- Mother Anoush
1983
- Koe-chto iz Gubernskoy Zhizni
- Talisman as Grandmother
1982
- Vacation at Your Own Expense as Irina
- Алиса в Зазеркалье as The White Queen (voice)
- 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
- Where Did Fomenko Go?
- We Will Not See You as Мать Гурского
- Paths in the Sky
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
- The Black Wizard's Gift
- When I Will Become a Giant as Dzhulietta Ashotovna
- Speak My Language as Клава
- 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
- Two Maples as (voice)
- Zhikharka as Zhikharka (voice)
- Secret, for All the World Only as Yelizaveta Nikolayevna
- 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
- 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