Lyudmila Marchenko
Born: 1940-06-20 in Arkhipo-Osipovka, Krasnodar Region, USSR (Russia)
Died: 1997-01-21
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lyudmila Marchenko is a Soviet theatre and film actress. At the age of 18, she made her debut in the film “The Volunteers”, and at 19 she was approved for the role of Nastenka in the film “White Nights”, directed by Ivan Pyryev. Lev Kulidzhanov invited her to the title role in the film "A Home for Tanya" in 1959, the film was a huge success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Due to her immediacy and simplicity of the acting style, she skillfully embodied a rare acting role for those years — a lyrical heroine. From 1959 to 1979 she appears in 15 films, including “Until Next Spring”, “My Younger Brother”, “No Fear, No Blame”, “The Cook”, “The Scouts”.
Filmography
1979
- Something with the Telephone as guest
1968
- The Scouts as Marie
1967
- The Gypsy as Budulai's wife
- Man Casts an Anchor as Nina
1966
- The Cook as Taisiya
- Aybolit-66
- The Tunnel as maid
1963
- Whistle Stop as milkmaid (uncredited)
1962
- No Fear, No Blame as Lena
- My Younger Brother as Galya Bodrova
- Dmitro Goritsvit as Yugina
1961
- Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend as Masha
- Until Next Spring as Vera
- Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre as L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine
1960
- White Nights as Nastenka
1959
- A Home for Tanya as Tanya
1958
- The Volunteers as Kaitanov Jr.'s girlfriend (uncredited)