Svetlana Savyolova
Svetlana Savyolova | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 January 1999 Moscow, Russia | (aged 57)
Occupation(s) | Film and stage actress |
Years active | 1960-1969 |
Spouse | Gennadiy Baysak (divorced) |
Svetlana Ivanovna Savyolova (Russian: Светлана Ивановна Савёлова, 7 January 1942 – 30 January 1999) was a Soviet Russian film and stage actress. Savyolova starred in seven films and then acted on stage. For her look Savyolova was sometimes called "the Russian Brigitte Bardot".[1]
Early life
Savyolova was born in the city of
Films
Savyolova was discovered by film director Yakov Segel, who was searching for an actress in his film Farewell, Doves. Having a headache, Segel visited a drugstore in Sevastopol where Savyolova was working.[2] Segel decided it was Savyolova he was searching for and gave her the lead role of nurse Tanya in A Farewell to Doves, which became Savyolova's breakthrough. She decided to postpone the medical career and continued acting. In 1968, Savyolova played the lead role of Lena Velichko in the Soviet comedy Seven Old Men and a Girl. Savyolova was chosen over other candidates, such as Natalya Seleznyova and Lyudmila Gladunko.[2]
In her career, Savyolova starred in seven Soviet films: Farewell, Doves (1960), Listen! (1963), Small Green Light (1964), The Last Swindler (1966), A Day of Sun and Rain (1967), Seven Old Men and a Girl (1968) and Throughout Rus (1968). Throughout Rus became Savyolova's last film, after which she was no longer offered any film roles.[2]
Stage and last years
In 1965 Savyolova graduated from
References
- ^ a b c d e "Любовница Николая Караченцова и Александра Збруева спилась в полном одиночестве". Sobesednik (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Что стало со Светланой Савеловой после "Семи стариков и одной девушки"". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.