Lyubov Orlova is a Soviet actress, singer and dancer. She brilliantly played the piano and captivated the audience with a velvety voice. For her creative work, Orlova received several Stalin Prizes. In the 50s of the last century, Lyubov became an Honored Artist of the USSR.
Childhood and youth
Orlova was born in 1902. The girl was brought up in a traditionally intelligent family. Her parents belonged to the nobility. Mom managed to instill in Lyuba a craving for art.
Notable guests often appeared in the Orlovs' house. Fyodor Chaliapin often visited them. When the singer heard Love singing, he advised his parents to send the girl to a theater school. He prophesied a great future for her. Mom saw in little Lyuba exclusively a singer. Soon she took her daughter to a music school, where she mastered the piano.
At 18, she became a student at the Moscow Conservatory. She never received her high school diploma, as she left the conservatory three years later to take a job.
Orlova earned a living by teaching music. Soon she entered GITIS and continued to hone her vocal and acting skills. Since 1926, the girl took the position of a chorus girl, and then an actress of the prestigious music studio of the Moscow Art Theater.
The creative path of Lyubov Orlova
At the Moscow Art Theater, Orlova took over the vocal parts. Sometimes she was entrusted with small roles in performances. Lyubov had many competitors and envious people. The creative career of the artist has just begun to develop, but many saw her as a serious competitor. Orlova had an attractive appearance and good acting skills.
Soon the director of the Moscow Art Theater took Lyuba out of the choir, making her a soloist in Offenbach's opera Pericola. For the first time, Orlova received a major role. Popularity and at the same time great responsibility fell on her. Theater attendance has grown. The audience was mesmerized by Lyubov's voice and acting skills.
In 1933, she was entrusted with the role of Pericola. At the same time, the film director Grigory Alexandrov noticed the actress. He made the girl an offer she couldn't refuse. From that moment on, the game of Lyubov could be watched in Soviet films. When Orlova met Grigory, he was just looking for an actress for the role of Anyuta in the film "Merry Fellows".
It was the film "Jolly Fellows" that opened the filmography of the Soviet actress. After the release of the presented film, Orlova became the favorite of the public. She brilliantly coped with the role of Anyuta. After that, her creative career is gaining momentum. The actress is known in all corners of the vast USSR.
The domestic cinema replaces the theatre. This is evidenced by the box office. Lyubov Orlova in the spotlight. From everywhere she receives an invitation to star in a particular picture. Demand allows the actress to choose the role she really likes.
In 1936, Soviet spectators watched the action in the brilliant musical "Circus". Note that this is one of the highest grossing films of the Soviet Union. The musical received the Grand Prix of the international exhibition in the capital of France, and in the early 40s of the last century it was awarded the Stalin Prize.
Two years later, fans could watch the game of their favorite actress in the film "Volga-Volga". The film was also directed by Grigory Alexandrov. Soon Orlova appeared in the detective story "Engineer Kochin's Mistake", directed by Alexander Machereta.
Music in the life of the artist Lyubov Orlova
Orlova's musical data cannot be ignored. The woman was the owner of a soulful soprano. In addition, she owned the piano and piano. Love danced well. She repeatedly demonstrated her talents in Soviet films. Almost all the tapes in which Orlova starred were filled with the musical accompaniment of the singer.
The fact that Lyubov is a real authority and an idol of the Soviet public is evidenced by the fact that she gathered and admonished the military to the front. With her concerts, Orlova visited the hot spots of the USSR.
In the post-war period, Orlova continued to appear in films. She could be seen in the films "Spring" and "Meeting on the Elbe". In the early 50s of the last century, the actress showed off her performance in the films Mussorgsky and the film Composer Glinka. These roles were especially difficult for her, but she considers participation in these films to be the most significant moment in her biography.
The 60s of the last century were marked for Orlova by a decline in popularity. She practically does not act in films. At this time, Love can be seen in the tape "Russian Souvenir". In 1972, Starling and Lyra was released. The presented film was the last tape with the participation of the Soviet actress.
Lyubov Orlova: Details of personal life
Since Orlova held the title of the most charming actress in the Soviet Union, she carefully looked after her appearance. Love experienced all the advanced technologies of cosmetology in order to prolong youth. Rumor has it that this is the first actress who went under the knife of a plastic surgeon.
The personal life of the actress was filled with bright events. She was married three times. The first time she married Andrei Gasparovich Berzin, an official of the People's Commissariat of Agriculture. They lived together for 4 years, and then the spouse was arrested.
In 1932, Orlova was seen in a civil marriage with a certain Franz. And a year later, director Grigory Alexandrov called her down the aisle. He became the last husband of a celebrity. The couple did not dare to have children.
Fans who want to feel the biography of their favorite actress and singer should definitely watch the film "Orlova and Alexandrov". The film covers the period of Lyubov's life when she met her third husband.
Interesting facts about Lyubov Orlova
- The "counter-revolutionary and hooligan" film "Merry Fellows" was approved by Joseph Stalin. At that time it was the highest award for the director and actors. By the way, Love was the leader's favorite actress. Once he personally contacted her and expressed regret that they still did not know each other personally.
- During the filming of the film "Circus", she received third stage burns. Most of all, the actress was worried that there would be no burns on her body.
- She was the favorite of men. Once, when Love settled in a hotel, hundreds of contenders for her heart were guarding at the entrance. From the exit of the car to the entrance to the hotel, a whole corridor of fans lined up.
- The actress built a cottage in the style of Charlie Chaplin's villa.
- This is the first woman who played in the Soviet detective.
The last years of life Lyubov Orlova
Lyubov Orlova died on January 26, 1975. Relatives did not "blur" the details of the death, and said that the woman passed away due to pancreatic cancer. Her body was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery. Grigory Alexandrov died 8 years after the death of his wife.
In 2014, the popular lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky bought Orlova's dacha in Vnukovo near Moscow. He took possession of the artist's archive.
