Acting
Lyudmila Marchenko
RU, AZ, RO, FR cinema · 17 credits
Born
20 June 1940
Died
21 January 1997 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Arkhipo-Osipovka, Krasnodar Region, USSR (Russia)
Also known as Lyudmila Marçenko · Ludmila Marczenko · Ljudmila Martschenko · Ljudmilla Martšenko · 루드밀라 마르첸코 · Lüdmila Marçenko
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”.
Known for
Filmography
The Scouts
as Marie
The Gypsy
as Budulai's wife
The Cook
as Taisiya
The Tunnel
as maid
Whistle Stop
as milkmaid (uncredited)
My Younger Brother
as Galya Bodrova
Dmitro Goritsvit
as Yugina
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
1961
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
as L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine
White Nights
as Nastenka
A Home for Tanya
as Tanya
The Volunteers
as (uncredited)