Biography
Olga Ostroumova is a star of the Soviet and Russian silver screen, a leading artist of the Theater named after. Mossovet. She made a brilliant start at the very beginning of her career with leading roles in the cult films of Stanislav Rostotsky, but at the same time managed to maintain the spontaneity of nature and rare modesty. The actress did not strive for fame, but today she is considered one of the most beautiful and brightest stars of her generation.
Personal life of Olga Ostroumova
In personal relationships, Olga justifies the breed of women who endure and endure, and then - a volcano! Ostroumova first married in the late sixties to classmate Boris Annaberdyev. The marriage was short. Then - distribution after college, her acquaintance and love with Mikhail Levitin, which she immediately informed her husband about and filed for divorce. Boris did not resist; changes also occurred in his life away from his wife.
Olga Ostroumova with her husband Mikhail Levitin and children
Life with Levitin, a theater director and writer, turned out to be rich and vibrant. Children were born, whom the parents named by their own names: a girl - Olga, a boy - Mikhail. But the family, which meant so much to Ostroumova, was not so important to Levitin. For twenty years, the actress learned to turn a blind eye to her husband’s affairs, even if they openly declared her rights to him. But she still filed for divorce. He most strongly influenced little Misha, who even expressed a desire to live with his dad.
Olga Ostroumova with children
Over time, the grown-up children began to be jealous of Ostroumova for her new chosen one, Valentin Gaft. Their casual acquaintance on the set of Eldar Ryazanov’s “Garage” at some point grew into serious feelings. The actors signed their names right in the hospital where Gaft was lying after the operation.
Olga Ostroumova and Valentin Gaft
Valentin's charm and tact soon had their effect, and Misha and Olya finally approved of their mother's beloved man. Their own children, Faina, Polina and Zakhar, love to visit their grandmother, who is trying with all her might to take care of her beloved family, who has suffered so hard.
Childhood and youth
Olga Mikhailovna Ostroumova was born in the Orenburg region, in the town of Buguruslan, in September 1947. She grew up in a large, friendly family, where, besides her, there were three more children: sisters Raisa, Lyudmila and brother Georgy. Olga's father was a physics teacher, and her mother was a housewife. There was a warm atmosphere in the Ostroumovs’ small house, located not far from the church. Love and harmony have always reigned here.
Olga Ostroumova in her youth (still from the film “We’ll Live Until Monday”)
Olga Ostroumova says that the desire to become an artist came at a young age, at the age of 10, after she, along with her mother and sisters, attended a play in which her mother’s friend played. The feeling of incredible celebration and extraordinary excitement that she experienced then remained forever in the girl’s soul. Therefore, not for the sake of fame and national fame, but for the sake of repeating this holiday, the girl decided to connect her adult life with acting.
Career: student-film-theater
Seventies. Waking up the morning after the release of the film “We’ll Live Until Monday,” student Ostroumova, as always, got on a trolleybus and went to class. She did not feel any fame or signs of celebrity. But the girl’s talented performance was noticed not only by the audience, but also by the directors. In the decade following the film, Olga Ostroumova is the most sought-after actress in cinema. The roles that she received with seeming ease are amazing in their vitality, sincerity, and depth.
Olga Ostroumova in the film “We'll Live Until Monday”
Nyura from the short story “Stalingrad – 1929”, included in Boris Yashin’s melodrama “City of First Love” is her second role. Leonid Filatov and Natalya Egorova made their debut in the film together with the “experienced” Ostroumova. Then there was the film “City on Fire” about the siege of Sevastopol by the Nazis and again - Stanislav Rostotsky, who decided to shoot a film of the same name based on Boris Vasiliev’s story “...And the Dawns Here Are Quiet.”
The piercing beauty Zhenya Komelkova, played by Olga, became like family to many people who went through the war. Ostroumova, together with her co-stars Andrei Martynyuk (Sergeant Major Vaskov), Elena Drapeko (Liza Brichkina), Irina Shevchuk (Rita Osyanina) and the rest of the creative team created a truly amazing picture on the screen, which was even nominated for an Oscar as best foreign language film and was awarded the State Prize.
Olga Ostroumova played the role of Zhenya Komelkova
The image of Mani Polivanova, created by Ostroumova on the screen, is another deep and vital role of the actress. Love for a married man, carried through the years, surviving war and loss, is a topic that was not welcomed in the Soviet Union, but the films “Earthly Love” and “Fate” were shot by such a master and with such a cast that party officials could only admit that that there is sex in the USSR, even during the construction of socialism-communism. Filming in the duology brought Ostroumova invaluable experience working with such actors as Evgeny Matveev, Valeria Zaklunnaya, Yuri Yakovlev, Vadim Spiridonov, Zinaida Kiriyenko, as well as a well-deserved State Prize.
Olga Ostroumova in the film “Earthly Love”
Eighties. After wild success in the actress’s career, there was some lull - until the film “Vasily and Vasilisa”, which Ostroumova herself considers her great success. It was this picture that helped her get the role of Anfisa in the Moscow City Council’s play “The Widow’s Steamer.” Director Henrietta Yanovskaya, after watching the film, decided to involve Olga in the production of the play, although more mature actresses also applied for this role.
In the eighties, Ostroumova also starred, albeit in less popular but interesting films: “My Sister Lyusya”, “There Was No Sorrow”, “Leave due to Injury”, “Little Things in Life”. In 1989, Evgeny Matveev directed the crime drama “The Cup of Patience” with Ostroumova in the title role, but the film did not make on the audience the strong impression that remained after “Earthly Love” and “Fate.”
The nineties. There were very few roles worthy of Ostroumova's talent in the dashing nineties. Fortunately, the actress was involved in the best performances of the theater. Mossovet, played Faina Ranevskaya, Elizaveta Protasova, Emma Bovary. Among the films of this period, one can note the film adaptation of Nikolai Leskov’s story of the same name “The Enchanted Wanderer,” where the actress plays Ekaterina Semyonovna. Filming brought her the pleasure of communicating with such wonderful actors as Alexander Mikhailov, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Rostotsky, Maya Bulgakova, Leonid Kulagin.
Olga Ostroumova in the film “Admiral”
Two thousandths. Increasingly, Olga Ostroumova starred in documentaries dedicated to departed actors. Among the artistic films we can see where she played the mother of the dissolute Andrei Zhdanov (Grigory Antipenko), the monumental painting “Admiral” (the role of Sophia Kolchak’s mother Daria Omirova/Kamenskaya), the series “Papa for Sofia” (Marina Aleksandrovna).
Movies
The cinematic biography of Olga Ostroumova began with her appearance in the film “We'll Live Until Monday,” which was included in the golden fund of Soviet cinema. The actress played the most beautiful girl in the class. The entire male audience then fell in love with the blond beauty. But Ostroumova’s peak of success came from her role as Zhenya Kamelkova in the dramatic war film “...And the Dawns Here Are Quiet,” filmed in Karelia.
About personal...
Here she is, actress Olga Mikhailovna Ostroumova. Her biography contains information about three husbands, with the last of whom she is still happy.
She met her first husband, Boris Annaberdyev, while still a student. He also studied at GITIS. The marriage did not last and they divorced. After graduation, Boris was sent to Turkmenistan. Just a few months of living apart showed that nothing binds them.
Later she married Mikhail Levitin, a director and writer. This happened in 1973. At the beginning of their acquaintance, Mikhail was not free, and Olga had to wait several years for his divorce.
The couple had two children - Olya and Misha. Ostroumova had to literally fight for family happiness: her husband constantly cheated on her, and she found out about it every time. They divorced after 23 years of marriage.
For a long time, the actress did not even want to look in the direction of men. She was busy raising children and doing her favorite job. Everything changed after another meeting with Valentin Gaft. He liked Olga back in the seventies, when they worked together on the film “Garage”. The wedding ceremony took place in 1996 in a hospital ward (Gaft underwent surgery shortly before the celebration). But all these conventions had no meaning. The couple are still happy. The actress now understands what it means to be a happy and loved woman.
Filmography
- 1968 – “We’ll Live Until Monday”
- 1972 – “...And the dawns here are quiet”
- 1974 – “Earthly Love”
- 1977 – “Destiny”
- 1979 – “Garage”
- 1981 – “Vasily and Vasilisa”
- 1982 – “There was no sadness”
- 1982 – “The Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov”
- 1984 – “Clash”
- 1986 – “The Time of Her Sons”
- 1997 – “Snake Spring”
- 2002 – “Beyond the Wolves”
- 2003 – “Poor Nastya”
- 2008 – “Admiral”
- 2012 – “Efrosyne”
- 2015 – “Scoundrel”
- 2019 – “Van Gogh”
1973–1982. Matveev. Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. "Vasily and Vasilisa"
In 1973, significant events occurred in the life of the actress.
- Wedding of Ostroumova and Levitin.
- Dismissal from the Youth Theater.
- Transfer to the Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya.
- The film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” is the leader in Soviet film distribution.
After the success of the film, offers from other directors followed. Ostroumova did not want roles similar to Zhenka Komelkova, so she refused.
In 1974, the actress agreed to the role of Mani Polivanova in Evgeniy Matveev’s film “Earthly Love.” The actress’s gorgeous, sensual appearance attracted the director’s attention.
During these successful years in her career, Ostroumova was unusually beautiful, but brought up in strict rules, she did not allow herself even light flirting.
In 1975, a daughter was born into the family of Levitin and Ostroumova; she was named Olga, in honor of her mother.
“Earthly Love” was an audience success and Evgeny Matveev in 1977 filmed a sequel called “Fate.” Both works were awarded: Gold Medal. Dovzhenko (1978) and State Prize (1979).
Between filming films, Olga Ostroumova also took part in performances at the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. This was facilitated by the warm and friendly atmosphere both under Dunaev and Anatoly Efros, who replaced him. The actress managed to play Tatiana in “Enemies” (1977), Lida in “Veranda in the Forest” (1978), a heroine named She in the play “Lunin or the Death of Jacques” (1979), Rosa Gonzalez in the play “Summer and Smoke” (1980 ).
In 1979, Eldar Ryazanov invited Ostroumova to the film “Garage” for the role of a professor’s daughter. This experience was not enjoyable. The young woman felt out of place against the background of Markov, Nevinny, Gaft, Myagkov and Savina. After the satirical comedy there was a break.
Two years later, Irina Poplavskaya called the actress and offered the role of Vasilisa in her film based on the story by V. Rasputin. Ostroumova considers this work her favorite film role, and the theme of the film “Vasily and Vasilisa” about forgiveness and non-forgiveness is biblical.
In 1982, the actress was awarded the title of Honored Artist.
Theater
In 1970, Olga Ostroumova became an actress at the Moscow Theater for Young Spectators. She played in the plays “A Man of Seventeen” (Varya), “Late Love” (Lebyadkina), “Shadow” (Julia July).
In 1973-1983, she served at the Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya, where she was involved in the productions of “Barbarians” (Lydia), “Wolves and Sheep” (Glafira), “Lunin, or the Death of Jacques” (She), “Veranda in the Forest” "(Lida), "Summer and Smoke" (Rosa Gonzalez).
In 1977, she appeared in the play “Hello, Monsieur de Maupassant” at the Hermitage Theater.
Since 1983, Olga Ostroumova has been working at the Mossovet Theater. The actress played in the plays “The Living Corpse” (Elizaveta Protasova), “The Widow’s Steamship” (Anfisa), “Ornifle, or Through the Breeze” (Ariana), “Breakfast with Unknowns” (Masha), “At the Gates of the Kingdom” (Elina Careno) , “Madame Bovary” (Emma Bovary), “The Cherry Orchard” (Ranevskaya), “Dance Teacher” (Felisyana), “Don’t Wake Madame” (Rose), “The White Guard” (Elena Talberg), “I, Grandma, Iliko and Hilarion" (Grandmother), etc.
In the current repertoire of the theater, Ostroumova is busy in the play “Roman Comedy”, where she plays the role of Messalina. In addition, he plays the main role in the production of “Travels with Auntie” based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene. The director was the son of the actress, Mikhail Levitin Jr.
Olga Mikhailovna is a member of the jury of the Festival of Theater of Small Towns of Russia, which takes place under the auspices of the Theater of Nations and its director Evgeny Mironov.
