Turchaninova, Evdokia Dmitrievna

Evdokia Turchaninova was born in Moscow.

She studied at the drama school of P. M. Nevedkin. In 1891 she graduated from drama courses at the Moscow Theater School (now the Higher Theater School named after M.S.Schepkin ), where she studied under the direction of A.P. Lensky , and was accepted into the Maly Theater troupe.

She began her career on stage as a comedian and travesty , while playing both characteristic roles and the roles of old women. Her first role was Ulyana in the play based on the play “Voivode” by A. N. Ostrovsky , played in 1891 . She advanced in the role of Tanya in the play “The fruits of enlightenment ” by L. N. Tolstoy , played in the same year. The charm of the actress, her emotionality and immediacy of the game ensured her success ^[1] .

The roles that required the ability to perform folk songs and dances were especially successful, she had a good voice and studied singing with the opera singer E.K. Pavlovskaya (later Honored Artist of the RSFSR ).

The success of the actress in age roles was so significant that the role of the old woman has been entrenched with her since her graduation from the school. A significant place in the repertoire was played by plays by A. N. Ostrovsky , in many of which she alternately played all or almost all of the female roles ( “Labor bread” , “Thunderstorm” , “We will count our own people” , “Truth is good, but happiness is better " , " Governor " ). The entire repertoire list includes 373 roles ^[2] .

Simultaneously with work on the stage of the Maly Theater in 1898-1907, she also performed at his youth branch (New Theater).

From 1910 she conducted pedagogical work, from 1918 to 1923 she taught at the drama courses at the Maly Theater.

During the war, the actress transferred her money to the Defense Fund .

After leaving the troupe in 1959, until 1961 she continued to perform with artistic readings.

In 1959, the All-Russian Theater Society released a book on the work of E. D. Turchaninova ^[2] .

Evdokia Dmitrievna Turchaninova died in Moscow on December 27, 1963 . She was buried at Kalitnikovsky cemetery .

• People's Artist of the RSFSR ^[3]
• People's Artist of the USSR (1943)
• Stalin Prize of the first degree (1943) - for many years of outstanding achievements ^[4]
• Stalin Prize of the first degree (1948) - for participation in the play "Great Power" by B. S. Romashov
• Two Orders of Lenin (1945, 1949)
• Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor (1937, 1960)
• Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
• Medal “In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow”

Theater Roles

Телевизионные версии спектаклей Малого театра

• 1951 — « Правда хорошо, а счастье лучше », по А. Н. Островскому — Мавра Тарасовна
• 1952 — « Горе от ума », по А. С. Грибоедову — княгиня Тугоуховская
• 1952 — « На всякого мудреца довольно простоты », по А. Н. Островскому — Глафира Климовна Глумова
• 1953 — «Варвары. Сцены в уездном городе», по М. Горькому — Богаевская
• 1957 — «Пигмалион» , по Б. Шоу — миссис Хиггинс
• 1959 — «Растеряева улица», по Г. И. Успенскому — Авдотья

Filmography

• 1960 — «Евгения Гранде» — госпожа Гранде

• Звезда эпохи - Нина Гребешкова , 2005 год.

• ВЕЛИКАЯ «СТАРУХА» МАЛОГО ТЕАТРА

Щепкина-Куперник Т.Л. Дни моей жизни. http://az.lib.ru/s/shepkinakupernik_t_l/text_0350.shtml