Lezhdey, Elsa Ivanovna

Childhood and Youth

Father - Ivan Lezhdey, a sailor.

Elsa Ivanovna Lezhdey was born on February 19, 1933 in Sevastopol .

Elsa wanted to become an actress from an early age. After graduation, she went to Moscow , where she entered two theatrical schools at once: Schukinskoye and Shchepkinskoe and chose the Theater School named after M.S. Shchepkina .

In 1955, Lezhdey graduated from a theater school, after which she began working at the Theater-Studio of a film actor .

Acting career

She made her film debut in 1954 in the historical drama by Yuri Yegorov, "The Sea of ​​Jelly ", which tells about the life of Pomors of the 18th century , and played the role of Varvara's pomp. Soon Lezhdey married the beginning filmmaker Vladimir Naumov (from him son Alex). Thanks to Naumov, Lezhdi has the opportunity to reveal himself in dramatic roles. She starred in several films by Naumov; the image of the prostitute Marie in the film "Wind" (1958) became one of the strongest roles of the Lezhdi. A bright role was also played in the film "Pavel Korchagin . " However, the marriage with Naumov was short-lived.

In 1964, on the set of the film "Hockey Players" with Lezhdy, who played the wife of the protagonist, an affair began with one of the main roles, Vyacheslav Shalevich ; the actors have been together for about two years. In 1971 she married a second time - for the actor Vsevolod Safonov ; with whom she lived for 21 years, until his death.

The episodic roles of the Swans in the films Ballad of a Soldier and Goodbye Boys were successful . The actress also well conveyed the image of the Frenchwoman Jeanne-Marie Lyaburb in the film " The squadron goes west "; for the role she studied French .

Recent movie work

Since 1971, Lezhdey played the role of an expert Zinaida Cybrit in the serial film " Investigators Are Conducting an Investigation ." The film was a great success, but this role became fatal for Lezhdi: the actress, who was now associated only with Zinochka Cybrit, almost ceased to be invited to other roles. When the last episode of The Connoisseurs was filmed in 1989, Lezhdi had already begun to have health problems, and Cybrit appeared in only a small episode.

Last time she played in the movie “ She-wolves ” ( 1993 ).

Sickness and death

July 6, 1992, the third husband of Elsa Lezhdy Vsevolod Safonov died. After this, the actress became isolated and rarely left her Moscow apartment.

On February 19, 1993 , when E.I. Lezhdey was on his 60th birthday, her colleagues remembered and phoned, but she answered them: “Thank you, but I don’t need anything. I live quietly and modestly. This noise is not for me. '' And cried.

The son of Aleksey and the grandson of Vladimir often visited the swans. It turned out that she was struck by the same ailment as the third husband of Vsevolod Safonov - lung cancer . It turned out that for several years Elsa Ivanovna suffered from a serious illness.

She died at night on June 12, 2001, was buried at the Khovansky cemetery in Moscow (11th grade), next to her mother and husband ^[3] .

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1974 ).

Theater Roles

Filmography

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