Maria Karnilova ( born Maria Karnilova ; formerly Karniloff ; August 3, 1920, Hartford , Connecticut - April 20, 2001, New York , New York ) is an American theater actress and ballet dancer [1] .
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| Birth name | Maria Dovgolenko English Maria Dovgolenko |
| Date of Birth | August 3, 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Hartford , Connecticut |
| Date of death | April 20, 2001 (aged 80) |
| A place of death | New York , New York |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actress dancer |
| Career | 1946-1988 |
| Awards | Tony (1964) |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Career
- 3.1 Theatrical works
- 3.1.1 Ballet Theater
- 3.1.2 Broadway
- 3.2 Filmography
- 3.3 Discography
- 3.1 Theatrical works
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut in the family of Philip and Stepanida Dovgolenko, Russian immigrants from the Russian Empire . The family later moved to Brooklyn , New York . In the same place in 1927, Maria began to practice ballet in a children's group at the Metropolitan Opera [2] . In 1939, she became an artist of the newly opened Ballet Theater , then she took the pseudonym Maria Karniloff (later she was replaced by Maria Karnilova).
In 1946, she made her Broadway debut in the musical Call Me Mr.. In 1965, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the musical Violinist on the Roof [3] . Four years later, she received another nomination for Tony for Best Actress in the musical Zorba [2] .
Karinlova participated mainly in theatrical productions, she also starred in two films: the musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and the comedy Married to the Mafia (1988), which became one of her last works. The actress died at the age of 80 in 2001.
Personal life
In 1948, Maria married actor George S. Irving, they had two children in a marriage [1] .
Career
Theatrical work
Ballet Theater
- The Court of Paris
- "Blue Beard"
- "Elena Troyanskaya"
- "Three virgins and the devil"
- "Aurora's Wedding"
- "Sleeping Beauty"
- "Lilac Garden"
Broadway
- Call Me Mr. (1946)
- Miss Liberty (1949)
- “For Two” (1952)
- The Kaleidoscope (1957)
- The Concert (1958)
- Gypsy (1959) - Tessi Tour
- “Bravo, Giovanni” (1962) - Signora Pandolfi
- “ Violinist on the Roof ” (1964) - Goldie
- “Zorba” (1968) - Madame Hortense
- Gigi (1973) - Ines Alvarez
- “The Favorite of the Lord” (1974) - Rose Benjamin
- Bring Back the Bird (1981) - May Peterson
- The Violinist (1981)
Filmography
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) - Daphne
- Married to the Mafia (1988) - Frank's mother
Discography
- Instant Yiddish (1966) [4]
- Zorbá (1968) [5]
- Fiddler on the Roof (1986)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Anna Kisselgoff. Maria Karnilova, 80, Star Of Ballets and Broadway . The New York Times (April 25, 2001). Date of treatment January 27, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Tony Award Winner Maria Karnilova, Tevye's Golde, Dead at 80 (English) (unspecified) ? . Playbill (April 26, 2001). Date of treatment January 27, 2019.
- ↑ Masterworks Broadway - Maria Karnilove masterworksbroadway.com. Date of treatment January 27, 2019.
- ↑ Maria Karnilova, Zvee Scooler, Fred Kogos - Instant Yiddish on Discogs
- ↑ Herschel Bernardi, Maria Karnilova - Zorbá (Original Broadway Cast) on Discogs