Inna Churikova
Date of birth: 1943-10-05
Place of birth: Belebey, Bashkirskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Inna Churikova, Инна Чурикова, Inna Tschurikowa, Інна Чурикова
Biography
Inna Mikhailovna Churikova (1943-2023) was a renowned Soviet and Russian actress celebrated for her extensive work in both film and theater. Born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, she moved to Moscow in the early 1950s. She studied at the Stanislavsky Theater's drama studio and graduated from the Shchepkin Theater Institute. Churikova gained fame with films like "No Path Through Fire" (1968) and "The Beginning" (1970), directed by her future husband Gleb Panfilov. Over her career, she appeared in more than 80 films. She received numerous prestigious film awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival and multiple Nika Awards. Her theater career was equally distinguished. She became a leading actress at the Lenkom Theatre. Some of her notable stage roles included Arkadina in Chekhov's "The Seagull," which earned her the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1996. She also received the Stanislavsky Award (2014) for her contributions to theatrical arts. Inna Churikova passed away on January 14, 2023. Titles and Recognitions (by year): - Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1977) - For her contributions to Soviet theatrical art. - People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985) - For her contributions to Soviet theatrical art. - People's Artist of the USSR (1991) - For her significant contributions to Soviet theatrical art. - Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) (2010) - Honored for her outstanding contributions to the arts. - Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts. Major Awards (by year): - Locarno International Film Festival Award (1969) - Best Actress for "No Path Through Fire". - Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival (1984) - For her role in "Wartime Romance". - Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1985) - For her role in the film "Vassa". Nika Award: - Best Actress for "Adam’s Rib" (1991). - Best Supporting Actress for "Bless the Woman" (2004). Golden Eagle Award: - Best Supporting Actress for "The Idiot" (2004). State Prize of the Russian Federation (1996) - For her role in Chekhov's "The Seagull". Stanislavsky Award (2014) - For her outstanding contributions to theater.
Movie Credits
Father Frost
1965-03-24
A fairy tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must o
Thirty-three
1965-04-22
The dentist of the provincial town of Upper Yamki made an unexpected scientific discovery by finding
The Very Same Munchhausen
1979-12-31
A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy,
Adam's Rib
1990-09-07
The film is based on the story of Anatoly Kurchatkin "House of Women". A tragicomedy about four wom
Casus Belli
2002-06-22
A gentleman hires a female private detective to spy on his wife - and suddenly falls in love.
Audience
2019-04-25
...Every Tuesday, at six o'clock in the evening, the Queen of Great Britain gives an audience to the
Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel
2011-05-05
The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home duri
Walking the Streets of Moscow
1964-04-11
On a stopover in Moscow, a young writer Volodya makes friends with Kolya, who is returning home from
Courier
1986-06-06
Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with hi
No Path Through Fire
1967-12-25
A talented girl is trying to find happiness amidst the Russian revolution of 1917 and the civil war
Khalif the Stork
1981-02-02
A rich caliph is leading a careless life. One day an evil wizard sells him a magic potion that can t
The Beginning
1970-10-12
A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She
The Delegation
1993-01-01
Peppermint Gingerbread
2022-02-26
"Peppermint Gingerbread" is two stories – two lives. One is extremely sweet and cloying, like a Chri
What a Mess!
1995-03-30
The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
2007-01-01
The author's remake of the famous New Year's comedy is not an exact copy of the original. Festive me
The Cook
1966-05-23
Based on the play of the same name by Anatoly Sofronov. In one of the Kuban collective farms, a new
The Year of the Dog
1994-02-01
Former criminal Sergei meets Vera - an elderly unhappy woman who lives in a dormitory. After Sergei
Hamlet
1989-08-01
TV performance of the famous work of Shakespeare.
Lie for Salvation
2015-08-01
The action of the play has been transferred to our time. Can a lie be a salvation? Is it possible to
Aquitaine Lioness
2013-08-01
A TV play in two acts based on the play "The Lion in Winter" by James Goldman. King Henry II, in hi
Bless the Woman
2003-09-04
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera,
Patient No. 1
2023-10-06
The end of the Soviet empire. The General Secretary lies in the government clinic. He is old and fra
Valentina
1980-06-06
A drama about an affair between 18 years old dinning-room waitress and much older police investigato
I Wish to Speak
1976-11-29
The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, sh
Mother
1990-12-01
The social ferment in late 19th century Russia which led to the 1917 Russian Revolution is movingly
Elder Sister
1967-03-06
A drama about a life of two sisters - Nadya and Lida, who both are dreaming about theater and actre
The Cat Who Walked by Herself
1988-01-01
Two parents put their child in his crib for the night and leave the room. The child starts crying, a
Yankovsky
2015-02-19
This film is not about Oleg Yankovsky in the usual sense: not a biography of a great actor, not a re
You Youth!
1966-01-01
A story about high school students preparing for New Year's Eve and what can happen if the wrong per
Clouds Over Borsk
1961-02-25
Tenth grader Olya Ryzhkova can't find understanding among the people around her.
War-Time Romance
1983-11-07
This melodrama revolves around the post-war meeting reunion an intelligent front-line officer, now h
Because It's Me
2009-01-01
The cycle consists of four short stories ("Record", "Havana", "Close Embrace", "Uncle from Chicago")
No Borders
2015-10-22
Few not connected novels about the love. Few couples falling in love in different places of post USS
Alexander Abdulov. Romance with Life
2009-05-27
The Land of OZ
2015-06-10
In Yekaterinburg over the Christmas period, shop assistant Lenka Shabadinova experiences a number of
The Best Day Ever
2015-12-24
For a successful Road Patrol Service officer time to start a family, but he lives with his mother.
Dead Souls
1984-11-19
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obta
Where Are You Now, Maxim?
1965-06-14
A story of a young man who is returning to his home town after being evacuated as a boy during WWII.
Ryaba, My Chicken
1994-05-01
In Soviet days an old peasant woman's hen begins to lay golden eggs. Of course, everyone agrees that
Save My Speech
2015-10-22
This is the story of the poet Osip Mandelstam, recreated at the intersection of the arts and genres:
Keep Forever
2007-01-01
Diplomat Volodin is going to work in the States for a responsible job. But, having crossed the ocean
Marriage
2007-09-22
About the hapless bridegroom Podkolesin, who escaped from the bride through the window, and the pick
Guilty Without Guilt
2008-10-05
In a small provincial town, a famous actress comes on tour, who once fled from here from the shame o
Vassa
1983-09-12
Screen adaptation of the play by Maxim Gorky "Vassa Zheleznova". Saga of the death of a merchant fa
The Theme
1979-01-09
In search of inspiration and new topics, the famous metropolitan writer Kim Yesenin goes to the prov
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
1988-04-01
This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980
Autumn Memories
2016-03-08
The Elusive Revengers
1967-04-29
Danka's and Ksanka's childhood in the village brutally ends when their father is killed by a White G
The Barbarian and the Heretic
2005-03-19
Based on the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.
Three Girls in Blue
1988-04-19
Three women in their thirties live in the summer with their young sons in the dacha. Svetlana, Tatia
The Wise Man
2004-02-07
The story of the adventures of a young man – overly ambitious and cynical, who wanted to make a care
The Seagull
1994-10-01
Based on A. Chekhov's comedy.