Biography
A witty actress, one of the most filmed actresses of the 1950-1980s. She graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School (1954). She graduated from the Higher television directing courses at Central Television (1966), the directing department of VGIK (1971). In the cinema since 1955. From 1957 to 1969 he was an actress of the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire, from 1969 he was a television director, and from 1971 he was an assistant to the director of TO Screen. She did not play the main roles. The second roles became the field of activity of Kharitonova - girlfriends of heroines, girls from a construction site, burly collective farmers, etc. The actress loved them. In each of them she saw a man with a certain fate. I regretted it, sympathized with them, but could laugh as well - to sharpen its character to the grotesque. Starting from the amazing work in the film βCranes Are Flyingβ, Svetlana Kharitonova immediately attracted attention. Strict, "cold" Irina Borozdina for the whole world became the embodiment of the Soviet girl-intellectual. And suddenly - the next role, the old woman Thekla in "White Nights" according to the story of Dostoevsky. And next to him is the dreamy fool Klava in the comedy βThe Girl Without an Addressβ, the activist Lisa in βThe Defiantβ, the in love soldier Varvara in the tragedy βAt a Difficult Hourβ, the classic idiot Brandakhlystova in βMerry Outstretched Daysβ, the eccentric βvampβ Elvira in the extravaganza β Can not be!" Kharitonova proved that she is an amazing actress, synthetic, "piece". Nobody could take her place. Svetlana entered the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio without much difficulty. The creative fate of Svetlana Kharitonova is non-standard. Being a popular, sought-after theater actress, she left the stage on take-off - tired. She went to documentary films, graduated from the directing department of VGIK. She made films about the silk factory, Polenovskaya estate, about the life of the department store, the fate of the teacher in kindergarten. Then she became interested in sports films and created educational films about figure skating, marathon running, freestyle wrestling. Her wonderful film "Teaching Infant Swimming" received the Grand Prix of the VIII All-Union Festival of Sports Films. At the same time, Kharitonova did not leave the acting profession either - she was shot without interruptions. Once after the filming, Svetlana Kharitonova drove the group in her car and hit a passerby. The woman died. There was a court, there were petitions, sureties. Relatives of the deceased also turned to justice - not to be too harsh. The actress was given a suspended sentence and sent to the Vladimir region, where she worked for three years at a reinforced concrete plant. Organized amateur performances. Upon her return, Kharitonova received invitations from Basov, Mikhalkov, Gaidai and again plunged into the element of cinema. She played teachers, railway workers, chairmen, wives of drunks and old bachelors. In any role, the actress was in place. She always wanted to watch, follow her immediate reaction, rejoice or worry together.
Filmography (65)
Katya-Katya
2023
Without Justice
1993
Emelya the Fool and Elena the Beautiful
1992
Butterflies
1991
Two on the Bare Ground
1990
Stalin's Funeral
1990
I'm Offering My Hand and Heart
1989
From the Life of Fyodor Kuzkin
1989
Coming of the Moon
1988
The Purple Ball
1988
Visit to the Minotaur
1987
Why Does a Person Need Wings?
1985
Guest from the Future
1985
Guest from the Future
1984
Take Care of the Men!
1983
For Happiness
1982
Find Your Home
1982
Who Will Pay For Luck?
1980
Flight with the Astronaut
1980
Live in Joy
1979
The Cat in the Bag
1979
Comrade Nikanorova Awaits You
1979
A Taste of Bread
1979
White Bim Black Ear
1977
Tryn-grass
1976
It Can't Be!
1975
Letter from Youth
1974
Yeralash
1974
Nylon 100%
1973
A Day and the Whole Life
1970
Urban Romance
1970
ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅
1969
The Brothers Karamazov
1969
Doctor Vera
1968
The Magician
1968
Save the Drowning Man
1968
The Places Here Are Quiet
1967
Rasplyuev's Days of Fun
1966
Road to the Sea
1966
Your Son and Brother
1966
Fantasizing
1965
Year as Long as Life
1965
The Adventures of Tolya Klyukvin
1964
A Hard Day's Monday
1964
A Trip Without a Load
1963
Fuse
1962
Girl's Years
1961
Sovershenno seryozno
1961
Be Careful, Grandma!
1961
My Friend, Kolka!
1961
In a Hard Hour
1961
ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΎΠΆΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ
1961
White Nights
1960
Russian Souvenir
1960
The Unamenables
1959
Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm
1959
A Girl with Guitar
1958
Girl without an Address
1958
The Volunteers
1958
The Cranes Are Flying
1957
Polyushko, pole
1957
Two Lives
1957
A Unique Spring
1957
Land and People
1956
Son
1955
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