On December 19, People's Artist of the USSR, actress, director, and teacher Galina Volchek turned 85 years old. IN theatrical circles she is called the Iron Lady - she is strict and demanding in her work, but no one doubts her professionalism. She achieved considerable heights in her business, however, for this she had to sacrifice personal happiness...
Galina Volchek was born in 1933 in Moscow in the family of the famous director and cameraman Boris Volchek and screenwriter Vera Maimina, so her path was predetermined from childhood. Just a year after graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School, she, together with other actors - Evgeny Evstigneev, Oleg Efremov, Igor Kvasha, Oleg Tabakov and Liliya Tolmacheva - organized the “Studio young actors»,
Galina Volchek's acting career did not last long - in the late 1950s. she went out to theater stage as an actress, but since 1962 she took up directing, and since then she has devoted all her strength only to her. IN last time she played in the play “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf” in 1984, and that was it actor career ended in the theater. But Galina Volchek periodically appears in films. Her film debut took place in 1957, and since then she has often received offers from directors. True, as a rule, these were episodic roles. But she turned every episode into a masterpiece. Just look at her She-Wolf in the fairy tale film “About Little Red Riding Hood” and her friend Buzykina in “Autumn Marathon”! True, she herself believed that she was offered very monotonous roles of “all sorts of half-monsters”, to realize her creative potential in such conditions it is simply impossible, so she decided to leave cinema.
As a film director, Galina Volchek began with film adaptations of her theatrical productions, and then made films based on original scripts - “Echelon”, “Steep Route”, etc. However, the theater always remained in the first place for her, to which she devoted her entire life. In 1972, she became the chief director of the Sovremennik Theater, and in the late 1980s, its artistic director. She was also called the first theater director to break the “cultural blockade” between the USSR and the USA - in the 1970s, at the height of cold war, she staged several performances based on Russian classics in American theaters, including on Broadway, and taught at New York University. Sovremennik became the first non-Broadway theater to win prestigious award"Drama Desk Award"
Galina Volchek had to sacrifice a lot for her favorite business. Including personal happiness. Officially, she was married twice. Her first husband was the famous actor Evgeny Evstigneev - she lived with him for 9 years and gave birth to a son, Denis, who also became a director. Due to her husband's infidelity, this marriage broke up. The second marriage with scientist Mark Abelev also lasted about 9 years. Later, Galina Volchek admitted that her mother-in-law was absolutely right, reproaching her for the fact that nothing exists for her except the theater: “Alas, my absolute immersion in the theater greatly interfered with our lives. Mark was jealous and worried. And the publicity of my profession added discomfort - very difficult a self-sufficient man constantly feeling as if on the sidelines... In general, I didn’t give Markusha what was necessary in family life, the theater took all of me, without a trace».
Galina Volchek prefers not to remember another relationship that lasted for 10 years and did not end in marriage. After that, she decided to devote herself entirely to work, concluding that combining active theatrical activities and family concerns are simply impossible. Moreover, she was always fanatical about work - on the 17th day after the birth of her son, she already returned to the theater. Later Galina Volchek admitted: “As a result of this experience I finally realized: family life in her the usual understanding excluded for me. My theater was bulldozed over it... My whole life, I led myself to the point that family became impossible for me. This is the natural state of a person who has sold himself into slavery in the theater».
Galina Volchek's first directorial work was the production of William Gibson's play “Two on a Swing.” Subsequently, she did not leave the Sovremennik stage for more than 30 years and became iconic for the director. She explained: “In order to talk from the stage about human relationships, you need to be able to analyze them, even dissect them. And the best subject for research is yourself. I once formulated my personal life like this: I had two marriages, several novels and one delusion, and everything lasted a long time. But besides love, my whole life, and now no less than in my youth, is also a kind of swing».
Unfortunately, all the outstanding actors with whom Volchek began working at Sovremennik are no longer alive - Oleg Efremov, Nina Doroshina, Evgeny Evstigneev, Oleg Tabakov. Galina Volchek is older than all the leading veteran actors of the theater - Valentin Gaft, Marina Neelova, Liya Akhedzhakova. Over the years, it became increasingly difficult for her to manage the theater and stay in line.
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At the funeral ceremony for Nina Doroshina artistic director Sovremennik Theater, 84-year-old Galina Volchek was brought to wheelchair. Black glasses in combination with a mourning scarf added mournfulness to the actress and director, who was already far from blooming. She looked exhausted and sick.
Galina Borisovna will celebrate her 85th birthday this year. She is older than all the leading artists of Sovremennik - Liya Akhedzhakova, Valentin Gaft, Marina Neelova. And she outlived everyone with whom she started creating Sovremennik - Nina Doroshina, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Efremov. But over the years, it becomes more and more difficult for her to lead, stage performances, stay in line...
Galina Borisovna has many health problems. Many, seeing her for the first time in a wheelchair, even whispered that the famous director was paralyzed. In fact, she has big problems with the spine - intervertebral hernia. Volchek is a lady with curves, because of this, the weight of her body puts pressure on the intervertebral discs, creating excruciating pain and making it difficult to move without support. Moreover, since 2014, the disease, as noted in the theater, has been making itself felt more and more.
Volchek was observed by doctor Ilya Pekarsky, one of the most famous vertebrologists and spinal surgeons in Israel and the world, who once treated Evgeni Plushenko. But Galina Borisovna did not perform the operation. Since everyone who is familiar with this problem knows that spinal surgery is one of the most dangerous. An MRI is done, and only if it becomes clear that the hernia is compressing the spinal cord or its roots, surgery is prescribed, but this does not guarantee 100% success. But Volchek’s bad heart does not allow him to undergo surgery. It must be said that the endless stress and nerves in the life of the artistic director and director also led to lung problems and hypertension.
At the memorial service for Nina Doroshina, artistic director of the Sovremennik Theater Galina Volchek was brought in a wheelchair. Black glasses and mourning scarf added sorrow to the actress and director who was already far from flourishing. She seemed exhausted and sick.
Galina Borisovna will celebrate her 85th birthday this year. She is older than all the leading artists of Sovremennik - Liya Akhedzhakova, Valentin Gaft, Marina Neelova. And she outlived everyone with whom she began to build Sovremennik - Nina Doroshina, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Efremov. But over the years it becomes more and more difficult for her to lead, stage performances, stay in line...
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Galina Volchek has serious health problems. Many, when they first saw her in a wheelchair, even whispered that the famous director was paralyzed. In fact, she has serious problems with the spine - intervertebral hernia. Volchek is a lady with curves, so the weight of her body puts pressure on the intervertebral discs, creating unbearable pain and making it difficult to move without support. Moreover, since 2014, the disease, as they say in the theater, has been progressing.
Volchek was observed by Dr. Ilya Pekarsky, one of the most famous vertebrologists and spinal surgeons in Israel and the world, who once treated Evgeni Plushenko. But Galina Borisovna refused the operation. After all, everyone who is familiar with this problem knows that spinal surgery is one of the most dangerous. An MRI is performed, and only if it turns out that the hernia is compressing the spinal cord or its roots, surgery is prescribed, but this does not guarantee 100% success. But Volchek’s bad heart prevents him from undergoing surgery. It is worth noting that constant stress and nerves in the life of the artistic director and director also led to lung problems and hypertension.
This year Galina Borisovna will celebrate her 85th birthday. It is known that Volchek has serious health problems, namely with the spine. Famous actress and theatrical figure suffers from a herniated disc. This happened, among other things, due to excess weight, which puts pressure on the intervertebral discs, creating unbearable pain and making it difficult to move without support. The disease began to manifest itself especially acutely in 2014.
Why is Galina Volchek in a wheelchair?
At the memorial service for Nina Doroshina, the artistic director of the Sovremennik Theater Galina Volchek was brought in a wheelchair. Black glasses and a mourning scarf added mournfulness to the actress and director, who was already far from flourishing. She seemed exhausted and sick.
Galina Borisovna will celebrate her 85th birthday this year. She is older than all the leading artists of Sovremennik - Liya Akhedzhakova, Valentin Gaft, Marina Neelova. And she outlived everyone with whom she began to build Sovremennik - Nina Doroshina, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Efremov. But over the years, it becomes more and more difficult for her to lead, stage performances, and stay in line.
Galina Volchek has serious health problems. Many, when they first saw her in a wheelchair, even whispered that the famous director was paralyzed. In fact, she has serious problems with her spine - an intervertebral hernia. Volchek is a lady with curves, so the weight of her body puts pressure on the intervertebral discs, creating unbearable pain and making it difficult to move without support. Moreover, since 2014, the disease, as they say in the theater, has been progressing.
Volchek has already been in intensive care several times
Volchek was observed by Dr. Ilya Pekarsky, one of the most famous vertebrologists and spinal surgeons in Israel and the world, who once treated Evgeni Plushenko. But Galina Borisovna refused the operation. After all, everyone who is familiar with this problem knows that spinal surgery is one of the most dangerous. An MRI is performed, and only if it turns out that the hernia is compressing the spinal cord or its roots, surgery is prescribed, but this does not guarantee 100% success. But Volchek’s bad heart prevents him from undergoing surgery. It is worth noting that constant stress and nerves in the life of the artistic director and director also led to lung problems and hypertension.
Behind last years Volchek was admitted to the intensive care unit several times with various diagnoses. Position of artistic director of complex creative team brings stress and nervous situations every day. Hence, hypertensive crises and heart rhythm disturbances. We can only hope that Galina Borisovna’s strong-willed character will help her not to give up and overcome the disease.
This article will talk about famous actress Soviet and Russian cinema, director and teacher - Galina Volchek. During her long life she was able to become “ People's Artist THE USSR". She received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland for her efforts. She has achieved everything in her life herself and is an example to follow. He has a son who admired his mother from an early age and decided to follow in Galina’s footsteps. The life of this wonderful woman is quite busy, so let's move on to detailed analysis biographies.
Height, weight, age. How old is Galina Volchek
Although the actress is already quite an old woman, everyone who is interested in her wants to know everything before the smallest details, including height, weight, age. How old is Galina Volchek, the question arises, because our heroine looks pretty good from the photographs. On this moment The actress is 83 years old. Weight is 65 kilograms, and height is 163 centimeters. Galina was born under the star of Sagittarius in the year of the Rooster. Unfortunately, the woman is now ill and therefore her weight is rapidly decreasing. But fans and loved ones hope for Volchek’s recovery.
Biography and personal life of Galina Volchyok
Biography and personal life Galina Volchek, the most interesting point in the life of an actress. She was born in winter, December 19, 1933 in the capital of Russia. In a family of film scriptwriters and directors. That's why future star, could not go to study in another profession.
She spent her entire childhood reading books. From an early age, Galina enjoyed sitting all day long and getting into the lives of book characters.
In 1955, she graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, after which she went to work in the theater. She and her colleagues in the workshop, such as Oleg Efremov, Evgeny Evstigneev and others, create the “Studio of Young Actors”, after some time this project will turn into famous theater"Contemporary".
Filmography: films starring Galina Volchyok
In 1962, our heroine decides to try herself as a director and she does it quite well. She received her main success from the play “Two on a Swing,” which was performed on the theater stage more than 30 times. Other works such as: “Three Comrades” and “ An ordinary story", also brought considerable success to Galina. She also conquered the United States with her performances, for which she was awarded the Drama Desk Award.
In addition to the theater, the actress also acted in films and has a fairly extensive filmography. Here are a few of the films where she played direct roles: “Don Quixote” (1957), “Autumn Marathon”, “The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood” and others. She also managed to try herself as a film director, which turned out quite well.
In total, Volchyok was engaged twice in her life. Her first marriage was with her work partner Evgeny Evstigneev, to whom she gave birth to a son. The second marriage was with the scientist Mark Abeleyev, but they also had to separate.
Family and children of Galina Volchek
The family and children of Galina Volchyok are an accessible topic for everyone to read. If you don’t yet know what family our heroine was born into, we’ll tell you. The girl's father was a certain Boris Volchek, he was a famous director at that time, as well as a cameraman. Mother, Vera Maimina, was a film screenwriter. And as you might guess, Galina had no choice; she would have had to follow in her parents’ footsteps anyway. The most important thing is that even my grandfather was closely connected with cinema.
Children for Volchyok are the flowers of life. She loves her son Denis very much. He became like his mother famous person. Works as a film director and producer. Lives with his beloved Ekaterina.
Son of Galina Volchek - Denis
Galina Volchek’s son, Denis, like his mother, followed in the footsteps of his parents. The young man was born on October 29, 1961. From an early age I dreamed of becoming known as my mother. And in 1983, he graduated educational institution, operator by profession. Immediately after this, he takes part in the filming of the film. After a short period of time, he was awarded the USSR State Prize. Throughout his career, he has taken part in many projects, including starring in some films. Was engaged twice. Now he often visits his mother, due to her deteriorating health.
Galina Volchek's ex-husband - Evgeny Evstigneev
Ex-husband Galina Volchek - Evgeniy Evstigneev, is People's Artist THE USSR. He was born back in 1926 on an autumn day. The parents were not connected with the stage. Initially, little Zhenya did not dream of a theater; he had to work at a factory. But the only difference from his peers was that he knew how to play many musical instruments. In 1946, he went to study at drama school.
He met our heroine on stage, after which he proposed “his hand and his heart” to her. After the wedding, the actress gave birth to his son. But the marriage broke up 9 years later. Unfortunately, the man died in 1992.
Galina Volchek's ex-husband - Mark Abeleyev
Galina Volchek's ex-husband is Mark Abeleyev, a successful Soviet professor. Born February 26, 1935. Since his father was a famous scientist, the boy wanted to follow in his parents’ footsteps since childhood. During his life he worked on many monographs. Received in 1966 - State Prize THE USSR. Now he works as director at the Center for Innovative Sciences.
The marriage between Galina and Mark did not last long; they soon separated. The couple never had children. And now Mark has no relationship with anyone.
