Nonna Koperzhynska
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Nonna Koperzhynska | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nonna Kronidivna Koperzhynska 1 May 1920 |
| Died | 10 June 1999 (aged 79) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1999 |
Nonna Kronidivna Koperzhynska (Ukrainian: Нонна Кронідівна Копержинська; 1 May 1920 – 10 June 1999) was a Soviet and Ukrainian stage and film actress, People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1967). Winner of the Kyiv Pectoral Theater Award (1995).
Early life and education
[edit]Nonna Koperzhynska was born on 1 May 1920 in Kyiv.[1] When she was 2 years old, her father died.[2] Then Koperzhynska moved to Donbas where her mother worked until 1937.[3] Later her mother was transferred to work in Kyiv and they moved back there.[4]
In 1938, Koperzhynska entered the Kyiv Theater Institute where she took courses with Amvrosy Buchma.[5] Soon her talent was noticed by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Koperzhynska made her film debut in film Shchors directed by Dovzhenko.[6]
In 1941, Koperzhynska had to interrupt her studies because the World War II began.[7] After the war she returned the Kyiv Theater Institute and in 1945 played a role in Hnat Yura’s play that became her student’s diploma work.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1946, Koperzhynska was accepted into the troupe of Ivan Franko Kyiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater, where she worked until the end of her life.[8] In 1952 Koperzhynska starred in the film Stolen Happiness.[1] She became recognized by the public after her roles in the films Chasing Two Hares (1961) and Queen of the Gas Station (1963).[6] In 1967, Koperzhynska was awarded the title of People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.[9]
Nonna Koperzhynska died on 10 June 1999 in Kyiv.[10] She is buried in Baikove Cemetery alongside her husband.[11]
Commemoration
[edit]A memorial plaque in honor of Nonna Koperzhynska also known as the Mother of the Ukrainian Theater was erected on 9 June 9, 2009 at 2 Mykhailivska Street in Kyiv, where the actress lived since 1981.[1]
In 2019 a book “People's Artist. About Nonna Koperzhynska” by Oleg Vergelis was published.[11]
Filmography (selected)
[edit]- Shchors (1939)
- Stolen Happiness (1952)
- Marina's Destiny (1953)
- Chasing Two Hares (1961)
- Queen of the Gas Station (1963)
- Rome, 17 (1972)
- Love Island (1995)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Нонна Копержинська. Чому вони плескають і плескають". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Нонна Копержинская". Кино-Театр.Ру. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "К 100-летию со дня рождения Копержинской. "ГОРДОН" публикует отрывки книги Вергелиса". gordonua.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Нонна Копержинська: її називали другою Раневською, фото - Погляд". poglyad.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Мама Нонна. Копержинська: актриса літ минулих". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b Копержинська Нонна Кронидівна — Енциклопедія Сучасної України. ISBN 9789660220744. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ ТОБІЛЕВИЧ, Валентина (30 April 2020). ""ЛИХА ГОДИНА ЗАНЕСЛА ПІД ВІКНО ТЕАТРАЛЬНОГО…" | НС" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Олег ВЕРГЕЛІС. Мама Нонна. КОПЕРЖИНСЬКА: актриса літ минулих | "Еврейский Мир Украины"". ju.org.ua. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "1 травня народилася українська актриса театру і кіно Нонна Копержинська - Рідна країна". Рідна країна - світоглядний портал. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Шевелєва, Мар'яна (1 May 2019). "Нонна Копержинська – артистка, яка не грала, а жила на сцені". Український інтерес. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Нонна Копержинська - 100 років від дня народження української кінодіви". glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). May 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
