Irina Florianovna Zhdanovich (Belarusian: Ірына Фларыянаўна Ждановіч, 10 October 1906 — 3 December 1994) was a Soviet and Belarusian actress. She received numerous distinctions including the People's Artist of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1940 and Stalin Prize in 1948.
Irina Zhdanovich | |
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| Born | Irina Florianovna Zhdanovich 10 October 1906 |
| Died | 3 December 1994 (aged 88) Minsk, Belarus |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
editShe was born in Minsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus).[1] She was married to Boris Platonov.[2]
Zhdanovich was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991. She was also a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR in its second and fourth convocations.[3]
She died on 3 December 1999 and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery in Minsk.
Career
editIn 1920, Zhdanovich opened the Belarusian State Theater, now named Janka Kupala National Theatre, the first state theater in Belarus.[4][5] On the day of the theater's opening, she played the lead role in Lynx, based on Eliza Orzeszkowa's W zimowy wieczór.[6]
Zhdanovich has acted in numerous plays at the theater including Marylka in Kuźma Čorny's Fatherland, Vera in Maxim Gorky's The Last Ones, Nastya in Eduard Samuylenok's The Death of the Wolf, Anya in Arkady Movzon's Constantine Zaslonov, Negina in Alexander Ostrovsky's Talents and Admirers, and Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.[7]
Zhdanovich played the role of priest at the execution in Kastus Kalinovskiy, a biopic film directed by Vladimir Gardin.
Awards
editZhdanovich has won several awards and distinctions for her work. In 1940, she was named the People's Artist of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.[7] Zhdanovich has also received two Orders of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[7]
She was the recipient of the Stalin Prize in 1948 for her role as Anya in Constantine Zaslonov.[8]
References
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- ^ "Кумир и жертва". Стартовая страница Беларуси. 21.by (in Russian). 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ ""Любіце сваю справу". 110 лет с дня рождения артистки Купаловского театра Ирины Жданович". TUT.BY (in Russian). 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Culture". President of the Republic of Belarus. Minsk: The Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "National identity hailed as important factor of Belarus' independence". Nesvizh Regional Executive Committee. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Volozhinsky, Vladimir (3 February 2015). "Купаловский театр: 125 лет истории. Спектакли, съезды, оккупация, реконструкции". TUT.BY (in Russian). Minsk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b c The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) (3rd ed.). 1970. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Воюш, Инга. "ГІСТОРЫЯ ЖУРНАЛІСТЫКІ: ТРАДЫЦЫІ І СУЧАСНАСЦЬ" (PDF) (in Russian). Minsk: Belarusian State University. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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