Vera Vitalievna Glagoleva (Russian: Вера Витальевна Глаголева; 31 January 1956 – 16 August 2017) was a Soviet and Russian actress and film director.

Vera Glagoleva
Вера Витальевна Глаголева
Born
Vera Vitalievna Glagoleva

(1956-01-31)31 January 1956
Died16 August 2017(2017-08-16) (aged 61)
Spouses
Children3
Parent(s)Vitali Glagolev
Galina Belotserkovskaya
Glagoleva in October 2015

Glagoleva was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union in 1956.[1][2] She starred in her first film in 1975 after graduating from high school. She was known for her roles in melodramas and romantic comedies, and her most known roles were particularly in At the End of the World [ru], Do Not Shoot at White Swans, To Marry a Captain, Poor Sasha, and in Offending Women is Not Recommended [ru]. She made her directorial debut in 1990. In 2014, her film Two Women was released, with Ralph Fiennes starring in it. Glagoleva was awarded the People's Artist of Russia in 2011.

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Glagoleva was first married to actor Rodion Nakhapetov from 1974 to 1988. The couple had two children.[3] Later, she married for the second time to businessman Kirill Shubsky and had one daughter.

Glagleva's daughter, Nastya Shubskaya, is married to hockey great, Alexander Ovetchkin, and acted in a commercial with her husband and his teammate, Nicolas Backstom, for MassMutual Insurance. They have two children.

Glagoleva died at a hospital in Germany on 16 August 2017 of cancer at the age of 61.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Вера Глаголева: на Патриаршие зимой приеду уже с внуками
  2. ^ Актриса и кинорежиссёр Вера Глаголева
  3. ^ "Alex Ovechkin's mother-in-law, Vera Glagoleva, dies at the age of 61". RMNB. 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ Actress Vera Glagoleva died
  5. ^ "Prominent Russian Actress, Director Vera Glagoleva Dies At 61". Radio Free Europe. 16 August 2017.
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