Alla Pokrovskaya facts for kids
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Alla Pokrovskaya
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| Born | 18 September 1937 |
| Died | 25 June 2019 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | actress |
| Children | Mikhail Yefremov |
Alla Borisovna Pokrovskaya (Russian: А́лла Бори́совна Покро́вская; 18 September 1937 – 25 June 2019) was a Soviet-Russian actress and educator.
Life
Pokrovskaya was born in Moscow her father was the opera director Boris Pokrovsky and her mother, Anna Nekrasova was the director of the Central Children's Theatre. Her parents' did not encourage or rate her acting talents. She initially decided to be a teacher but then went into acting. She studied at the Moscow Art Theater School and in her spare time she volunteered as a stage hand for Oleg Efremov's theatre. Whilst there where she saw Igor Kvasha, Galina Volchek and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev perform at the Sovremennik Theatre. She graduated in 1959.
Pokrovskaya was a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre School. She was married to actor Oleg Yefremov. Pokrovskaya was known for her roles in Take Aim, Fox Hunting and July Rain,
One of her last films was Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive where she appeared as Vladimir Vysotsky's mother.
Pokrovskaya died on 25 June 2019 at a Moscow hospital due to sepsis caused by liver disease, aged 81.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | July Rain | Lelya Kurikhina | |
| 1969 | Svoy | ||
| 1975 | Diary of a School Director | Lida - zhena Sveshnikova | |
| 1975 | Take Aim | Tanya | |
| 1976 | Semeynaya melodrama | Teacher | |
| 1978 | Odnofamilets | Alja | |
| 1980 | Fox Hunting | Olga Sergeyevna | |
| 1984 | Tretiy v pyatom ryadu | ||
| 1984 | Skazka o tsare Saltane | Tkachikha | Voice |
| 1988 | Avtoportret neizvestnogo | ||
| 2011 | Vysotskiy. Spasibo, chto zhivoy | (final film role) |
See also
In Spanish: Ala Pokróvskaya para niños
