Actor
Lyudmila Marchenko
June 20, 1940 · Arkhipo-Osipovka, Krasnodar Region, USSR (Russia)
Lyudmila Marchenko is a Soviet theatre and film actress. At the age of 18, she made her debut in the film “The Volunteers”, and at 19 she was approved for the role of Nastenka in the film “White Nights”, directed by Ivan Pyryev.
Lev Kulidzhanov invited her to the title role in the film "A Home for Tanya" in 1959, the film was a huge success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Due to her immediacy and simplicity of the acting style, she skillfully embodied a rare acting role for those years — a lyrical heroine. From 1959 to 1979 she appears in 15 films, including “Until Next Spring”, “My Younger Brother”, “No Fear, No Blame”, “The Cook”, “The Scouts”.
Often works with
Elena Maksimova
3 titles together
A Home for Tanya, No Fear, No Blame, The Gypsy
Oleg Efremov
2 titles together
Aybolit-66, My Younger Brother
Aleksei Smirnov
2 titles together
Aybolit-66, The Scouts
Lyudmila Karaush
2 titles together
Aybolit-66, The Cook
Nikolai Novlyansky
2 titles together
A Home for Tanya, Until Next Spring
Valentin Zubkov
2 titles together
A Home for Tanya, Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Full filmography · 16
Something with the Telephone
as guest
1979
The Scouts
as Marie
1968
Man Casts an Anchor
as Nina
1967
The Gypsy
as Budulai's wife
1967
Aybolit-66
cast
1966
The Tunnel
as maid
1966
The Cook
as Taisiya
1966
Whistle Stop
as milkmaid (uncredited)
1963
My Younger Brother
as Galya Bodrova
1962
No Fear, No Blame
as Lena
1962
Dmitro Goritsvit
as Yugina
1962
Until Next Spring
as Vera
1961