Alevtina Evdokimova Actress Date of Birth: 06.10.1939 Country: Ukraine

1. Biography of Alevtina (Alla) Evdokimova
2. Childhood and Youth
3. Theater and Films
4. Personal Life
5. Alevtina Evdokimova Today

Biography of Alevtina (Alla) Evdokimova

Alevtina (Alla) Evdokimova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, a People's Artist of Russia. Despite her beauty, Evdokimova did not find happiness in her personal life. She was twice forced to decline major roles in films that became part of the golden collection of Soviet cinema due to circumstances beyond her control.

Childhood and Youth

The future actress was born on October 6, 1938, in the city of Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, which is now part of Kharkov. When Alevtina was one year old, her father moved the family to Nizhny Tagil and went to the front. A notification informed Alevtina's mother that her husband was missing in action. The woman remarried Nikolay Evdokimov, a comrade of her late husband, who adopted Alevtina and gave her his surname and patronymic. However, Nikolay also disappeared on the front a couple of years later. The children born to the mother from Nikolay died in infancy. After the liberation of Kuban from German occupation, the Evdokimovs moved to Krasnodar to Alevtina's grandmother.

In school, the future actress organized a drama circle where she not only played the leading roles but also directed plays. When Moscow actors came on tour to Krasnodar, Alevtina managed to break into Nonna Mordyukova's hotel room. The performer of the role of Ulyana Gromova in the film "Young Guard" blessed Evdokimova's artistic career. At the age of 24, Alevtina graduated from the acting department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. Her mentor at the institute was Mikhail Romm.

Theater and Films

After graduating from the institute, the native of Kharkov Oblast joined the troupe of the Moscow Art Theatre. The roles played by Evdokimova in the plays "Lady Windermere's Fan," "A Glass of Water," "Robbers," and "The Minor" became popular with the audience. In the 1990s, Alevtina Nikolaevna twice transformed into Russian empresses - Alexandra Fedorovna in the production "... And I Will Repay" and Evdokia Fedorovna in Friedrich Gorenstein's play "Tsar Peter and Alexei." She made her screen debut in 1963. In her debut film "The Silver Coach," Alevtina appeared as a young gymnast named Tatyana Lutenko, who reunites with her father after a long separation. In Valery Isakov's film "Tender Age," Alevtina Nikolaevna played Anna Lopukhova, the mother of the main character Kira, portrayed by 22-year-old Yevgeny Dvorzhetsky. In the film "Last, Last, Charm..." the cruelty of Evdokimova's character, Tatiana Skvortsova, leads to a heart attack for her on-screen father, played by Oleg Yefremov. The old man, Anton Nikolaevich Skvortsov, dies shocked by his heir's rejection of his new love.

In Karen Shakhnazarov's film "Courier," Evdokimova's character created the image of the wife of Oleg Basilashvili's character. In the 21st century, Evdokimova's filmography expanded with television series. In the 8-episode retro detective series "Mosgaz" and its sequel "The Executioner," Alevtina Nikolaevna played the first mother-in-law of the central character Ivan Cherkasov - Kira Ilyinichna.

Personal Life

Alevtina Nikolaevna says that she is married to the Moscow Art Theatre and has long celebrated a golden wedding anniversary with her beloved. However, she did have one marriage registered with the registry office. In her youth, the actress, who resembled Elina Bystritskaya, accepted the marriage proposal from Gasan Tutunov, a native of Dagestan and a cinematographer. Alevtina met her future husband during a kitchen shift in a collective farm, where first-year students of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography went. The young man won the girl's heart with his beautiful courtship and affectionate words.

Her husband's jealousy towards all of Alevtina's partners on set and his infidelity destroyed their creative family. It was Gasan who dissuaded his wife from playing the leading female role in Vladimir Rogovoy's film "Officers."

Despite having a 6-year-old daughter, the actress ended her 14-year marriage. After her divorce, rumors circulated about Evdokimova's romances with many celebrities, including Iosif Kobzon and future Bolshoi Theatre stage director Vladimir Vasiliev. The acclaimed singer proposed to Alevtina and gave her expensive gifts, but the actress did not love him in return. Vladimir only had the status of a lover. For 14 years, there was a love triangle between Vasiliev, his wife, and his constant stage partner Yekaterina Maksimova and Evdokimova.

Alexander Porokhovschikov, an actor, played a fateful role in Evdokimova's personal life, and their romance lasted for 3 years. The mother of the artist claimed that the native of Kharkov Oblast enchanted her son and did everything possible to break up the lovers. Alevtina and Alexander appeared together in Vladimir Saveliev's detective mini-series "Profitable Contract": Porokhovschikov created the image of KGB Major Razgonov, while Evdokimova portrayed the senior technologist Lyudmila Izvekova.

The actress regrets having terminated three pregnancies - two from Tutunov and one from Vasiliev. Her daughter and two granddaughters bring solace to Alevtina Nikolaevna.

Alevtina Evdokimova Today

In August 2019, Alevtina Nikolaevna was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree. The actress occasionally performs at the Moscow Art Theatre, including playing the Stepmother in the play "Cinderella," Maria Nagaya in "Tsar Boris," and Sofia Turusina in the production "Enough Simplicity for Every Wise Man." She also travels around Russia with her creative evenings.

In March 2021, Evdokimova appeared as a guest on the show "The Fate of a Man," where she shared little-known facts about her biography (including publicly admitting her romance with Vladimir Vasiliev) and showed photos from her youth. Valery Afanasyev, an actor from the Moscow Art Theatre, came to the program and confessed his love for his senior colleague, who contributed to his creative growth.