Natalia Uzhviy
Natalia Uzhviy Shevchenko National Prize laureate | |
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Наталія Ужвій | |
Uzviy playing in Nazar Stodolia, 1936 | |
| Born | 8 September 1898 |
| Died | 29 June 1986 or 22 June 1986 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Baikove Cemetery[1] |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (from 1945)[2] |
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Natalia Mykhailivna Uzhviy (Ukrainian: Наталія Михайлівна Ужвій; 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1898 – 22 or 29 July 1986) was a Ukrainian drama and cinema actress who achieved prominence performing in a variety of roles.[3]
Biography
Natalia Uzhviy was born on 8 September 1898 in Liuboml, Volhynia[4][3] and was the oldest of 7 children.[1]
In 1922–1925, she studied at the Drama Studios at the First State Drama Theater of the Ukrainian SSR named after Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv and performed on its stage.[5] In 1925–1926, she worked at the Odesa State Ukrainian Drama Theater.[6] In Odesa, she played her first role in the cinema as Hala Dombrovskaya in the film "P.K.P.". Between 1926 and 1934 Uzhviy worked at the Berezil Theatre, where she reached the peak of her talent. She later moved to the Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre, and starting from 1936 performed at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv.[3]
Works
During her career Uzhviy played in around 90 theatrical roles and appeared in 20 films. She was actively employed in dramas by Oleksandr Korniychuk, Oleksandr Levada, Mykola Zarudny and other Soviet authors.[3]
Theater
- Tripes d'Or (Fernand Crommelynck, 1926) – Froumence[3]
- Le roi s'amuse (Victor Hugo, 1927) – Maguelonne[3]
- Fiesco (Friedrich Schiller, 1928) – Julia[3]
- Myna Mazailo (Mykola Kulish, 1929) – Aunt Motia[3]
- Cadres (Ivan Mykytenko, 1931) – Chereda[3]
- Last Victim (Alexander Ostrovsky, 1939) – Tugina[3]
- Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare, 1940) – Beatrice[3]
Filmography
- Taras Shevchenko (1926) – Yaryna[3]
- P.K.P. (1926) – Galya Dombrovskaya[1]
- Taras Tryasylo (1927) – Maryna[3]
- Prometheus (1936) – Nastasya Markovna
- Ya lyublyu (1936) – Gorpina
- Nazar Stodolya (1937) – Stekha
- Karmelyuk (1938) – Olyana
- The Vyborg Side (1939) – Yevdokia Ivanovna Kozlova[2]
- Mayskaya noch (1940) – Sister-in-law
- Partizany v stepyakh Ukrainy (1943) – Pelageya Chasnyk
- Rainbow (1944) – Olena Kostyuk[2]
- Taras Shevchenko (1951) – Yarina Shevchenko
- Ukradene shchastia (1952) – Anna Zadorozhnia
- Kalinovaya roshcha (1953) – Natalya Kovshik
- Zemlya (1954) – Maria Fedorchuk
- Trista let tomu... (1956) – Varvara
- Plamya gneva (1956)
- Bez vesti propavshiy (1956) – Marfa
- Ukrainian Rhapsody (1961) – Nadyezhda Petrovna
- Poj pesnyu, poet (1973)
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1939, 1948, 1951, ?)[7]
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1940)[7]
- People's Artist of the USSR (1944)[2][4]
- Order of Lenin (1944, 1960, 1968, 1973)[7][2]
- Stalin Prizes first degree (1946)
- Two Stalin Prizes second degree (1949, 1951)[2][4][7]
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1973)[2][7]
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (1978)[7]
- Shevchenko State Prize of Ukrainian SSR (1984)[7]
References
- ^ a b c ГЕРЕГОВА Світлана Володимирівна. УЖВІЙ НАТАЛІЯ МИХАЙЛІВНА. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Institute of History of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Natalia Uzhvii Ivanovna". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 9. 2000. p. 3301.
- ^ a b c УЖВІЙ Наталія Михайлівна. Shevchenko Encyclopedia (in Ukrainian). 2015. pp. 361–362.
- ^ "Ужвій Наталія Михайлівна (1898-1986). Українська актриса театру та кіно. Фонд № 1147, опис № 1" (PDF). Центральний державний архів-музей літератури і мистецтва України.
- ^ Діячі науки і культури України : нариси життя та діяльності. Київ: Книги - ХХІ. 2007. p. 421. ISBN 978-966-8653-95-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ужвий Наталия Михайловна. warheroes.ru (in Russian).
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