Lyudmila Marchenko
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”.
Acting
Movie
Aybolit-66
1966
Movie
White Nights
as Nastenka
1960
Movie
A Home for Tanya
as Tanya
1959
Movie
The Scouts
as Marie
1968
Movie
My Younger Brother
as Galya Bodrova
1962
Movie
Whistle Stop
as milkmaid (uncredited)
1963
Movie
The Tunnel
as maid
1966
Movie
The Cook
as Taisiya
1966
Movie
No Fear, No Blame
as Lena
1962
Movie
The Volunteers
as Kaitanov Jr.'s girlfriend (uncredited)
1958
Movie
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
as Masha
1961
Movie
The Gypsy
as Budulai's wife
1967
Movie
Man Casts an Anchor
as Nina
1967
Movie
Until Next Spring
as Vera
1961
Movie
Dmitro Goritsvit
as Yugina
1962
Movie
Something with the Telephone
as guest
1979
Movie
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
as L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine
1961