Lyubov Orlova
Birthday: 1902-02-11 | Place of Birth: Zvenigorod, Moscow Governorate, Russian EmpireLyubov Orlova is a Soviet actress, singer, dancer and People's Artist of the USSR. Her charismatic presence in Soviet popular classics, kept a massive audience fascinated and bedazzled throughout the 1930s and 40s. Appearing in a wide variety of films, Orlova is most remembered for her roles in the famous musicals directed at the height of Stalinism by her husband, Grigoriy Aleksandrov (1903-1984). In these films, a singing and dancing Orlova typically represents a girl of humble origins who attains high ranking in society through a combination of talent, hard work, assertiveness, progressive ideals and faith in a bright future.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as "Lyre"
as Varvara Komarova
as Ludmilla Ivanovna Glinka
as Yuliya Platonova
as Janet Sherwood, journalist
as Prof. Irina Petrovna Nikitina / Vera Giorgievna Shatrova
as Katya
as Tatyana Ivanovna "Tanya" Morozova
as Kseniya Lebedeva
as Strelka Petrova
as Marion Dixon
as Анюта, домашняя работница (Anyuta - the Housemaid)
