Alla Pokrovskaya facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alla Pokrovskaya
Born	(1937-09-18)18 September 1937 Moscow
Died	25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 81) Moscow
Resting place	Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	actress
Children	Mikhail Yefremov

Alla Borisovna Pokrovskaya (born September 18, 1937 – died June 25, 2019) was a talented Soviet and Russian actress. She was also a respected teacher who helped many young actors learn their craft.

Life of Alla Pokrovskaya

Alla Pokrovskaya was born in Moscow, a big city in Russia. Her family was very involved in the arts. Her father, Boris Pokrovsky, was a famous director who worked with operas. Her mother, Anna Nekrasova, directed plays at the Central Children's Theatre.

Even though her parents were in theatre, they didn't think Alla had a special talent for acting at first. She even thought about becoming a teacher! But in the end, she decided to follow her passion for acting.

Alla studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School, which is a very famous acting school. In her free time, she helped out backstage at a theatre led by Oleg Yefremov. There, she watched other great actors like Igor Kvasha and Galina Volchek perform. She finished her studies in 1959.

Later in her life, Alla Pokrovskaya became a professor at the same Moscow Art Theatre School where she had studied. She taught many students and shared her knowledge of acting. She was married to the actor Oleg Yefremov, and their son, Mikhail Yefremov, also became a well-known actor.

Alla Pokrovskaya was famous for her roles in several movies, including Take Aim, Fox Hunting, and July Rain. One of her last movie roles was in Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive, where she played the mother of a famous singer named Vladimir Vysotsky.

Alla Pokrovskaya passed away on June 25, 2019, in a Moscow hospital. She was 81 years old.

Filmography

Alla Pokrovskaya appeared in many films throughout her career. Here are some of them:

See also

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