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Soviet Russian film actress Olga Krasina

Directed by Roman Tikhomirov film ‘The Queen of Spades’. 1960. Soviet Russian film actress Olga Krasina

Soviet Russian film actress Olga Krasina

The magnificent actress Olga Krasina! It seems that the time has long passed when I was fascinated by the Queen of Spades movie, and now, having reviewed it again now, I still have the same feeling of a beautiful acting ensemble. Olga Krasina, in my opinion, is simply a find in this film! One can’t find a face, and indeed the whole appearance for this role. There is something directly divine in her. A lovely charming appearance, and at the same time strength, naivety and credulity, at the same time some kind of tragedy and predestination.
At the end of the filming of The Queen of Spades, Olga Mikhailovna was admitted to the State Institute of Theater and Cinema, from which she graduated in 1964.

Olga Mikhailovna Krasina was born on May 24, 1941 in Moscow. The girl grew not only talented, but also hardworking. In addition to a school with in-depth study of foreign languages, she also graduated from a music school. In 1959, she entered the acting faculty of the State Institute of Theater and Cinema, the workshop of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova. After studying for one semester, Krasina was invited to the role of Lisa in the movie opera The Queen of Spades, but Gerasimov flatly refused to let his student go on set. Not wanting to lose her role, Olga Krasina decided to leave the institute.

The Sinful Angel. 1962

The Sinful Angel. 1962

During this period, Krasina played prominent roles in the movies – Bianca (The Taming of the Shrew), Claire (The Judgment of the Crazy), Vera (The Sinful Angel). And, of course, Natasha in Leonid Bykov’s “Bunny”, a film in which the actress is remembered and loved to this day.
Also, Vasily Shukshin was preparing for the filming of “Stepan Razin” and invited Olga Krasina to play one of the roles, but this film was not destined to see the light.

Soviet Russian film actress Olga Krasina

Krasina received no more interesting offers, but she did not want to play small, insignificant roles. Therefore, the actress completely switched to work on dubbing, voicing about a hundred main roles.

Recent years, Olga Krasina lives quietly and solitary in the country, away from Moscow, doing painting and embroidery.

1960 film Queen of Spades

1960 film Queen of Spades

Actress Krasina

Actress Krasina

Bunny. 1964 film

Bunny. 1964 film

Bunny. 1964

Bunny. 1964

Film 'The Taming of the Shrew' (1961)

Film ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (1961)

Fragment from 'The Taming of the Shrew' (1961)

Fragment from ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (1961)

Life from the beginning. 1961

Life from the beginning. 1961

Moscow born actress Olga Krasina

Moscow born actress Olga Krasina

Olga Krasina

Olga Krasina

On the way. 1961

On the way. 1961

Popular in 1960s Olga Krasina

Popular in 1960s Olga Krasina

Russian actress Olga Krasina

Russian actress Olga Krasina

Soviet actress Olga Krasina

Soviet actress Olga Krasina

Still from the movie The Queen of Spades, 1960

Still from the movie The Queen of Spades, 1960

The Queen of Spades, 1960

The Queen of Spades, 1960

The Sinful Angel

The Taming of the Shrew (1961)

The Taming of the Shrew (1961)

Treasures of the Republic. 1964

Treasures of the Republic. 1964