Irina Skobtseva died

Today, October 20, actress Irina Skobtseva died in Moscow at the age of 93.

It is reported by TASS .

Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born in 1927 in Tula, graduated from the art history department of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University, and at the end of the university entered the Moscow Art Theater School.

She made her debut in the film as a Desdemona in the film by Sergey Yutkevich "Othello" (1955). In 1956, the film participated in the main competitive program of the Cannes festival and received a prize for the best directing, and the young acryice - the title of Miss Charm of the Cannes Festival.

In the filmography of Irina Skobtseva, more than 80 films and television series, including “Ordinary Man” (1957), “Seryozha” (1960), “War and Peace” (1968), Zigzag Good luck (1968), “Earth Love” (1974).

In addition, since 1956, Irina Skobtseva has been an actress of the theater studio of the film actor, since 1970, together with her husband, Sergei Bondarchuk, he led an acting workshop at VGIK, Associate Professor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974).