Actress Inna Churikova died

Actress Inna Churikova, People's Artist of the USSR, died. This was reported by TASS with reference to the director of "Lenkom Mark Zakharov" Mark Warsaver.

“Inna Mikhailovna Churikova passed away, it happened half an hour ago in the hospital,” Warsaver said. The actress was 79 years old.

Farewell to the People's Artist of the USSR will be held on January 17 at the Lenkom Zakharov Theater, the publication said.

In October 2022, Warship said that Churikova was cold and doctors do not recommend that she go on stage. In January 2023, he said that the performances with the participation of Churikova are already standing in the February and March poster of Lenkom.

Inna Churikova was born on October 5, 1943 in evacuation in the Bashkir city of Belebey. After the war, her family returned to Moscow.

She graduated from the Shchepkinsky school, began her career in the Moscow Youth Theater. A graduate of the workshop of Veniamin Tsygankov and Leonid Volkov.

Since 1975 she worked at the Moscow State Theater "Lenkom" (until 1992 - the Moscow Theater named after the Leninsky Komsomol)

She starred in more than 40 films, including in the films “I Walk around Moscow”, “Morozko”, “Stryapuha”, “Elder Sister”, “Beginning”, “Elusive Avengers”, “The same Munhgauzen”, “Topic”, “Vassa”, “Military Field Roman”, “Mother”, “Courier”, “Rube Adam”, “Ryaba Kurochka”, “Ryaba Kurochka”, “Ryaba Kurochka”, “Ryaba Kurochka” Shirli-Mirli, Idiot, Moscow Saga, the First Circle, etc.

Churikova was marked by state and public awards, prizes and prizes. The owner of the status of the People's Artist of the USSR. Full gentleman of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland."