Faina Ranevskaya

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Faina Ranevskaya


Born
in Taganrog, Russian Federation
August 27, 1896

Died
July 19, 1984


Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (Russian: Фаина Георгиевна Раневская; 27 August 1896 - 19 July 1984) is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet Russian actors in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms.

She acted in plays by Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Maxim Gorky, Ivan Krylov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and others. Unfortunately, we can judge about her theater performances only by photos as only three final performances of Make Way for Tomorrow by Vina Delmar, Truth is Good, but Happiness is Better by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, The Curious Savage by John Patrick were filmed. Faina Ranevskaya is more known to a wide audience as a cinema actress by her performance in such films as Pyshka (Boule de Suif), The Man in
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Фаина Раневская. Случаи, шу...

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Смех сквозь слезы

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Фаина Раневская. Жизнь, рас...

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Старость-невежество Бога

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Записки социальной психопатки

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Анекдот из личной жизни

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Я - выкидыш Станиславского

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Самые остроумные афоризмы и...

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Смешно до слез. Исповедь Ве...

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Философ с папиросой в зубах

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“Everybody complain about their appearance and nobody about their brains.”
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“Aging is tedious, but it is the only way to live long.”
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