Alla Pokrovskaya

Alla Borisovna Pokrovskaya (Russian: А́лла Бори́совна Покро́вская; 18 September 1937 – 25 June 2019) was a Soviet-Russian actress and educator.

Alla Pokrovskaya
Born(1937-09-18)18 September 1937
Moscow
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 81)
Moscow
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery
NationalityRussian
Occupationactress
ChildrenMikhail Yefremov[1]

Life

Pokrovskaya was born in Moscow her father was the opera director Boris Pokrovsky and her mother, Anna Nekrasova was the director of the Central Children's Theatre. Her parents' did not encourage or rate her acting talents. She initially decided to be a teacher but then went into acting. She studied at the Moscow Art Theater School and in her spare time she volunteered as a stage hand for Oleg Efremov's theatre. Whilst there where she saw Igor Kvasha, Galina Volchek and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev perform at the Sovremennik Theatre. She graduated in 1959.[2]

Pokrovskaya was a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre School. She was married to actor Oleg Yefremov. Pokrovskaya was known for her roles in Take Aim, Fox Hunting and July Rain,[3]

One of her last films was Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive where she appeared as Vladimir Vysotsky's mother.

Pokrovskaya died on 25 June 2019 at a Moscow hospital due to sepsis caused by liver disease, aged 81.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1967July RainLelya Kurikhina
1969MineTatyana
1975Diary of a School DirectorLida
1975Take AimTanya
1976Family Melodramateacher
1978NamesakeAlja
1980Fox HuntingOlga Sergeyevna
1984Third in the Fifth RowVera Matveevna
1984The Tale of Tsar Saltanweavervoice
1988Self-Portrait of an UnknownRyabov's mother
2011Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alivemother of Vladimir Vysotskyfinal film role

References
  1. Михаил Ефремов в Воронеже признался в любви к Андрею Платонову
  2. "Алла Покровская". 24SMI (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. Young, Deborah (2000-08-21). "July Rain". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-03.


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