Biography
Yevdokiya Turchaninova was a notable Russian actress of Maly Theatre in Moscow.
She was born Yevdokiya Dmitrievna Turchaninova on March 14, 1870, in Russia. She studied acting together with Varvara Ryzhova under A. Lensky at Moscow Theatrical College, graduating in 1892 as an actress. That same year she became member of the troupe at Maly Drama Theatre in Moscow.
Yevdokiya Turchaninova was best known in Russia for her special voice, impeccable diction and powerful delivery. From 1910 - 1920s she taught acting at the Maly Theatre Drama School. From 1892 to 1959 Turchaninova was permanent member of the troupe at Maly Drama Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Vera Pashennaya, Olga Sadovskaya, Nikolai Annenkov, A. Yablochkina, Varvara Massalitinova, Varvara Ryzhova, Yelena Gogoleva, Varvara Obukhova, Yelena Shatrova, Elina Bystritskaya, Rufina Nifontova, Tatyana Eremeeva, Aleksandr Yuzhin, Mikhail Tsaryov, Aleksandr Ostuzhev, Vladimir Davydov, Sergei Aidarov, Stepan Kuznetsov, Prov Sadovsky, Boris Ravenskikh, Boris Babochkin, Mikhail Zharov, Igor Ilyinsky, Pavel Olenev, Mikhail Sadovsky, Konstantin Zubov, Viktor Khokhryakov, Vsevolod Aksyonov, Nikolai Ryzhov, Evgeniy Vesnik, Viktor Korshunov, Evgeniy Samoylov, and many other notable Russian actors.
Her stage performances were captured on film, such as her stage character in the play 'Gore ot uma' (aka.. Woe from Wit) by Aleksandr Griboyedov. The stage play 'Woe From Wit' was captured on film as Gore ot uma (1952) by director Sergei Alekseyev.
Yevdokiya Turchaninova was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1943), and was awarded the State Prize of the USSR twice (1943 and 1948). She also received numerous decorations from the Soviet State. Yevdokiya Turchaninova died on December 27, 1963, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
