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- Birth nameYuliya Konstantinovna Borisova
- Yuliya Borisova is a notable Russian actress of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, best known for her film role as Ambassador Kollontay in Posol Sovetskogo Soyuza (1970).
She was born Yuliya Konstantinovna Borisova on March 17, 1925, in Russia. From 1944 - 1947 she studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1947 from the class of Boris Zakhava as an actress. That same year she made her stage debut as Hero in the Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing', and as Julia in 'Two Gentlemen form Verona'.
Since 1947 Yuliya Borisova has been a member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Mikhail Astangov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Vladimir Etush, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Alla Kazanskaya, Nikolai Plotnikov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Knyazev, and Ruben Simonov, among others. Her most memorable stage performances were such roles as Anisia in "Na zolotom dne" by Mamin-Sibiryak (1955), and as Cleopatra in the Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" (1971). Since taking the role as Princess Turandot in 1963, Borisova has been delivering acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy 'Princess Turandot'.
Yuliya Borisova was designated People's Actress of Russia ((1961) and People's Actress of the USSR (1969). She was awarded the State Prize of Russia twice (1966, 1985), was decorated with the Order of Lenin (1971), and was designated Hero of Socialist Labour (1985). The Supreme Theatrical Prize of Moscow is titled the "Crystal Turandot" in the honor of Yulia Borisova, and she was also the first recipient of the prize (1991).
- IMDb mini biography by: Steve Shelokhonov
- SpouseIsai Isaakovich Spektor(? - April 13, 1974) (his death, 1 child)
- On March 17, 2015, she celebrated her 90th birthday on stage - in the play "Pier" directed by Rimas Tuminas .
- One of the most notable roles that she played was that of Nastasya Filippovna in the film adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot.
- She was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress.
- Borisova was awarded with the "State Prize of the Russian Federation" in the field of literature and art (in the field of theatrical art) in 1994 (May 29, 1995) - for playing one of the main roles in the performance of the Vakhtangov State Academic Theater " Guilty Without Guilt " based on the play by A. N. Ostrovsky director Pyotr Fomenko.
- In 2016 she became laureate of the Russian national acting award named after Andrei Mironov "Figaro" in St. Petersburg in the honorary nomination "Legend of the Russian Theater" (March 8, 2016) - for many roles that have become the standard of performing art.
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