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- Died
- Birth nameOleg Ivanovich Yankovsky
- Yankovsky was named best actor in a 1984 reader poll by Soviet Screen for his role in "In Love Because He Wants to Be." He was awarded the State Prize in 1987 for his role in "Flying Asleep and Awake." In 1989 he received the Vasiliev State Prize for his role in "The Kreutzer Sonata." Yakovsky was given the lifetime achievement award at the 1983 All-Union Film Festival. He won the best actor NIKA in 1991, and in the same year was named People's Artist of the Soviet Union. Yankovsky was born in Kazakhstan and studied at the Slonov Theater Academy in Saratov. In 1965 he joined the Saratov Drama Theater, moving to Moscow's Lenkom Theater in 1973. He has presided over the Kinotavr Russian Open Film Festival since 1993.
- IMDb mini biography by: Pavel P.
- SpouseLyudmila Zorina(? - May 20, 2009) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- RelativesRostislav Yankovskiy(Sibling)Liza Yankovskaya(Grandchild)Ivan Yankovskiy(Grandchild)
- He was born into an aristocratic family which had been exiled to Kazakhstan during the Stalin regime.
- Brother of Rostislav Yankovskiy
- Father of Filipp Yankovskiy
- Uncle of Igor Yankovskiy
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