Liya Akhedzhakova
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Liya Akhedzhakova People's Artist of Russia |
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At the premiere of Generation P in 2011
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| Native name | Ли́я Меджи́довна Ахеджа́кова |
| Born |
9 July 1938 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (present-day Ukraine) |
| Residence | Maykop, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Russian SFSR, USSR (1938–1991), Russian Federation (1991–present) |
| Alma mater |
Moscow State University of Nonferrous Metals and Gold Russian Academy of Theatre Arts – Lunacharsky State Institute |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Notable work | The Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), The Garage (1979), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980), Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1981), Sons of Bitches (1990), Promised Heaven (1991), Dandelion Wine (1997), Old Hags (2000), Playing the Victim (2007) |
| Home town | Dnipropetrovsk |
| Spouse(s) |
Valeri Benediktovich Nosik Boris Petrovich Kocheishvili Vladimir Nikolaevich Persiyanov (m. 2000) |
| Parent(s) | Medzhid Salehovich Akhedzhakov (stepfather) Yuliya Alexandrovna Akhedzhakova |
| Relatives | George Akhedzhak Murat Akhedzak |
| Website | akhedzhakova |
Liya Medzhidovna Akhedzhakova (Russian: Ли́я Меджи́довна Ахеджа́кова, Ukrainian: Лі́я Меджи́дівна Ахеджа́кова; born 9 July 1938) is an eminent Soviet and Russian film, stage and voice actress who received the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1994. She won two Nika Awards for Best Actress for her performances in Promised Heaven (1991) and Playing the Victim (2006). She was also awarded the Nika Honorary Prize in 2015. She has been also known for her political and social activism since early 1990s.
Akhedzhakova was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR. She grew up in a theatrical family in Maykop, Russian SFSR. Her stepfather, Medzhid Salehovich Akhedzhakov (1914–2012), was a Circassian nobleman who served as the Principal Director of the National Theatre of the Republic of Adygea. Her mother, Yuliya Alexandrovna Akhedzhakova (1916–1990), was also an actress at the same drama theatre. At the age of 10, when her mother and aunt was suffering from tuberculosis, she wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin with a request for help. In response, a rare drug was delivered to her family.
In 1956, she entered the Moscow Institute of Nonferrous Metals and Gold where she studied for eighteen months. She first appeared on stage in 1961 at Moscow Youth Theatre. In 1962, she graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS). Her first film appearance was in Ishchu cheloveka (1973) (Russian: Looking for a Man). Her debut in this drama was awarded several prizes at international film festivals in Locarno, Switzerland and Varna, Bulgaria. In 1977, she joined the Sovremennik Theatre. In 1986, she played four main roles in the play Apartment Columbine, directed by Roman Viktyuk.
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