Lyudmila Marchenko

Biography

Lyudmila Marchenko is a Soviet theatre and film actress. At the age of 18, she made her debut in the film “The Volunteers”, and at 19 she was approved for the role of Nastenka in the film “White Nights”, directed by Ivan Pyryev.

Lev Kulidzhanov invited her to the title role in the film "A Home for Tanya" in 1959, the film was a huge success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Due to her immediacy and simplicity of the acting style, she skillfully embodied a rare acting role for those years — a lyrical heroine. From 1959 to 1979 she appears in 15 films, including “Until Next Spring”, “My Younger Brother”, “No Fear, No Blame”, “The Cook”, “The Scouts”.

Known For

The Tunnel

maid

White Nights

Nastenka

My Younger Brother

Galya Bodrova

The Volunteers

Kaitanov Jr.'s girlfriend (uncredited)

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

Masha

Until Next Spring

Vera

No Fear, No Blame

Lena

Something with the Telephone

guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1979	Something with the Telephone	guest
1968	The Scouts	Marie
1967	Man Casts an Anchor	Nina
1967	The Gypsy	Budulai's wife
1966	The Cook	Taisiya
1966	The Tunnel	maid
1966	Aybolit-66
1963	Whistle Stop	milkmaid (uncredited)
1962	No Fear, No Blame	Lena
1962	My Younger Brother	Galya Bodrova
1962	Dmitro Goritsvit	Yugina
1961	Until Next Spring	Vera
1961	Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend	Masha
1961	Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre	L'hôtesse d'ascenseur de l'hôtel Ukraine
1959	A Home for Tanya	Tanya
1959	White Nights	Nastenka
1958	The Volunteers	Kaitanov Jr.'s girlfriend (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role