Rufina Nifontova
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September 15, 1931
Rufina Nifontova | |
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Руфина Нифонтова | |
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| Born | Rufina Dmitriyevna Pitade September 15, 1931 |
| Died | November 27, 1994 (aged 63) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–1992 |
Rufina Dmitriyevna Nifontova (Russian: Руфина Дмитриевна Нифонтова; 15 September 1931 – 27 November 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1978).
Rufina Nifontova was born in Moscow in a family with Greek roots.[1]
Nifontova studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (course of Bibikov-Pyzhova). In 1955 she graduated from VGIK and was admitted to the Film Actor Theater Studio.
In 1957 Nifontova came into the troupe of the Maly Theatre,[1] where she became a famous actress.
In 1986–1991 – Secretary of the Board Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.[1]
Nifontova died in Moscow at the age of 63, and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[2]
Personal life
Awards and honors
- 1956 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Award for Best Actress, for film Volnitsa)
- 1958 – Laureate Union Film Festival in First prize for the actors of the 1958
- 1960 – Laureate Union Film Festival in First prize for Best Actress for the 1960
- 1962 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- 1966 – People's Artist of the RSFSR
- 1967 – Order of the Badge of Honour
- 1974 – Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- 1978 – People's Artist of the USSR
- 1981 – Order of Friendship of Peoples[3]
