Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
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26 December 1964
Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya | |
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| Евгения Добровольская | |
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| Born | Yevgenia Vladimirovna Dobrovolskaya 26 December 1964 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 10 January 2025 (aged 60) Moscow |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Alma mater | GITIS |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–2025 |
| Awards | People's Artist of Russia Merited Artist of Russia |
Yevgenia Vladimirovna Dobrovolskaya (Russian: Евге́ния Влади́мировна Доброво́льская; 26 December 1964 – 10 January 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actress of theatre and cinema, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005),[1] a laureate of the Nika Award (2001)[2] and Golden Eagle Award (2007).[3]
Dobrovolskaya was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on 26 December 1964.[4]
In 1987 she graduated from GITIS (course of Lyudmila Kasatkina and Sergey Kolosov), and 1991 was admitted to the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre.[5] Starting from 2004, she acted in several plays produced by Kirill Serebrennikov.[6]
She made her debut in the movies in 1983 in the Pavel Chukhrai film A Canary Cage.
In 2014, she took part in an advertising campaign for absorbent underwear, Depend.[7]
Personal life
- First husband — Vyacheslav Baranov (1958–2012), actor.
- Son Stepan (born 1986).
- Second husband — Mikhail Yefremov, actor (married from January 1990 to December 1997).[8]
- Son Nikolay (born 1991).
- Son Yan (born 2002) from an extramarital affair with the actor Yaroslav Boyko.
- Third husband — Dmitry Manannikov, cinematographer (2009–2025).[9]
Illness and death
In the fall of 2023, Dobrovolskaya was diagnosed an aggressive form of stomach cancer with subcutaneous and brain metastases. She underwent six courses of chemotherapy and a course of cellular immunotherapy, but the disease progressed by the end of 2024. On 4 December 2024, she entered the palliative care centre in Moscow due to cancer complications. On 10 January 2025, Dobrovolskaya died at the age of 60.[12] The farewell ceremony took place at the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre on 14 January. She was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.[13]
