Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanneta "Zhanna" Trofimovna Prokhorenko (Russian: Жаннета "Жанна" Трофимовна Прохоренко, Ukrainian: Жаннета "Жанна" Трохимівна Прохоренко; 11 May 1940 – 1 August 2011)[1] was a Soviet and Russian actress, best known for her role in Grigory Chukhray's film Ballad of a Soldier.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Trofimovna and the family name is Prokhorenko.

Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko and co-star Vladimir Ivashov in Ballad of a Soldier
Born
Zhanneta Trofimovna Prokhorenko

(1940-05-11)11 May 1940
Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died1 August 2011(2011-08-01) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2004
Spouse(s)Yevgeny Vasilyev
(divorced, 1 child)
Artur Makarov
(?－1995, his death)
Children1

Life and career

She was born in Poltava, Ukraine, and grew up in central Ukraine inside the Prokofiev house, before she and her family moved to Leningrad. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1964. She was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988. She was also a recipient of the Order of the Badge of Honour and of the Medal "For Labour Valour". Her granddaughter is actress Maryana Spivak.[2]

Marriages

Prokhorenko married twice. Her first husband was film director Yevgeny Vasilyev, and they had one daughter. Her second husband, writer Artur Makarov, was murdered in her apartment in 1995. The killer never was found.[3]

Death

She died in Moscow on 1 August 2011, aged 71, from undisclosed causes.

Selected filmography

References
  1. Death notice (Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. "Марьяна Спивак о "Нелюбви" в кино и любви в жизни". Hello! (in Russian). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Murder of the cinematographer". Rus News Journal. Retrieved 28 August 2015.


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