Era Garafovna Ziganshina (Russian: Э́ра Гара́фовна Зига́ншина; Tatar: Эра Гарәф кызы Җиһаншина, romanized: Era Garäf qızı Cihanşina; born February 1, 1944) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of Russia (2005).[1]
Era Ziganshina | |
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 Ziganshina at the 2014 Golden Mask Awards | |
| Born | Era Garafovna Ziganshina 1 February 1944 |
| Alma mater | Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Awards | People's Artist of Russia (2005) Golden Mask Award (2014) |
Biography
editZiganshina was born in Kazan, Soviet Union (now in Tatarstan, Russia).[2] She studied at drama school at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). From 1965 to 1976 he worked at the Baltic House Festival Theatre (with a break in 1970 he worked at the Russian drama theater in Chișinău).
Filmography
edit- 1967 The Snow Queen (Russian: Снежная королева)
- 1976 Heavenly Swallows (Russian: Небесные ласточки)
- 1982 Through the Fire (Russian: Сквозь огонь)
- 1983 Magistral (Russian: Магистраль)
- 1991 The Man Who Doesn't Return (Russian: Невозвращенец)
- 1994 The Year of the Dog (Russian: Год собаки)
- 1998 Marigolds in Flower (Russian: Цветы календулы)
- 2000 Bandit Petersburg (Russian: Бандитский Петербург)
- 2000 Streets of Broken Lights (Russian: Улицы разбитых фонарей)
- 2005 The Fall of the Empire (Russian: Гибель империи)
- 2007 Antonina Turned Around (Russian: Антонина обернулась)
- 2011 Sky Court (Russian: Небесный суд)