Kurovleva Nina Vasilievna: biography, personal life, photo

In 2016, 80 years will pass one of the most beloved actors of our time - Leonid Kuravlev. The popularity and love of viewers are different concepts, but he has both. The phenomenon of domestic cinema, he disappeared from the screens since 2009, for he is ashamed to reduce the bar of outstanding roles, playing in modern films and serials. Throughout life, alongside him was always his muse, prop and a loyal friend - Nina Vasilyevna Kuravlyova, whose biography is presented in this article.

Fateful acquaintance

She was several years younger than her future husband. He was born on 8/10/1936, she was born on 15.05.1939. Growing up on the Moscow outskirts Leonid Kuravlyov used to defend his honor with his fists. He was a poor guy, he studied badly. The family lived hard, my father died early, my mother worked as a simple hairdresser. But he was the owner of unusually beautiful, clear eyes and a rare character trait, which has manifested itself over the years - fidelity. He will keep it for friends, beloved wife, family. And then, in 1952, he was a simple 16-year-old boy who noticed a pretty girl on an ice rink.

Only in the seventh grade at that time studied the future wife of Kuravlev. Nina Vasilyevna had not yet guessed that this meeting would be fatal for her. They will not part anymore until the woman's death. And then before the wedding was still for eight years, and the girl dreamed of enrolling in the language.

Profession

While Leonid Kuravlyov stormed VGIK, which did not succumb to him with two attempts, she quietly graduated from school and was preparing to enter the institute. After graduation started working as an English teacher. Work has become her favorite business, which she will practice all her life. The pedagogical experience will help to bring up beautifully your own children, deprived of even a hint of pampering. Kuravlyova Nina Vasilievna will be promoted to the post of director of the school. Mutual friends will subsequently compare her attitude to her spouse with the attitude of the teacher to the student, for life in the shadow of a well-known actor does not mean that the woman herself has not realized in her profession.

Wedding and the birth of a daughter

The couple got married in 1960. At that time, Leonid Kuravlyov was already entrenched in VGIK, on the course of Boris Bibikov. There is a well-known history that he and Boris Smirnov wanted to be expelled from the second year, but the master of the domestic scene gave the students a second chance, which later was very proud. Kuravlyova Nina Vasilievna believed in the talent of a loved one, even when he was considered an unremarkable student, who also whispered and was at odds with the diction. Still studying at VGIK, he starred in several films, and in the year of the wedding he played in the film by Mikhail Schweitzer "Warrant Officer Panin." In this role, he showed himself as a future great comedian artist.

1960 marked the beginning of Kuravlyov's friendship with Vasily Shukshin and his family. The actor was shot in the thesis of the future director from the Siberian outback. It's amazing how a Muscovite grew up with a talented nugget from Siberia. In 1962, the daughter Ekaterina was born in the family, for which her father prepared the profession of an actress.

Popular nationality of the spouse

Success to Kuravlev came in 1964. He starred in Vasily Shukshin in the movie "There is such a guy" and suddenly woke up famous. All his life the actor will be grateful to his friend for this role. Sergei Gerasimov did not like the screen test, and he was categorically against the participation of Kuravlev, who was to play a simple driver from Siberia. But Shukshin defended his candidacy at the cost of his own career. And it was luck. The country was a mischievous and charming guy, combining bravado and a willingness to sacrifice life for the sake of others.

Later, the actor will express his gratitude not only to the great director, but also to his own wife. Kuravaev Nina Vasilievna was his main critic. She watched all his works and gave advice from life observations. This allowed him not to repeat himself in his roles and become an artist of a wide range. In one of the rare interviews, he will say that without his wife the country would never have recognized the actor Kuravlev.

Through the eyes of a loved one

He always and in jest and seriously admitted that his wife is much smarter than him. He also began to study as an actor, because there was no mathematics that was given to him with difficulty. Being a closed man, Kuravlyov valued the cheerfulness and sociability of his wife. When they came to visit, he always appeared on the second plan. And he was even proud when they were talking about them: "Nina and Lena came", putting the woman in first place.

She was strict, who always knew how to handle it, if it was necessary. For he was a vulnerable, impressionable and very sensitive person, like any real talent. Throughout her life, Nina Vasilievna Kuravlyova, whose personal life is associated with the name of only one man, took care of her husband and his rest. Being an excellent hostess, she pleased guests with her own cooking and surprisingly tasty dishes. Leonid Vyacheslavovich and Nina Vasilievna almost disappeared into each other, and this was more than love. It was a fellowship of two devoted people. He compared a woman to her mother, without which she felt orphaned.

Test of Glory

The popularity of Kuravlev could be envied: a year he was shot in 5-6 scenes, and they all became hits. Georges Miloslavsky and Shura Balaganov, Foma ("Wii") and Kurt Eismann. And after the role of Afoni in the eponymous film G. Danelia (1975), which saw 62 million viewers, he became a popular favorite. The day did not pass, that someone did not stop the actor: "Afonya, give me a ruble". Kuravaev Nina Vasilievna in one of the interviews said that she always was hurt when her husband was compared to a drunkard, because Leonid Vyacheslavovich himself never abused alcohol.

And the rumor ascribed to him many novels. After "Viya" the actor was married to Natalya Varley, then there were persistent rumors about his connection with his wife L. Gaidai Nina Grebeshkova. The actor even after the death of his wife does not want to comment on personal life, considering this a purely intimate matter. Nina Vasilievna trusted her husband and was not fooled by the provocations of the yellow press. Neighbors have never witnessed a single serious scandal in the family of Kuravlyovs, noting their affability and intelligence.

Children

The second child, Vasily's son, was born 15 years after the birth of his eldest daughter, in 1978. Three and a half years after the death of Shukshin, the name was chosen in memory of a friend who always dreamed of his own son. Nina Vasilievna Kuravlyova paid much attention to raising children, giving them the opportunity to develop their talents. Basil seriously took a great interest in tennis, he got the necessary equipment, paid for the coach. But he did not become a sportsman, having entered the road institute.

The father, who dreams for the children about the acting profession, was disappointed, although the elder Ekaterina went to the Shchukin school. However, having appeared in several films, including working with the legendary father in "The most charming and attractive", the girl left the profession, becoming a psychotherapist. Leonid Vyacheslavovich believes: one of the reasons was that he could not ask for a daughter and did not help her with the start in the cinema.

The son defended his Ph.D. thesis, he teaches at the PFUR and in parallel is engaged in business. If Catherine did not create her family, Vasily and his wife Masha had three children: Grigory (2010), Fedor (2007) and Stepan (2003).

Leaving a life

The actor's wife was so unpopular that Nina Vasilievna Kuravleva's photo without her husband is virtually impossible to find. While engaged in her husband's affairs and living with his worries, she rarely turned to doctors, so a serious cardiovascular disease was detected too late. In 2012, she addressed with acute pain in the chest. It turned out that she had a heart attack on her legs. Nina Vasilyevna had an operation, but she could not save the seventy-two-year-old woman. This was such a blow for Leonid Kuravlev that he fell into a state of shock. Friends are surprised that he did not call any of them to invite to the funeral. So hard was experiencing the loss of a loved one.

The spouse of the People's Artist of the USSR was buried at the Troekurov cemetery. There is nothing special about this, but the fact that the grave is located on the "Aktorskaya alley" speaks for itself. For Leonid Vyacheslavovich made an exception, realizing that after death he would like to be reunited with his wife.

Memory

Not being a fan of party activities, after the death of his wife in April 2012, Kuravlyov became a recluse. Daughter Catherine moved to her father to take care of him instead of his mother. Every week, servants of the cemeteries watch the same picture: Leonid Vyacheslavovich silently stands at the grave, and a tear drops from his face treacherously. Kuravaleva Nina, information about which leaked to the press after her death, today is of great interest to the biographers of the actor. How did this great woman succeed in becoming such a significant part of the life of an outstanding actor of our time? Colleagues are trying to offer the actor new roles, involve him in the creative process, but he only confirms the once made official statement that he will never withdraw in any picture.