Yekaterina Gradova
| Yekaterina Gradova | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ekaterina Gradova October 6, 1946 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Actress |
Ekaterina Gradova (born October 6, 1946) is a popular Russian film actress who appeared in two Soviet blockbuster films "Seventeen Moments of Spring" and "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed". Ekatherina Gradova played her first notable role in the beginning of 1966 in the drama Boris Yashin "Autumn Weddings". Later, she starred in films rather infrequently, preferring theater to cinema . She was an actress in the Theater of Satire till the mid-80s. Also in the Mayakovski theater Gradova played a major role in the play «Talents and Admirers», which in 1971 was filmed.
Her most significant success was the role of "pianist" (clandestine radio-operator) Kate of Soviet spy Standartenfuhrer von Stirlitz in the Soviet blockbuster TV serial "Seventeen Moments of Spring" (1968) directed by Tatyana Lioznova. This serial was about the life of Soviet spy Maksim Isaev operating in Nazi Germany under the name Max Otto von Stirlitz, played by the leading Soviet film star Vyacheslav Tikhonov. The serial immediately brought immense popularity for the main actors. Later she acknowledged that for those who starred in the serial: "This was not just a movie, this was like a destiny". Indeed, for many years each of the stars of the serial got tremendous attention and was often invited to various conferences, asked for an interviews, etc.
In 1979 she played a small but significant role (Svetlana Volokushina) in the another Soviet blockbuster "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed" (starring another great Soviet film star and bard Vladimir Vysotsky).
Personal
In spring of 1971, Ekaterina Gradova joined the Theater of Satire (Moscow), one of the leading Soviet theaters. A 25-year-old actress immediately attracted the attention of the star of the theater Andrei Mironov. In autumn they were married, and after two years daughter Maria (now a popular actress Maria Mironova) was born. However, the relationship run into problems. Soon after the birth of the daughter Mironov left the family. His new choice has the star of popular Soviet musical comedy Hussar Ballad Larisa Golubkina. In 1974, Mironov finally moved to live with Golubkina, and two years later got a formal divorce from Ekaterina Gradova.
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