Galina Volchek

Galina Volchek studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is theatre, acting and directing. Places of work recorded in the authority are Moscow. Employment is recorded with Sovremennik Theatre. Positions recorded include member of the State Duma. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class.

• Name — Galina Volchek • Birth Name — Galina Berovna Volchek • Born — 19 December 1933 • Birthplace — Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 26 December 2019 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Actress, theater director, pedagogue • Years Active — 1953–2019 • Awards — USSR State Prize People's Artist of the USSR Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (full cavalier)

Galina Volchek was a daughter of the cameraman and director Boris (Ber) Volchek. After finishing the Moscow Art Theatre School (1955, Karev course) she co-founded the Sovremennik Theatre, together with Igor Kvasha, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Yefremov and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. Since 1972 she was the chief director of the theater, and since 1989 its artistic director. Volchek directed over thirty productions. Among them were Russian and world classics, works of contemporary domestic and foreign authors. She was repeatedly invited to productions in theaters in Germany, Finland, Ireland, the US, Hungary, Poland and other countries. She was engaged many times in theater pedagogy activities abroad. Volchek was elected a deputy into the State Duma in 1995, where she became a member of the Committee on Culture. In 1999, Volchek left the parliament. On 26 December 2019, Volchek died in Moscow from pneumonia, one week after her 86th birthday.

Galina Volchek said: I had two husbands, several romances and one fallacy. She was married twice: • First husband: Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. The marriage lasted for 9 years, after she initiated divorce proceedings. • The son Denis Yevstigneyev (born 1961), filmmaker. • Second husband: a doctor of technical sciences, professor of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Mark Abelev, winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. Also divorced.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1957 — Don Quixote — Maritornes • 1965 — The Bridge Is Built — Rimma Sinayskaya • 1966 — Beware of the Car — Tape recorder buyer (uncredited) • 1970 — King Lear — Regan • 1976 — The Little Mermaid — Inn Hostess / Witch • 1977 — About the Little Red Riding Hood — Mother Wolf — TV movie • 1979 — Autumn Marathon — Varvara Nikitichna

• Illustration — With Boris Yeltsin on 8 March 1998 • Illustration — Presentation of the State Prize, 12 June 2002 • Illustration — With Vladimir Putin on 50th anniversary of Sovremennik, 14 April 2006 • Illustration — Presentation of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st class, 23 December 2008 • Illustration — With Sergey Sobyanin, 16 April 2018

Galina Volchek was recorded at birth as Галина Борисовна Волчек. The authorities additionally record the headings Galina Voltchek, Galina Borisovna Volchek and Galina Borisovna Voltchek. Her recorded language was Russian. She was the child of Boris Volchek. She married Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev and Mark Abelev. One child is recorded: Denis Yevstigneyev.

Galina Volchek worked in theatre, acting, directing and pedagogy of acting. She was employed by Sovremennik Theatre. Recorded position is member of the State Duma. She belonged to 2nd State Duma of the Russian Federation. She worked at Moscow.