Yevgeniya Simonova
Yevgeniya Pavlovna Simonova (born 1 June 1955) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actress best known for her parts in films Afonya (1975), An Ordinary Miracle (1978), Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (1981). In 1984 she received the State Prize for her contribution to several early 1980s Mayakovsky Theatre productions, including the Life of Klim Samgin (after Maxim Gorky's novel).
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Yevgeniya Simonova

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- Birth Name
- Yevgeniya Pavlovna Simonova
- Born
- 1 June 1955
- Birthplace
- Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Alexander Kaidanovsky (23 July 1946 – 3 December 1995) (deceased) Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai (b. 18 April 1956)
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Education
- Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute
- Honours
- USSR State Prize · Order of Honour · People's Artist of the Russian Federation · Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 4th class · Lenin Komsomol Prize · Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- Languages
- Russian
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Yevgeniya Pavlovna Simonova (born 1 June 1955) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actress best known for her parts in films Afonya (1975), An Ordinary Miracle (1978), Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (1981). In 1984 she received the State Prize for her contribution to several early 1980s Mayakovsky Theatre productions, including the Life of Klim Samgin (after Maxim Gorky's novel).
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Yevgeniya Simonova studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. Employment is recorded with Mayakovsky Theatre. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, Order of Honour, People's Artist of the Russian Federation and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.

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• Birth Name — Yevgeniya Pavlovna Simonova • Born — 1 June 1955 • Birthplace — Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Citizenship — Soviet Union Russia • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1973–present • Spouse — Alexander Kaidanovsky (23 July 1946 – 3 December 1995) (deceased) Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai (b. 18 April 1956) • Website — http: epsimonova.narod.ru/
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Selected filmography
• Ten Winters During One Summer (Десять зим за одно лето, 1969) as Katya • Only "Old Men" Are Going Into Battle (В бой идут одни старики, 1973) as Masha • Flight Is Postponed (Вылет задерживается, 1974) as Elena Shemetova • Afonya (Афоня, 1975) as Katya Snegireva • The Lost Expedition (Пропавшая экспедиция, 1975) as Tasya Smelkova • Golden River (Золотая речка, 1976) as Tasya Smelkova • An Ordinary Miracle (Обыкновенное чудо, 1978) as Princess • School Waltz (Школьный вальс, 1978) as Dina Solovyova • Rafferty (Рафферти, 1980) as Jill Hart • Story of an Unknown Man (1980) as Zinaida Fyodorovna • Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского, 1981) as Anna Dostoyevskaya • The Raw Youth (Подросток) (1983) as Alphonsine • Quarantine (Карантин) (1983) as mother • Russian Ragtime (Русский регтайм, 1993) as Masha • Others (Иные, 2024), as Professor Lyubov Vladimirovna
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The authorities additionally record the heading Yevgeniya Pavlovna Simonova. Her recorded language was Russian. She was the child of Pavel Simonov and Olga Vyazemskaya. She married Alexander Kaidanovsky and Andrei Eshpai. One child is recorded: Zoya Kaydanovskaya.
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Yevgeniya Simonova is recorded as having received USSR State Prize, Order of Honour and People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
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Yevgeniya Simonova received USSR State Prize, Order of Honour, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Lenin Komsomol Prize and Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
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