Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanneta "Zhanna" Trofimovna Prokhorenko (11 May 1940 – 1 August 2011) was a Soviet and Russian actress, best known for her role in Grigory Chukhray's film Ballad of a Soldier.
Zhanna Prokhorenko
- Name
- Zhanna Prokhorenko
- Birth Name
- Zhanneta Trofimovna Prokhorenko
- Born
- 11 May 1940
- Birthplace
- Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 1 August 2011
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Yevgeny Vasilyev (divorced, 1 child) Artur Makarov (?-1995, his death)
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Full name
- Жаннета Трофимовна Прохоренко.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Honours
- Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal For Labour Valour, People's Artist of the RSFSR and Merited Artist of the RSFSR.
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Zhanneta "Zhanna" Trofimovna Prokhorenko (11 May 1940 – 1 August 2011) was a Soviet and Russian actress, best known for her role in Grigory Chukhray's film Ballad of a Soldier.
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• Name — Zhanna Prokhorenko • Native Name — Жанна Прохоренко • Birth Name — Zhanneta Trofimovna Prokhorenko • Born — 11 May 1940 • Birthplace — Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 1 August 2011 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Actress • Spouse — Yevgeny Vasilyev (divorced, 1 child) Artur Makarov (?-1995, his death) • Children — 1 • Years Active — 1959–2004 • Education — Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Life and career
Life and career
Prokhorenko was born in Poltava, Ukraine, and grew up in central Ukraine inside the Prokofiev house, before she and her family moved to Leningrad. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1964. She was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988. She was also a recipient of the Order of the Badge of Honour and of the Medal "For Labour Valour". Her granddaughter is actress Maryana Spivak.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Prokhorenko married twice, first to film director Yevgeny Vasilyev with whom she had one daughter, Ekaterina. Her second husband, writer Artur Makarov, was murdered in her apartment in 1995. The killer was never found. Sixteen years after that tragedy, in 2011, Prokhorenko died at age 71 from undisclosed causes.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Ballad of a Soldier (1959) • But What If This Is Love (1961) • Going Inside a Storm (1964) • Attack and Retreat (1964) • Balzaminov's Marriage (1964) • Uninvented Story (1964) • An Incident that no one noticed (1967) • The Red Snowball Tree (1974) • From Dawn Till Sunset (1975) • Newcomer (1977) • TASS Is Authorized to Declare... (1984) • The Witches Cave (1989) • Entrance to the Labyrinth (1989)
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Zhanna Prokhorenko is recorded as actress.
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1940
Zhanna Prokhorenko born at Poltava.
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Zhanna Prokhorenko died at Moscow.
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Zhanna Prokhorenko was recorded at birth as Жаннета Трофимовна Прохоренко. Her recorded language was Russian. She married Yevgeny Vasilyev. One child is recorded: Catherine E. Recognition and collections. Prokhorenko received Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Labour Valour", People's Artist of the RSFSR and Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
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