Quite a bit, Irina Likso did not reach her 90th birthday, all this time she remained a sought-after actress in film and theater. Her work will become an example for young actors and a model of a dramatic and diverse actress.
Lixo's valuable experience
In the work, Irina Likso always remained primarily a theater actress and only in the second - a movie. Her screen appearances were irregular and with long interruptions. Between the filming took several years. But on the stage, a woman constantly caused a standing ovation.
And yet, in the domestic cinema, Likso Irina left a huge mark on the images and words of her heroines. Among the paintings with her participation are many great works. An experienced theater actress with an excellent education was trusted to play in the film adaptation of classic literary works. Her face was possessed by the characters of the novels of Dostoevsky and Honore de Balzac, and also with her help the directors transferred the lives of famous historical figures to the screen.
But Irina devoted most of her life and career not to the big screen, but to the State Drama Maly Theater of Russia. There she played the role of more than 60 years.
Biography of Irina
Irina Likso - an actress with a "weighty" list of roles on the theater stage and in the frame, was born in 1920. She had to survive the war and many generations.
Now it’s difficult to judge the reasons for her choice of profession, but right after school, the girl entered the most prestigious university of the time, where she could get a dramatic education. In Moscow, the future darling of millions studied at the Shchepkin Theater School and began working in the theater there.
When the invaders threatened to quickly seize the capital of the country, it was necessary to evacuate to the east to other cities not only factories and governments, but also theaters along with the actors. Among them was Irina Likso, who at that time was still a student. The girl had to take her first steps on the stage in Chelyabinsk.
Irina was awarded the title of Honored Artist at the very beginning of her career, and much later she will become popular. Also caressed by the motherland in the form of awarding several honorary orders for merit as an actress.
Key Lixo roles
In working with her, the directors relied on Lixo's excellent dramatic training and theater experience. In the movie, Irina was called every time it was necessary to fulfill a complex characteristic role in key places in the plot. All her colleagues and even the cinema administrators understood that Lixo could single-handedly decide the fate of a particular tape. Although among its partners in the shooting there were legendary representatives of domestic cinema.
The demanded performer of roles on the stage and in the frame herself could choose films from among those offered to her. A woman often decided to strengthen her participation in the film crew of the film that she liked.
It is noteworthy that the directors needed her help until very recently, and the last time Irina Likso appeared on the screen in 2005, 4 years before she passed away. The heart of the great actress stopped in 2009, when she turned 88 years old.
