Natalia Mykhailivna Uzhviy (; 22 or 29 July 1986) was a Ukrainian drama and cinema actress who achieved prominence performing in a variety of roles.
Biography
Natalia Uzhviy was born on 8 September 1898 in Liuboml, Volhynia and was the oldest of 7 children.
In 1922–1925, she studied at the Drama Studios at the First State Drama Theater of the Ukrainian SSR named after Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv and performed on its stage. In 1925–1926, she worked at the Odesa State Ukrainian Drama Theater. In Odesa, she played her first role in the cinema as Hala Dombrovskaya in the film "P.K.P.". Between 1926 and 1934 Uzhviy worked at the Berezil Theatre, where she reached the peak of her talent. She later moved to the Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre, and starting from 1936 performed at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv.
Works During her career Uzhviy played in around 90 theatrical roles and appeared in 20 films. She was actively employed in dramas by Oleksandr Korniychuk, , and other Soviet authors.
Theater Tripes d'Or (Fernand Crommelynck, 1926) Froumence Le roi s'amuse (Victor Hugo, 1927) Maguelonne Fiesco (Friedrich Schiller, 1928) Julia Myna Mazailo (Mykola Kulish, 1929) Aunt Motia Cadres (Ivan Mykytenko, 1931) Chereda Last Victim (Alexander Ostrovsky, 1939) Tugina Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare, 1940) Beatrice
Filmography
Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1939, 1948, 1951, ?) Order of the Badge of Honour (1940) People's Artist of the USSR (1944) Order of Lenin (1944, 1960, 1968, 1973) Stalin Prizes first degree (1946) Two Stalin Prizes second degree (1949, 1951) Hero of Socialist Labour (1973) Order of Friendship of Peoples (1978) Shevchenko State Prize of Ukrainian SSR (1984)
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