Actress Natalia Bohunova: biography, personal life, films

Talented Soviet actress Natalia Bohunova was born on April 8, 1948 in Leningrad and died August 9, 2013 in Crete. Popularity brought her a role in the movie "Big Change", where she played an exemplary teacher of Russian language and literature and the wife of this robber.

How did the life of this talented actress? In what other films was Natalia shot? All of these questions can be found in the article.

Natalia Bohunova: Biography

From the age of nine Natalia was fond of ballet and even attended a ballet school, where she worked with a strict teacher and did all his assignments. After this, the girl's dream came true - she entered a dance school. But she was not destined to dance all her life. In the school, she is attracted by Igor Talankin, who invites her to act in films. At first Natalia did not agree for a long time, but the director managed to persuade her. The first role of Natalia Bohunova was in the film "Introduction". The girl at that time was only 14 years old. Together with her colleagues on stage, the young actress is immersed in acting, and she really likes it. Bogunova Natalia - an actress, they say, from God. Apparently, it was written by fate, since everything happened so suddenly.

During the filming, the girl forgot about her first talent a little, but hard training allowed her to regain her former form. The girl still hoped that she would become a dancer, not an actress. But life turned differently. Now Bogunova Natalia is an actress, and very talented and successful.

Soon, because of the hard work in the theater, the girl had to drop out of school. Later she graduated from VGIK and became an actress of the Theater of the Name of the Moscow City Council, where she worked for 17 years. Then she liked everything: colleagues, teachers, and the atmosphere that inspired them to act.

In 1987, the actress stopped working in the theater, and since the 90s she generally casts a scene and ceases to act in films.

Natalia Bohunova: personal life

About this side of the artist's life is not known so much. Was Natalia Bohunova married? Personal life of the actress was not the best way. In the second year the girl marries the director Alexander Stefanovich, who was also a student of VGIK. The age difference was only three years. They had a smart wedding: Natalia - in a white dress, a gift from a friend, Alexander - in a suit. Natasha's mother decorated the dress with pearls, and the bride looked attractive. Everyone dreamed of how many grandiose scenes the newlyweds would take together. But not fate ... Life turned a little differently, and Natalia did not play a single role in Alexander. After seven years of marriage, their union broke up.

Later, Alexander Stefanovich admitted that she and Natalia had lived not for seven years, but only for three years. The director explains the short alliance by the fact that lovers lived in different cities, but did not deny that they had warm feelings for each other.

Natalia did not have any children, because it is almost impossible to combine life on the stage and the family. When the girl had to leave for a couple of days, in the theater she was threatened with dismissal, since no one could replace her on stage.

N. Bohunova and her glory

Natalia has always admired the girls-ballerinas. She wanted to associate her life with this. She even had to play the movie as a ballerina - that is, all her efforts were not in vain. But, alas, her dreams have not come true. Since childhood, Natalia was familiar with what it means to work on yourself. She was an independent and assiduous child.

Natalia Bohunova was able to become an outstanding actress. In Leningrad, her portrait with the signature "The best people of the city" hangs. The actress's photo can also be seen on Nevsky Prospekt. The girl was able to glorify her city and her parents.

The only real friend Bogunova was her mother, after the death of which Natalia closed in herself, because she lost the closest person. In money, she never needed and regularly went abroad to rest.

N. Bohunova: filmography

Natalia's great popularity was brought to the film "The Great Change", where she played a Russian beauty and a favorite of the public. Before becoming a teacher, the girl read the script and chose the role of Svetlana, because she wanted everyone to love her. It seemed that after this film Natalya is waiting for a great future in her career, but, alas ... This was the only successful role of the actress.

Films of Natalia Bohunova:

• "Good-bye, boys."
• The Grand Prix.
• "The boy and the girl."
• "Running on the waves".
• "Smart things."
• "What a smile you have."
• «Evening tale».
• "Big change".
• "I can not guarantee personal security."
• "Running on the sunny side" - the last role played in 1992.

"Good-bye, boys"

One of Bohunov's favorite films was "Goodbye, Boys". Natalia remembers how hard it was for her to work with people who were older than her for four years. But later she got used to the guys. Although Natalia looked and thought older than her years, she was not interested in her colleagues on stage, since she could already be called an actress, all the others needed to be taught some techniques.

The film was shot half a year at sea. During this time Natalia greatly recovered and later was unable to lose weight. But this did not disturb her attractiveness. However, for this reason Natalia had to quit with the ballet.

The lull in the career

The media repeatedly leaked information that Natalia Bohunova became uninteresting to the public, and therefore the directors forgot about her. But actually it is not. Also there were rumors that the actress was in poverty, but this was just a fiction. The girl voluntarily lived with her mother and led a modest life. With neighbors, she was not friends - they constantly condemned her and slandered her.

Also known is such information that the activity of the actress was suspended because of the mental illness that led her to the hospital. However, this fact has not been confirmed. Repeatedly the actress was invited to the telecast, but she took part only in one of them. Natalia explained her refusal by not looking good. Although in fact Bohunova watched herself - perhaps she just did not want to show herself to the public.

last years of life

In the last years of her life Natalia tried to return to the profession in order to somehow secure herself. She began teaching children lessons of acting skills, reading poetry.

Recently, the actress has made many plans, she wanted to give concerts, but, unfortunately, her dreams failed to come true. Natalia constantly monitored her health, visited swimming pools, prayed and went to the temples.

Death of the actress

The death of Natalia Bohunova came unexpectedly, during her vacation on the island of Crete. The hotel workers noticed that the woman feels unwell, decided to help and called an ambulance. From the hotel the actress was taken to the hospital, where she died.

What is the cause of the death of Natalia Bohunova? According to official data, death was due to myocardial infarction. As doctors say, a sudden change of climate could provoke such a state. The death of the actress was a real tragedy for her colleagues and fans.

Natalia's body was delivered to Moscow. At the funeral, only my sister and colleagues were present. The funeral of the actress was on August 21, 2013. The Union of Cinematographers financed them. Natalia Bohunova was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.

That such a hard life had to live this extraordinary woman. She was forever remembered by her fans.