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Galina Polskikh

Acting Born Nov 27, 1939 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR 24 credits

Biography

Galina Polskikh is a Soviet film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962.

In 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, and in 1999 - Order of Honour (fourth degree). The lead roles in Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964) and The Journalist (1967) directed by her teacher Sergei Gerasimov made Polskikh one of the most outstanding film stars in the Soviet Union. The distinctive feature of Polskikh's acting was convincing depiction of subtle emotions of female personages in affecting scenes.

Polskikh became famous after playing lead roles in such Soviet films as The Wild Dingo Dog (1962), There Was an Old Couple (1965) and Faithfulness (1965).

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Known for

To Remember

as Narrator
Film

The Crucible

as Madlen
Film

Directed by John Ford

1971

Shadows Disappear at Noon

1972

No Way Back

1971

Full filmography

  • To Remember (1993) as Narrator
  • Adjutants of Love (2005) as Madlen
  • Taiga Novel (2000) as Mariya - zhena polkovnika Borzova
  • Arbat Secrets (2025) as Дуся
  • The Frauds (2006) as Olga Natanovna
  • Cold Shores (2019)
  • The Alaska Kid (1993)
  • Filatov (2020)
  • Eva in Labor (2022) as бабушка Евы
  • Чудотворец (2014) as Анна Владимировна Арбенина (мать Николая и Юрия)
  • Stop on Demand (2000)
  • Анатомия убийства (2019)
  • Выхожу тебя искать (2010) as Оксана Павловна
  • Мачеха (2007)
  • Dear People (2023) as Лидия Михайловна
  • Волшебник (2019) as Матрена
  • Порцелянове весілля (2011) as мать Олега
  • Smart Mary (2022) as бабушка Константина
  • Operation Righteous (2009)
  • Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964) as Alyona
  • Смерть в объективе (2020) as Regina Rykova
  • Domestic Circumstances (1978) as Галина Аркадьевна
  • Shadows Disappear at Noon (1972)
  • No Way Back (1971)