Vera Novikova
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1958 in USSR
- Age
- 68
- Active Years
- 1979–2026 (48 Years)
- Total Credits
- 21 credits in database
Biography
Vera Novikova is a theater and film actress, assistant director, writer, and casting director. Born in Moscow, USSR, on October 6, 1958, she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1979. Her acting credits include Shans, Ubitye molniey, Razdetyye, Donkey's Hide, Oblomov, Vovochka, Comrade Nikanorova Awaits You, Vacations of Krosh, Emergency Landing, Chelyuskintsy, and the television series Kanikuly Krosha. In 1998, she won the Best Actress prize at the International Festival Faces of Love for her role in the film Naked. Her personal history includes a marriage to Sergey Zhigunov, whom she married on October 6, 2009, following a previous marriage to him.
Career overview
Vera Semyonovna Novikova was born on October 6, 1958, in Moscow, USSR. She is a theater and film actress, and has also worked as an assistant director, writer, and casting director. She graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1979. Over the course of her career, she has accumulated numerous known credits in film and television.
Some of her notable work includes appearances in Shans in 1984, Ubitye molniey in 2002, and Razdetyye in 1998. Additional screen credits associated with her career include Donkey's Hide, Oblomov, Vovochka, Comrade Nikanorova Awaits You, Vacations of Krosh, Emergency Landing, Chelyuskintsy in 1985, and the television series Kanikuly Krosha in 1980. For her performance in the film Naked, she received the prize for Best Actress at the International Festival Faces of Love in 1998.
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Full Filmography
21 titles- Mentalistka (2026) as Мама Толика
- Emergency Landing (2023) as doctor
- Тот мужчина, та женщина (2022) as Ольга Петровна
- Vovochka (2002) as Mother
- Killed by Lightning (2002)
- Killed by Lightning (2002) Writer
- Killed by Lightning (2002) Casting Director
- Vovochka (2002)
- Undressed (1998)
- Queen Margot (1996)
- Stone (1992) Assistant Director
- Daddy, Father Frost Is Dead (1991) Assistant Director
- Donkey's Hide (1982) as Princess Theresa
- A Ring from Amsterdam (1982)
- Vacations of Krosh (1980) as Зоя
- Oblomov (1980) as episode
- The Piggy Bank (1980)
- Comrade Nikanorova Awaits You (1979) as Tamara
- A Trip Through the City (1979)
- Close Afar (1979) as Женька Колыхалова
- Пан или пропал (режиссерская версия) as Гертруда (Герда) Густавсон
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When and where was Vera Novikova born?
Vera Novikova was born on October 6, 1958 in USSR.
How many credits does Vera Novikova have?
Vera Novikova has 21 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1979 and 2026.
What is Vera Novikova's background in cinema and television?
Vera Novikova is a theater and film actress, assistant director, writer, and casting director. Born in Moscow, USSR, on October 6, 1958, she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1979. Her acting credits include Shans, Ubitye molniey, Razdetyye, Donkey's Hide, Oblomov, Vovochka, Comrade Nikanorova Awai...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Vacations of Krosh (1980) as Зоя — aged about 21
- Killed by Lightning (2002) — aged about 43
- Oblomov (1980) as episode — aged about 21
- Comrade Nikanorova Awaits You (1979) as Tamara — aged about 20
- Vovochka (2002) as Mother — aged about 43
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