Faina ranevskaya biography of abraham

Legendary Faina Ranevskaya (1896–1984) went down in history as the most eccentric actress of Russian cinema of the Soviet epoch. A creator of whole gallery of inimitable farcical characters, a philosopher with a cigarette, a scandalous persona, a caustic lady, and a sensitive person – all this was Faina Ranevskaya.

Much has been written about her, whereas her witty aphorisms and gags remain popular till date.

Here is what one of the stories about the beginning of the actress career of the great Ranevskaya says: “In 1915 a young lady of quite a peculiar appearance visited the director of one of the theatres in the Moscow Region.

Faina ranevskaya biography of abraham

She had a letter of recommendation from a Moscow impresario Mr. Sokolovsky, the director’s friend. “My dear Vanyusha – he had written – I am sending this dame to you just to get rid of her. Please, hint her in some delicate way that she’s no business to do on stage, she has no prospects.