Liya Akhedzhakova is a little gem of Soviet cinema. She was a
show-stealer in such a comedy classic as
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
in a part with no words at all. Her ability to create a larger than
life heroes is almost unbelievable. Every second line of her Verochka
from
Office Romance (1977)
became a catch-phrase.
Although most directors explore her comic abilities, she's a strongest
tragic actress. Liya proved it in
Twenty Days Without War (1977).
She created there an unforgettable image of great complicity, although
her only episode lasts less than five minutes and her heroine doesn't
have a name and is credited as "Woman with watch."
Her best part to date is a farcial but tragical character of Fima from
The Promised Heaven (1991).
She's been working for many years in one of the most famous Moscow
theatres, Sovremennik.
Zolotyye sosedi(2022)as Stepanovna
Halley's Comet(2020)as Yanga Lvovna Artemyeva
Leto(2018)as Apartment Owner's Mother
A Gentle Creature(2017)as Human Rights activist
Mommies(2012)as segment "Naparnik"
Ptitsa-Gogol(2009)
The Field of Wonders(1990)as Self
Vremya(1968)as Self - Actress of the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre
SSSR. Znak kachestva(2019)as Elena Malayeva (segment: Garazh)
