Mariya Babanova
Acting
Biography
Maria I. Babanova (1900-1983) - Russian Soviet actress of theater and cinema, theater teacher. The winner of the Stalin Prize (1941) and the State Prize of the RSFSR him. Stanislavsky (1972). People's Artist of the USSR (1954).
Born: November 11, 1900
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russian Empire
Known For
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife.
Once Upon a Time
The tale about a magic fish and resentful lover whose fiancee went to a lazy fool.
The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster
The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights
Animated film based on the story of Alexander Pushkin. The new king's wife wants to get rid of their stepdaughter and expels it to certain death in the forest. Princess finds refuge in the forest in the seven bogatyrs. The queen, finds out about it and poisons her...
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
Cosmonauts investigate an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They believe that it might be the remains of a planet. Parallels are drawn to the Greek god Phaethon, who in Greek mythology was the son of the sun god Helios.
The Scarlet Flower
Before going on an overseas journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. The eldest asks for a shining tiara, the middle asks for a frame through which her face would always appear young, and the youngest (Nastenka) asks her father to bring her a beautiful scarlet flower like one which she saw in her dreams. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish. The father's trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenka's scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower.
The Snow Queen
When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kai, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.
Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1953 by the director-animator Olga Khodataeva based on the Russian folk tale.
Geese-Swans
With a help of good nature a young brave girl goes to the dark forest for saving her youngest brother abducted by Baba Yaga.
Alone
A young teacher is sent to a remote province, separating her from her lover, and sets about the difficult task of building a school there.
Filmography
as The Dove (voice)
as Dispetcher (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Snow Queen (voice)
as Talking pike (voice)
as The Lark (voice)
as Fox / Cuckoo (voice, uncredited)
as Lyubava (voice)
as Queen / The Mirror (voice)
as Goldfish (voice)
as River (voice, uncredited)
as Princess the Swan (voice)
as Chairman's Wife
as Daughter of the church's schismatic