Rufina Dmitriyevna Nifontova (; 15 September 1931 – 27 November 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1978).
Biography Rufina Nifontova was born in Moscow in a family with Greek roots.Rufina Nifontova (Rufina Pitade) – Biography
Nifontova studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (course of Bibikov-Pyzhova). In 1955 she graduated from VGIK and was admitted to the Film Actor Theater Studio.
In 1957 Nifontova came into the troupe of the Maly Theatre, where she became a famous actress.
In 1986–1991 – Secretary of the Board Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.
Nifontova died in Moscow at the age of 63, and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.Руфина Нифонтова. Чтобы помнили
Personal life Father – Dmitry Ivanovich Pitade Mother – Darya Semyonovna Pitade Brothers – Aleksandr, Boris, and twin Vyacheslav Husband – Gleb Nifontov, filmmaker Daughter – Olga, graduated from VGIK
Awards and honors 1956 – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Award for Best Actress, for film Volnitsa) 1958 – Laureate Union Film Festival in First prize for the actors of the 1958 1960 – Laureate Union Film Festival in First prize for Best Actress for the 1960 1962 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR 1966 – People's Artist of the RSFSR 1967 – Order of the Badge of Honour 1974 – Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1978 – People's Artist of the USSR 1981 – Order of Friendship of PeoplesПроект «КиноСозвездие». Руфина Дмитриевна Нифонтова
Selected filmography The Sisters (1957) as Katya Bulavina The First Visitor (1965) as Alexandra Kollontai Year as Long as Life (1966) as Jenny Marx Intervention (1968) as Madam Tokarchuk, raider Honoré de Balzac's Mistake (1968) as Ewelina Hańska Do Not Part with Your Beloved (1979) as people's judge Could One Imagine? (1980) as Tatyana Nikolayevna's mother Time and the Conways (1984) as Mrs. Conway
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Могила Нифонтовой на Ваганьковском кладбище