Irina Skobtseva

Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva (; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress and second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk.

Biography Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on 22 August 1927 in Tula. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive.

Selected filmography Othello (1955) as Desdemona A Unique Spring (1957) as Claudia Novozhilova Splendid Days (1960) as Marianna Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963) as Nadya Thirty Three (1965) as Vera Sergeyevna War and Peace (1966-1967) as Hélène Kuragin Zigzag of Success (1968) as Lidia Sergeevna, photographer Waterloo (1970) as Maria Hopelessly Lost (1973) as widow of Douglas Earthly Love (1974) as Elizaveta Polivanova Take Aim (1975) as Marina Kurchatova They Fought for Their Country (1975) as senior nurse Father Sergius (1978) as baroness The Gadfly (1980) as Gladys Burton Red Bells II (1983) as countess Panina Mary Poppins, Goodbye (1983) as miss Lark Time and the Conways (1984) as Magee Boris Godunov (1986) as the innkeeper The Envy of Gods (2000) as Sonia's mother Amber Wings (2003) as Yelizaveta Sergeyevna Heat (2006) as landlord Happy Together (2006, TV) as Laura Larionova's mother Actress (2007) as Varvara Fominichna In the Style of Jazz (2010) as former mother-in-law of Sergey Saveliev The White Guard (2012, TV) as Maria Nai-Turs

Honors and awards Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974) Order of Friendship (1997) Order of Honour (2018)