Olga Pyzhova

Olga Ivanovna Pyzhova (29 October 1894, Moscow—7 or 8 November 1972, Moscow; ) was a Russian stage actress, director, and teacher. She spent her early years with the Moscow Art Theatre before moving to the Revolution Theatre in 1928. She studied at Institute for Noble Maidens After her father died, the family moved to St. Petersburg to be nearer her maternal aunts, including . Her aunts introduced her to the world of theatre, inspiring her to become an actress herself. She reached out to MAT director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, who encouraged her to go to Moscow to audition. She was one of two applicants accepted from a pool of more than 200 Svetlana Druzhinina, Maya Bulgakova, Lyubov Sokolova, Leonid Kuravlyov, Tamara Nosova, Sofiko Chiaureli, and Nadezhda Rumyantseva, the latter of which she brought with her to VGIK.

Her awards included Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1947), People's Artist of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1949), the People's Artist of the Tajik SSR (1964), The Olgas remained close with the Kachalovs even after Pyzhova and Vasily's affair ended, so much so that Olga Vasilievna lived with them as a child.

Filmography + Film Date Film Role Ref 1937 Without a Dowry Kharita Ignatyevna Ogudalova The Cricket on the Hearth Fairy 1916 The Story of Lieutenant Ergunoff Hummingbird/Kolibri Directed by A. Krasnopolska Invasion Mossovet Theatre Co-directed with Boris Bibikov; also played Talanova 1950 Twenty Years Later Moscow Central Children's Theater Co-directed with Boris Bibikov The Snow Queen Auezov Theater