Varvara Popova

Varvara Aleksandrovna Popova (17 December 1899 - 31 October 1988) was a Soviet stage and film actress. She appeared in early silent films by Yakov Protazanov and Mikhail Doller, but most of her credits date from the 1960s, when she was in demand for character roles, generally as a grandmother, peasant woman, etc. She appeared in several fairy-tale films by Aleksandr Rou. For many years she was a member of the company of the Vakhtangov Theatre.

Selected filmography 1925 - His Call - Katya Sushkova 1957 - The Snow Queen (1957 film) - Granny 1963 - Fitil - Old woman on the pier 1964 - The Chairman - Samokhina 1964 - Jack Frost - Old blind woman 1965 - Time, Forward! - Old woman in the hut 1967 - Woman's World - Komarikha 1969 - The Brothers Karamazov - Matryona 1969 - Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair - Stepanida 1973 - The Golden Horns - Grandmother Anastasia