Mikshun Galina

Actress

In 1960 Galina Grigorievna Mikshun graduated from the graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (the course of V.I.Tsygankov) and joined the Maly Theatre’s company.

On the oldest drama stage, the actress embodied many diverse roles of Russian and foreign, classical and modern repertoire. In the characters created by Galina Grigorievna, one can feel the scope of her talent, sense of humour and subtle artistic taste. She is romantically-minded, emotionally elevated as well as full of ardour and stage charm.

Mikshun appeared in many films and on television. She starred in the film plays of the Maly Theatre «Before Sunset», «Confession», «Mamouret», «Summer Walks», «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» and others, and also appeared in the films «The Daughter of the Commander» and «The Long Farewell».

By Decree No. 1434 of 25.10.1999 Mikshun was awarded the Medal of the Order, II degree. By Decree No. 1434 of 14.11.2005 she was awarded the Order of Friendship.

Roles in the Maly Theatre:

1958 - (replacement) Lady, «A Glass Of Water» by Eugene Scribe, revived by Boris Brilliantov

1959 - (premiere)Miss Graham, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1960 - (replacement) Young Miss, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1960 - (replacement) A guest at the ball, «Port Arthur» by Ivan Popov and Alexander Stepanov directed by Konstantin Zubov and Pavel Markov

1960 - (replacement) A peasant girl, «The Power of Darkness» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Boris Ravenskikh

1960 - (replacement) A spectator in the court, «The Living Corpse» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Leonid Volkov

1960 - (replacement) Vera Vyacheslavovna, «Unequal Battle» by Viktor Rozov, directed by Dmitriy Vuros

1960 - (premiere) Lady, «Lyubov Yarovaya» by Konstantin Trenyov, directed by Igor Ilyinskiy and Veniamin Tsygankov

1961 - (premiere) Nadezhda, «The Explosion» by Ignatiy Dvoretskiy, directed by Evgeniy Velikhov

1961 - Collective farmer, «Wings» by Aleksandr Korneichuk, directed by Konstantin Zubov and Veniamin Tsygankov

1961 - (replacement) Lida, «The House of Cards» by Oleg Stukalov, directed by Dmitriy Vuros

1962 - (premiere) Vera Veselina, «Colleagues» by Vasiliy Aksyonov and Yuri Stabovoy, directed by Boris Babochkin and Viktor Korshunov

1962 - (replacement) Nastenka, «Spring Thunder» by Dmitriy Zorin, directed by Boris Babochkin

1962 - (replacement) Second girl, «The Power of Darkness» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Boris Ravenskikh

1962 - (replacement) Fourth lady, «Masquerade» by Mikhail Lermontov, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1962 - (replacement) Arisha, «Spring Thunder» by Dmitriy Zorin, directed by Boris Babochkin

1963 - (replacement) Tamara, «Chamber» by Samuil Alyoshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1963 - (replacement) Meela, «Poachers» Egon Rannet, directed by Mikhail Zharov

1963 - (replacement) Lady Paisley, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1964 - (premiere) Tamara Gavrilovna, «Leading Role» by Samuil Aleshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1964 - (replacement) A guest, «Ivanov» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Boris Babochkin

1964 - (replacement) Second lady, «The Man from Stratford» by Samuel Alyoshin, directed by Leonid Zaslavskiy

1965 - (replacement) Lady Plymdale, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1965 - (premiere) Hummel's wife, «Hero of the Faterland» by Leon Kruczkowski, directed by Veniamin Tsygankov

1966 - (replacement) Elsa, «Hero of the Faterland» by Leon Kruczkowski, directed by Veniamin Tsygankov

1966 - (replacement) Daniela, «The Consul is Stolen!» by Georgiy Mdivani, directed by Vladimir Monakhov

1967 - (replacement) Lady Stutfield, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1967 - (replacement) Vera, «Diplomat» by Samuil Aleshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1968 - (replacement) Elena Waltz, «The Higher Measure« by M. Maklyarsky, K. Rapoport

1968 - (replacement) Spasoevich, «Doctor of Philosophy» by Branislav Nušić, directed by Konstantin Zubov

1968 - (replacement) Louise Bryant, «John Reed» by Evgeniy Simonov, directed by Evgeniy Simonov

1968 - (premiere) A girl, presenter, «You are me!» by Leonid Lench, directed by Boris Popov

1969 - (replacement) Third lady, «A Glass Of Water» by Eugene Scribe, revived by Evgeniy Velikhov

1970 - (premiere) Adviser's wife, «Confession» by Savva Dangulov, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1970 - (replacement) A girl in pink, «Summerfolk» («Dachniki») by Maxim Gorky, directed by Boris Babochkin

1970 - (replacement) Valentine Renaud, «Traveler Without Luggage» by Jean Anouilh, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1970 - (replacement) Francis's wife, «Confession» by Savva Dangulov, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1971 - (replacement) Zhanna Gustavovna, «Dostigayev and Others» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Boris Babochkin

1971 - (premiere) Mariquita, «The Stone Master» by Lesya Ukrainka, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1972 - (premiere) A guest at the reception, «Before Sunset» by Gerhart Hauptmann, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1974 - (premiere) Guide, «Summer Walks» by Afanasiy Salynsky, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1977 - (replacement) Berezina, «The Hurricane» by Anatoliy Sofronov, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1978 - (replacement) Granddaughter of the Countess, «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

1978 - (replacement) Rosa, «Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa» by Friedrich Schiller, directed by Leonid Kheyfets

1978 - (premiere) Agnès, «Mamouret» by Jean Sarment, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1979 - (replacement) Victorine, «Mamouret» by Jean Sarment, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1979 - (replacement) Malanya, «It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Viktor Khokhryakov

1980 - (replacement) Photojournalist, «The Shore» by Yuri Bondarev, directed by Vladimir Andreev

1981 - (replacement) Secretary, «The Challenge» by Georgiy Markov and Eduard Shima, directed by Vladimir Andreev and Vladimir Beylis

1981 - (premiere) The virgin lands worker, «Virgin Lands», stage-version based on Leonid Brezhnev’s book «Virgin Lands», directed by Vladimir Beylis together with Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1982 - (replacement) Katerina Stupkina, «Ivushka Neplakuchaya» («Non-weeping Willow») by Mikhail Alekseev, directed by A. Matveev

1982 - (replacement) Stepanida, «Ivushka Neplakuchaya» («Non-weeping Willow») by Mikhail Alekseev, directed by A. Matveev

1983 - (replacement) Pionova, «Balzaminov’s Marriage» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Sedov

1983 - (replacement) A servant of Herbert, «The Shore» by Yuri Bondarev, directed by Vladimir Andreev

1983 - (premiere) Woman, «Unripe Raspberries» by Jiří Hubač, directed by Alexander Burdonsky

1984 - (replacement) Lisa Kislykh, «The Painting» by Daniil Granin, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1984 - (replacement) Korobkin's wife, «The Governmnet Inspector» by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Evgeniy Vesnik and Yuri Solomin

1985 - (replacement) Nastasya Ivanovna, «The Living Corpse» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Vitaliy Solomin

1986 - (replacement) Toadeater, «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Igor Iliyinskiy

1986 - (replacement) A girl, «Guilty Without Guilt» by Аlexander Ostrovsky, directed by Viktor Khokhryakov and Alexander Burdonsky

1988 - (replacement) Panope, «Phèdre» by Jean Racine, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin and Vasiliy Fyodorov

1989 - (premiere) Zalka Firtel, «Tales from Hollywood» by Christopher Hampton, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin and Vasiliy Fyodorov

1989 - (replacement) A guest, «The Cherry Orchard» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Igor Iliyinskiy

1993 - (replacement) Aksinya Trofimova, «Tsar Peter and Alexei» by Friedrich Gorenstein, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1993 - (premiere) Dementievna, «Tsar Boris» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1997 - (premiere) The court lady, «Secrets of the Madrid Court» by Eugène Scribe, Ernest Leguvé, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2000 - (replacement) Anna Tikhonovna, «There Was Not a Single Penny, and Suddenly There is a Dime» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Eduard Martsevich

2001 - (replacement) Shargorodskaya, «Chronicles of the Palace Coup» by Galina Turchina, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2002 - (premiere) Toadeater, «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Beylis

In 1960 Galina Grigorievna Mikshun graduated from the graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (the course of V.I.Tsygankov) and joined the Maly Theatre’s company.

On the oldest drama stage, the actress embodied many diverse roles of Russian and foreign, classical and modern repertoire. In the characters created by Galina Grigorievna, one can feel the scope of her talent, sense of humour and subtle artistic taste. She is romantically-minded, emotionally elevated as well as full of ardour and stage charm.

Mikshun appeared in many films and on television. She starred in the film plays of the Maly Theatre «Before Sunset», «Confession», «Mamouret», «Summer Walks», «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» and others, and also appeared in the films «The Daughter of the Commander» and «The Long Farewell».

By Decree No. 1434 of 25.10.1999 Mikshun was awarded the Medal of the Order, II degree. By Decree No. 1434 of 14.11.2005 she was awarded the Order of Friendship.

Roles in the Maly Theatre:

1958 - (replacement) Lady, «A Glass Of Water» by Eugene Scribe, revived by Boris Brilliantov

1959 - (premiere)Miss Graham, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1960 - (replacement) Young Miss, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1960 - (replacement) A guest at the ball, «Port Arthur» by Ivan Popov and Alexander Stepanov directed by Konstantin Zubov and Pavel Markov

1960 - (replacement) A peasant girl, «The Power of Darkness» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Boris Ravenskikh

1960 - (replacement) A spectator in the court, «The Living Corpse» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Leonid Volkov

1960 - (replacement) Vera Vyacheslavovna, «Unequal Battle» by Viktor Rozov, directed by Dmitriy Vuros

1960 - (premiere) Lady, «Lyubov Yarovaya» by Konstantin Trenyov, directed by Igor Ilyinskiy and Veniamin Tsygankov

1961 - (premiere) Nadezhda, «The Explosion» by Ignatiy Dvoretskiy, directed by Evgeniy Velikhov

1961 - Collective farmer, «Wings» by Aleksandr Korneichuk, directed by Konstantin Zubov and Veniamin Tsygankov

1961 - (replacement) Lida, «The House of Cards» by Oleg Stukalov, directed by Dmitriy Vuros

1962 - (premiere) Vera Veselina, «Colleagues» by Vasiliy Aksyonov and Yuri Stabovoy, directed by Boris Babochkin and Viktor Korshunov

1962 - (replacement) Nastenka, «Spring Thunder» by Dmitriy Zorin, directed by Boris Babochkin

1962 - (replacement) Second girl, «The Power of Darkness» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Boris Ravenskikh

1962 - (replacement) Fourth lady, «Masquerade» by Mikhail Lermontov, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1962 - (replacement) Arisha, «Spring Thunder» by Dmitriy Zorin, directed by Boris Babochkin

1963 - (replacement) Tamara, «Chamber» by Samuil Alyoshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1963 - (replacement) Meela, «Poachers» Egon Rannet, directed by Mikhail Zharov

1963 - (replacement) Lady Paisley, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1964 - (premiere) Tamara Gavrilovna, «Leading Role» by Samuil Aleshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1964 - (replacement) A guest, «Ivanov» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Boris Babochkin

1964 - (replacement) Second lady, «The Man from Stratford» by Samuel Alyoshin, directed by Leonid Zaslavskiy

1965 - (replacement) Lady Plymdale, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1965 - (premiere) Hummel's wife, «Hero of the Faterland» by Leon Kruczkowski, directed by Veniamin Tsygankov

1966 - (replacement) Elsa, «Hero of the Faterland» by Leon Kruczkowski, directed by Veniamin Tsygankov

1966 - (replacement) Daniela, «The Consul is Stolen!» by Georgiy Mdivani, directed by Vladimir Monakhov

1967 - (replacement) Lady Stutfield, «Lady Windermere's Fan» by Oscar Wilde, directed by Viktor Kommisarzhevskiy

1967 - (replacement) Vera, «Diplomat» by Samuil Aleshin, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1968 - (replacement) Elena Waltz, «The Higher Measure« by M. Maklyarsky, K. Rapoport

1968 - (replacement) Spasoevich, «Doctor of Philosophy» by Branislav Nušić, directed by Konstantin Zubov

1968 - (replacement) Louise Bryant, «John Reed» by Evgeniy Simonov, directed by Evgeniy Simonov

1968 - (premiere) A girl, presenter, «You are me!» by Leonid Lench, directed by Boris Popov

1969 - (replacement) Third lady, «A Glass Of Water» by Eugene Scribe, revived by Evgeniy Velikhov

1970 - (premiere) Adviser's wife, «Confession» by Savva Dangulov, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1970 - (replacement) A girl in pink, «Summerfolk» («Dachniki») by Maxim Gorky, directed by Boris Babochkin

1970 - (replacement) Valentine Renaud, «Traveler Without Luggage» by Jean Anouilh, directed by Leonid Varpakhovskiy

1970 - (replacement) Francis's wife, «Confession» by Savva Dangulov, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1971 - (replacement) Zhanna Gustavovna, «Dostigayev and Others» by Maxim Gorky, directed by Boris Babochkin

1971 - (premiere) Mariquita, «The Stone Master» by Lesya Ukrainka, directed by Rachiah Kaplanyan

1972 - (premiere) A guest at the reception, «Before Sunset» by Gerhart Hauptmann, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1974 - (premiere) Guide, «Summer Walks» by Afanasiy Salynsky, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1977 - (replacement) Berezina, «The Hurricane» by Anatoliy Sofronov, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1978 - (replacement) Granddaughter of the Countess, «Woe from Wit» by Alexander Griboedov, directed by Vitaliy Ivanov

1978 - (replacement) Rosa, «Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa» by Friedrich Schiller, directed by Leonid Kheyfets

1978 - (premiere) Agnès, «Mamouret» by Jean Sarment, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1979 - (replacement) Victorine, «Mamouret» by Jean Sarment, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1979 - (replacement) Malanya, «It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Viktor Khokhryakov

1980 - (replacement) Photojournalist, «The Shore» by Yuri Bondarev, directed by Vladimir Andreev

1981 - (replacement) Secretary, «The Challenge» by Georgiy Markov and Eduard Shima, directed by Vladimir Andreev and Vladimir Beylis

1981 - (premiere) The virgin lands worker, «Virgin Lands», stage-version based on Leonid Brezhnev’s book «Virgin Lands», directed by Vladimir Beylis together with Boris Lvov-Anokhin

1982 - (replacement) Katerina Stupkina, «Ivushka Neplakuchaya» («Non-weeping Willow») by Mikhail Alekseev, directed by A. Matveev

1982 - (replacement) Stepanida, «Ivushka Neplakuchaya» («Non-weeping Willow») by Mikhail Alekseev, directed by A. Matveev

1983 - (replacement) Pionova, «Balzaminov’s Marriage» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Sedov

1983 - (replacement) A servant of Herbert, «The Shore» by Yuri Bondarev, directed by Vladimir Andreev

1983 - (premiere) Woman, «Unripe Raspberries» by Jiří Hubač, directed by Alexander Burdonsky

1984 - (replacement) Lisa Kislykh, «The Painting» by Daniil Granin, directed by Leonid Kheyfetz

1984 - (replacement) Korobkin's wife, «The Governmnet Inspector» by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Evgeniy Vesnik and Yuri Solomin

1985 - (replacement) Nastasya Ivanovna, «The Living Corpse» by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Vitaliy Solomin

1986 - (replacement) Toadeater, «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Igor Iliyinskiy

1986 - (replacement) A girl, «Guilty Without Guilt» by Аlexander Ostrovsky, directed by Viktor Khokhryakov and Alexander Burdonsky

1988 - (replacement) Panope, «Phèdre» by Jean Racine, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin and Vasiliy Fyodorov

1989 - (premiere) Zalka Firtel, «Tales from Hollywood» by Christopher Hampton, directed by Boris Lvov-Anokhin and Vasiliy Fyodorov

1989 - (replacement) A guest, «The Cherry Orchard» by Anton Chekhov, directed by Igor Iliyinskiy

1993 - (replacement) Aksinya Trofimova, «Tsar Peter and Alexei» by Friedrich Gorenstein, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1993 - (premiere) Dementievna, «Tsar Boris» by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, directed by Vladimir Beylis

1997 - (premiere) The court lady, «Secrets of the Madrid Court» by Eugène Scribe, Ernest Leguvé, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2000 - (replacement) Anna Tikhonovna, «There Was Not a Single Penny, and Suddenly There is a Dime» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Eduard Martsevich

2001 - (replacement) Shargorodskaya, «Chronicles of the Palace Coup» by Galina Turchina, directed by Vladimir Beylis

2002 - (premiere) Toadeater, «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Vladimir Beylis

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