Antonina Maksimova
Acting
Born October 25, 1916 · Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Biography
Antonina Mikhailovna Maksimova (25.10.1916, Tula — 7.10.1986, Moscow); her mother was a housewife and her father worked at the Tula Arms Factory. She had two brothers, both of whom went on to become engineers. From a young age, she dreamed of a career in acting; she performed in amateur productions and was an excellent singer, dancer, and reciter. After finishing school, she was accepted into drama school at first attempt. In 1938, she graduated from the State Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Whilst studying at GITIS, she made her film debut and, in the latter half of the 1930s, she rose to…
Known For · 40 titles
Early on Sunday, I Dug a Potion
Everything Could Have Been Otherwise
The Grasshopper
We Didn't Learn This
The Paris Commune
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Yelena's Bay
Ballad of a Soldier
The Steamroller and the Violin
Farewell, Doves
Beware of the Car!
Red Sun
Othello
Lenin in Paris
Adventures of a Dentist
How the Steel Was Tempered
Court of Honor
The Secret of Two Oceans
Come Tomorrow...
Reserve Officer
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
Boys
The Judgment
Postal Romance
Party Secretary
Late Child
Petersburg Nights
Integral
The Mire
Birthday
Sailors
I Guarantee A Survival
This Is How Mayakovsky Began
On the Wild Shore
The Great Tamer
Your Contemporary
The Air Mail
Concerto for Two Violins
The Second Caravan