Natalya Kustinskaya is one of the most beautiful actresses of the 1960s, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Biography of Natalya Kustinskaya
She was born on April 5, 1938 in a family of pop artists. From an early age, immersed in a creative atmosphere, Kustinskaya gladly read poetry, danced, sang; growing up, she entered the famous Gnessin School in the piano class. Many predicted a brilliant musical future for Natalia, but she was attracted by cinema. Indeed, the girl’s striking appearance seemed to be specially created for the big screen. After school, she applied to prestigious theatrical universities, passed a competition, including the Shchukin School, but chose VGIK.
Although students were forbidden to act in films, already in the first year of Kustinskaya, the famous film director G. Roshal invited him to audition for the film “Gloomy Morning”, noting her outstanding appearance and artistry.
Marriage
Natalia got married quite early and unexpectedly for everyone – to the famous director Yuri Chulyukin. Many people envied the newlywed, believing that now the most coveted roles would go to her. In reality, everything turned out to be exactly the opposite: Chulyukin entrusted his wife with the main role only once – in the “Royal Regatta” (1966).
Of course, Natalia did not sit at home and was actively filming with other filmmakers. Already in 1963, after the release of the comedy “Three Plus Two”, nationwide fame came to her: fans flooded the actress with letters and confessions, postcards with her photographs were snapped up in Soyuzpechat kiosks, and a fashionable French magazine put her face on the cover with comment “Soviet Brigitte Bordeaux”.
Jealousy combined with Chulyukin’s betrayals pushed Kustinskaya to divorce. Soon she married a person far from cinema, a diplomat, but she lived with him for only 2 years. The couple had a son, Dmitry, who later made his debut in the famous film “Scarecrow” by Rolan Bykov. Soon the actress met “the new love of her life”, the cosmonaut Boris Egorov. The third marriage lasted twenty happy years. In the early 70s, Kustinskaya still starred a lot (“Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession”, “Eternal Call”, “Trainee”), she was even offered to play in Germany in the film “Magic Mountain”, but for unknown reasons, officials refused to leave visa.
In the 1990s, a black streak began in the life of the actress.
Her parents, the nanny who raised both Natalia and her son, passed away. At the play “Kiss Me, Kat!” Kustinskaya was seriously injured and was admitted to the hospital with an open fracture of the tibia. Two months in a cast and six months on crutches, then again an accident – a fracture of the base of the skull. After discharge from the hospital – another blow: the actress found out that her husband had a mistress. She divorced and almost immediately married a professor at MGIMO, but she did not live with him for a long time. In 2002, the son of the actress died.
In recent years, Natalya Kustinskaya was ill a lot, was constantly depressed due to the death of her son. On the winter of 2012, the actress was hospitalized in serious condition and, without regaining consciousness, died on December 13, 2012.
All filmography
- 1981 Driver for one flight
- 1973Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession
- 1971Spring Tale
- 1971Maze
- 1969 Return from Olympus
- 1965 Sleeping Lion
- 1963 Three plus two
