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My Take
Larisa Kadochnikova's resume genuinely gave me chills. Honored as a People's Artist by both Russia and Ukraine, a Shevchenko Prize winner, and a star of Paradjanov's Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, which is a landmark of world cinema. Beyond acting she paints and has directed, a breadth that is rare and real. To be recognized at the highest artistic level by two nations across a turbulent century is not a thing you achieve by accident. There is a depth to her, on screen and off, that I find magnetic. I hold enormous respect for performers with that kind of unbreakable core.
Overview
Larysa Valentynivna Kadochnykova (Russian: Лариса Валентиновна Кадочникова, Ukrainian: Лариса Валентинівна Кадочникова; born 30 August 1937, Moscow, USSR) is a Ukrainian actress. She appeared in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, a 1964 film directed by Sergei Paradjanov, and The Eve of Ivan Kupala.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Larisa Kadochnikova
- Name (Japanese)
- ラリーサ・カードチュニコヴァ
- Reading
- らりーさ・かーどちゅにこゔぁ
- Born
- August 30, 1937 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / painter / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1992 People's Artist of the Russian Federation
- People's Artist of Ukraine
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Order of Merit, 1st class
- 1996 Kyiv Pectoral
- 1991 Shevchenko National Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Painter — see all → · More people from Duchy of Moscow →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.