Nina Menshikova

Nina Yevgenyevna Menshikova (Russian: Ни́на Евге́ньевна Ме́ньшикова; 8 August 1928 – 26 December 2007)^[1] was a Soviet actress.

She was the wife of Stanislav Rostotsky and the mother of Andrei Rostotsky. Nina Menshikova was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1977 and also have received USSR State Prize in 1970 for her performance in We'll Live Till Monday. Her other awards included the Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945", the Medal "Veteran of Labour" and the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".^[2]

Selected filmography

Early Joys (Первые радости, 1956) as Ksana Ragozina
Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о солдате, 1959) as telegraph operator
The Girls (Девчата, 1961) as Vera
A Mother's Heart (Сердце матери, 1965) as Anna
A Mother's Devotion (Верность матери, 1966)
We'll Live Till Monday (Доживём до понедельника, 1968) as Svetlana Mikhailovna
One Hundred Days After Childhood (Сто дней после детства, 1974) as Ksenia Lvovna
School Waltz (Школьный вальс, 1978) as Dina's mother
Visit to Minotaur (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) as Anna Yablonskaya