Liya Akhedzhakova

Acting

Liya Akhedzhakova

Born July 9, 1938 · Dnepropetrovsk, USSR (Ukraine) (age 88)

Liya M. Akhedzhakova (born July 9, 1938, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian theatre and cinema actress. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1970) and People's Artist of Russia (1994). She became famous for her roles in Eldar Ryazanov's films, especially "Office Romance" (1977), "Garage" (1979), "Irony of Fate" (1975) and "Promised Heaven" (1991). She twice received the Nika Award for Best Suppor…

Known For

Moscow VacationMoscow Vacation · 1995
Moscow Vacation
4.31995
MovieDrama
Rich Italian Luciana Farini goes to Russia to her ancestral homeland, where she wants to bury her beloved dog. A light detective intrigue, the absurdities of Russian life and love at first sight.
Moscow Does Not Believe in TearsMoscow Does Not Believe in Tears · 1980
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
7.61980
MovieDramaComedy
Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.
Secret, for All the World OnlySecret, for All the World Only · 1977
Secret, for All the World Only
5.01977
MovieAdventureFamily
Based on the book of Viktor Dragunsky "Deniskin's Stories". Once upon a time there lived in Moscow the 1950's an October school student Deniska Korablyov. Every day he was terribly busy with the most ordinary children's activities: he did not prepare lessons, quarreled and put up with classmates, helped around the house and dabbled. He also planned a real murder, crossed paths with the criminal Fantômas, exposed the adult liars and thieves, participated in the selfless rescue of man...
Old HagsOld Hags · 2000
Old Hags
4.82000
MovieDramaComedy
Four old friends are experiencing various troubles adapting to the new times in modern Russia.
SinnerSinner · 1988
Sinner
9.01988
MovieComedyDrama
The story of a turner and locksmith, whose talented work did not fit into the system of the planned economy and the mentality of the Soviet Union. A turner with golden hands works at a factory, where he is disliked by colleagues and the boss for exceeding the norm. A film about a talented person who wants to work and create, but the system forces him to blend in and be like everyone else.
LetoLeto · 2018
Leto
7.42018
MovieMusicDrama
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoi. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock’n’roll in the Soviet Union.
Sofia PetrovnaSofia Petrovna · 1989
Sofia Petrovna
7.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Sofya Petrovna, a typist from a publishing house in Leningrad, has her only son repressed. In her publishing house, managers and ordinary employees were repressed. And Sofya Petrovna begins walking around the offices, trying to explain that a mistake has occurred.
I Wanted to See AngelsI Wanted to See Angels · 1992
I Wanted to See Angels
6.61992
MovieRomanceCrime
Twenty-year-old Bob rides 1000 km to Moscow on his vintage motorbike to collect a bad debt for his boss; the city chews up and spits out this naive country boy, whose head is full of Easy Rider dreams.

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The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! · 1976
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!
7.31976
MovieTV MovieComedy
A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Year's Eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of them unconscious. The problem is that one of them (Sasha) has to go to Leningrad but another one (Zhenya) goes. Zhenya wakes up at Leningrad airport. Believing that he is still in Moscow he takes a taxi and goes home. The street name, building and even apartment number, the way an apartment complex looks the same and the key coincide completely - just typical Soviet-type 'economy' architecture. Imagine the surprise of Nadya when she enters her apartment and finds a man without trousers in her bed. What's more - Nadya's fiancé also finds him there...

Tanya, Nadia's friend