Klara Luchko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Stepanivna and the family name is Luchko.

Klara Luchko
Born	1 July 1925 Chutovo, Ukraine
Died	26 March 2005 (aged 79) Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1948–2005
Notable work	Cossacks of the Kuban (1949)
Title	People's Artist of the USSR (1985)
Awards	USSR State Prize (1951)

Klara Stepanivna Luchko (Ukrainian: Клара Степанівна Лучко; Russian: Кла́ра Степа́новна Лучко́; 1 July 1925 – 26 March 2005) was a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian actress known for her roles in the Soviet cinema.

She received the title of People's Artist of the USSR, the highest honour that could be bestowed to a cinema artist, in 1978. She was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4th class (2000).

Selected filmography

• Michurin (Russian: Мичурин, 1948) as guest
• The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия, 1948) as Aunt Marina
• Cossacks of the Kuban (Кубанские казаки, 1949) as Darya Shelest
• The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (Возращение Василия Бортникова, 1953) as Natalya
• A Big Family (Большая семья, 1954) as Lida Zhurbina
• Twelfth Night (Двенадцатая ночь, 1955) as Viola / Sebastian
• A Snow Fairy Tale (Снежная сказка, 1959) as Black Soul
• Dreams of Love – Liszt (Szerelmi álmok – Liszt, 1970) as Marie d'Agoult
• The Gypsy (Цыган, 1979) as Claudia Pukhlyakova
• The Casket of Maria Medici (Ларец Марии Медичи, 1980) as Madam Locar
• Do Not Part with Your Beloved (С любимыми не расставайтесь, 1980) as Larisa's mother
• Carnival (Карнавал, 1981) as Josephine Viktorovna, the wife of Mikhail Solomatin
• We, The Undersigned (Мы, нижеподписавшиеся, 1981) as Violetta Matveyevna Nuikina
• Anxious Sunday (Тревожное воскресенье, 1983) as Anna Golovina
• Budulai's Return (Вовзращение Будулая, 1985) as Claudia Pukhlyakova

External links

• Klara Luchko at IMDb