Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Скобцева; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress and second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk.
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Biography
Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on 22 August 1927 in Tula. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive.
After finishing secondary school, Skobtseva studied art at the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. While studying, she acted in student theatre.
After graduating from the Moscow State University in 1952, she entered the Moscow Art Theatre School, from which she graduated in 1955.
In the same year, Irina Skobtseva made her cinematic debut as Desdemona in the film Othello by Sergei Yutkevich. The picture won the Best Director Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, and was given diplomas and prizes at other international film festivals. In Cannes Irina Skobtseva was awarded the title "Miss Charm of the Cannes Film Festival".
