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Olga Leonardovna Knipper-Chekhova (Russian: Ольга Леонардовна Книппер-Чехова; 21 September [O.S. 9 September] 1868 – 22 March 1959) was a Russian and Soviet stage actress. She was married to Anton Chekhov.Knipper was among the 39 original members of the Moscow Art Theatre when it was formed by Konstantin Stanislavski in 1898. She played Arkadina in The Seagull (1898), played Elena in the Moscow premiere of Uncle Vanya (1899), and was the first to play Masha in Three Sisters (1901) and Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (1904). She married Anton Chekhov, the author of these plays, in 1901. She played Ranevskaya again in 1943, when the theatre marked the 300th performance of The Cherry Orchard.
Filmography
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Movies 2
Cinema in Russia (1979)
Tomorrow Night (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1868-09-21
Deathday1959-03-22 (90 years old)
Birth NameОльга Леонардовна Книппер
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RelationshipsAnton Chekhov (1901-05-25 - 1904-07-15)
MotherAnna Knipper
SiblingsVladimir Nardov
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union
AwardsMedal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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