Actress of the movie "The Idiot" Raisa Maximova passed away

People's Artist of the RSFSR Raisa Maximova died at the 96th year of life, reported a source of "Izvestia".

According to his information, the actress died in the evening on Thursday, December 11. Before that, she was called an ambulance.

The causes of death of the artist are still unknown. It is specified that on November 29, Maximova was discharged from the hospital, where she was hospitalized with pneumonia and heart problems.

The departure of the actress also commented in the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. There expressed condolences over the death of Maximova, calling it a huge loss.

In Telegram-channel MHT noted that recently the artist did not go on stage, but her connection with the theater has always remained inseparable. The date of farewell to the actress will be announced additionally.

Raisa Maximova was born in Saratov in 1929. In 1946 she graduated from the Saratov Theater School and until 1952 she played on the stage of the Saratov Theatre Union. In 1956, she graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre Studio School and was accepted into the theater troupe. Her fellow students were such actors as Oleg Basilashvili, Tatiana Doronina, Mikhail Kozakov, Yevgeny Yevstigneev, Vladimir Sergachev.

In 1987 Maximova went to the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre when the theater was divided into two groups. In 1990 she received the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, later she was awarded the Order of Friendship (1998), the Order of Honor (2005), "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (2009), Alexander Nevsky (2020). She was honored with the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation (2014).

Actress Raisa Maximova is known for her roles in the plays "North Wind", "The Star of Your Period", "Blue Bird", "At the Bottom", "The Last", "Old New Year", "Three Sisters", "Duck Hunt", "Pearly Zinaida", "Tartuffe". In addition, she starred in the films "Widows", "Idiot", "Listen, is it raining", "My Fate", as well as in the series "Law and Order".