Artist Zolotovitsky called Dobrovolskaya one of the best actresses

People's Artist of Russia Yevgeniya Dobrovolskaya, who died at the 61st year of life, was one of the best actresses. This opinion on January 10 in conversation with "Izvestia" expressed the actor of theater and cinema, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Igor Zolotovitsky.

"She played in my plays, we starred together. I am, of course, bitter. <...> She was a wonderful person, a wonderful actress, very good, one of the best actresses," he noted.

Zolotovitsky added that he knew Dobrovolskaya, who served at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, for about 40 years. They participated in entreprises together back in the 1990s.

Actor and director, People's Artist of Russia Andrei Zhitinkin in a conversation with Izvestia noted that Dobrovolskaya herself knew much more about herself than the directors, and considered herself a bright character actress.

"I knew Zhenya as a deep dramatic actress. I didn't expect her to be so light and such a bully. She took all my suggestions improvisational," he shared his memories.

According to Zhitinkin, Dobrovolskaya was close friends with Lyudmila Gurchenko and was an outlet for the People's Artist of the USSR.

"When I came to the Art Theater, Zhenya said: "Well, let's think of something, I so want to do something in the genre of Lyudmila Markovna, because everyone thinks that I like to cry, I like to suffer, and I - a bright character actress." This is amazing, when she knew more about herself than the directors knew," he said.

Zhitinkin added that on the day of death of the actress worries only about the fact that the directors did not reveal her talent to the end and did not try in another role, as Dobrovolskaya never refused roles.

Dobrovolskaya's death became known earlier in the day. She was a leading actress of the Art Theater, where she worked for 33 years and played dozens of major roles. In the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater noted that the last year she had been fighting a serious illness. On the date and place of farewell in the theater will be reported additionally.

Dobrovolskaya was born in Moscow. In 1987, she graduated from GITIS (course Lyudmila Kasatkina and Sergei Kolosov), four years later came to the troupe of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Known as an actress of theater, film and television series. During her career, starred in more than 100 projects, including "The Irony of Fate. Continuation", "I Trust You", "Heavenly Court", "Queen Margot". In 2005 she received the title of People's Artist of Russia.