Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Born: May 11, 1940
Died: August 1, 2011
in Poltava, USSR (Ukraine)
Zhanna Prokhorenko (11 May 1940 – 1 August 2011) was a Soviet actress, best known for her role in Grigory Chukhray's film Ballad of a Soldier. She was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988. She was also a recipient of the Order of the Badge of Honour and of the Medal "For Labour Valour".

Movies for Zhanna Prokhorenko...

Entrance to Labyrinth
Title: Entrance to Labyrinth
Character: Anna Pozdnyakova
Released: May 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The actions of this mystery movie takes both in the past (in medieval times, as the scientists' hallucinations) and in the days of Perestroika.
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Title: Entrance to the Maze
Character: Anna Pozdnyakova
Released: May 1, 1990
Type: TV
A Russian mystery miniseries set both in medieval times and in the days of Perestroika.
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There is no Stranger's Land
Title: There is no Stranger's Land
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
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The Witches Cave
Title: The Witches Cave
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
An interstellar expedition is sent to study a strange planet. Despite the fact that creatures from various Earth time periods inhabit the world, the natives possess metal swords, even though they should have no knowledge of such weaponry.
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Две версии одного столкновения
Title: Две версии одного столкновения
Released: July 1, 1985
Type: Movie
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Charlotte Necklace
Title: Charlotte Necklace
Character: дежурная в гостинице
Released: December 20, 1984
Type: Movie
While investigating a murder KGB detectives discover a criminal group which transfers a stolen artworks abroad .
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Title: TASS Is Authorized to Declare...
Character: Клавдия Никитична, жена Парамонова
Released: July 30, 1984
Type: TV
The struggle of Soviet and American intelligence agencies during the Cold War era
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Loop
Title: Loop
Character: Anna Mukhina
Released: March 11, 1984
Type: Movie
Moscow militia detectives are investigating a death of a young girl whose body was found in the construction site.
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We Lived Next Door
Title: We Lived Next Door
Character: Darya Lukyanova
Released: March 24, 1982
Type: Movie
The happy days of the first love of eighth graders dimmed when they learned that Nadina's mother and Serezha's recently widowed father were going to live together. The youthful maximalism of adolescents hurts parents.
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They Were Actors
Title: They Were Actors
Character: Ozerova
Released: December 12, 1981
Type: Movie
The plot of the film is based on real events of the Great Patriotic War. When the Nazis occupied Crimea, the actors of the drama theater of the city of Simferopol entered the underground group Sokol. The activities of the underground members were diverse: they put up leaflets with information from Soviet Information Bureau, compiled maps showing the strategic objects of the enemy, and supplied the partisans with medicines. On April 10, 1944, 3 days before the liberation of Simferopol, the underground members died from enemy bullets — they were shot on the outskirts of the city.
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Ты должен жить
Title: Ты должен жить
Released: May 1, 1981
Type: Movie
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Lyalka-Ruslan and His Friend Sanka
Title: Lyalka-Ruslan and His Friend Sanka
Released: June 6, 1980
Type: Movie
A story about a two schoolboys who are having a lot of fun and adventures during vacations time.
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Close Afar
Title: Close Afar
Character: Anna Talnikova
Released: October 22, 1979
Type: Movie
Sergei Bukreyev arrives with a team of meliorators in another village and immediately draws attention to the director of the farm Anna Talnikova. Her dedication to work scares Sergei, he even wants to persuade her to leave the farm, but understands that Anna will never be happy without her work, and he – without it.
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На новом месте
Title: На новом месте
Released: April 1, 1979
Type: Movie
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Полковник в отставке
Title: Полковник в отставке
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
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Newcomer
Title: Newcomer
Character: Maria Vladimirovna Nesterova
Released: December 4, 1977
Type: Movie
The love story of Fedor, the village chauffeur and Mari, a local school teacher.
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Golden Mine
Title: Golden Mine
Released: June 6, 1977
Type: Movie
The film is set in the 1970s Leningrad, Russia. Fugitive Brunov is a dangerous criminal, who escaped from jail. He is after the treasure that was hidden by him years ago at his former country-house. He is having plastic surgery to hide his identity, while preparing for his next crime. He is trying to kill another man, who is also after the same treasure. Investigators Zarubin, Kromkin and Lebedeva are untangling the case.
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Страх высоты
Title: Страх высоты
Character: Irina Tikhomirova (ex-wife)
Released: March 19, 1976
Type: Movie
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From Dawn Till Sunset
Title: From Dawn Till Sunset
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
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Sokolovo
Title: Sokolovo
Released: May 9, 1975
Type: Movie
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo.
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The Red Snowball Tree
Title: The Red Snowball Tree
Released: March 25, 1974
Type: Movie
A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.
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Discovery
Title: Discovery
Character: Анка
Released: June 22, 1973
Type: Movie
This story is told by academician S. Yuryshev, Director of the Institute of applied biochemistry. The events in it are developing in 20 years during the Civil war, when he sent a geologist searching for copper in the coal mines of the merchant Stasova, and in the 70s, when the head of the Institute. His thoughts and actions as if he reconciles his past, revolutionary romanticism 20-h his life's work was the discovery of a new chemical element. He believes in getting it even when the explosion in the laboratory takes the life of his closest friend and colleague, when his grown-up adopted son, becoming also a chemist, suffered during the experiments. Believe when testing on military ground again fail…
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Door without lock
Title: Door without lock
Released: February 13, 1973
Type: Movie
Peter married and was immediately appointed captain of the ship. In his first flight, the hero went with his wife — really wanted to introduce her to her mother. But mother offended on him…
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Point, Point, Comma...
Title: Point, Point, Comma...
Released: June 6, 1972
Type: Movie
A lyric comedy about eight-graders, their life and first love...
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Point, Point, Comma...
Title: Point, Point, Comma...
Character: Alexey's mother
Released: June 6, 1972
Type: Movie
A lyric comedy about eight-graders, their life and first love...
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If You Are a Man
Title: If You Are a Man
Character: Anna Petrovna
Released: May 29, 1972
Type: Movie
The main character of the film is an ordinary chauffeur Pavel, whose life is not very successful, despite the fact that he is a very kind and fair person. Finally, fate smiles at Pavel, he meets true love, but more and more tests fall to his lot, as if testing a simple guy for strength.
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Антрацит
Title: Антрацит
Character: Lava Mironova
Released: January 17, 1972
Type: Movie
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Deadly Enemy
Title: Deadly Enemy
Character: Anna
Released: December 8, 1971
Type: Movie
Based on the Don stories by Mikhail Sholokhov. Soviet power was only established on the Don, and a conflict broke out in the first commune: the wife of the commune’s leader Arseniy Klyukvin, having believed the promises of the white officer, fell in love and went to live with him with the child. She doesn't want to hide her feelings, but unable to withstand the bestial attitude of a white officer, she returns back to the Bolshevik.
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Любовь Серафима Фролова
Title: Любовь Серафима Фролова
Character: Mariya
Released: June 8, 1969
Type: Movie
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One Chance in One Thousand
Title: One Chance in One Thousand
Character: Nina
Released: December 20, 1968
Type: Movie
In German-occupied Crimea during WWII, a group of Russian soldiers employ unusual tactics to steal classified documents from their enemies.
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Uncle's Dream
Title: Uncle's Dream
Released: February 6, 1967
Type: Movie
An important event is taking place in a small provincial town, an elderly rich prince arrives. The local "lioness" Maria Alexandrovna Moskaleva decides to marry him to her daughter Zinochka. But the "noble" Mordassov society is by no means inclined to voluntarily give up its positions: after all, in the head of every mother who has a marriageable daughter, the dream is to get a rich man as a son-in-law.
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The Incident Which Nobody Noticed
Title: The Incident Which Nobody Noticed
Character: Nastya
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The modest shop assistant in a grocery shop Nastya dreamed about happiness. She dreamed about miracle, which would have made her beautiful. She dreamed all day and all night. And one day the miracle happened ...
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Farewell
Title: Farewell
Character: Люба
Released: December 6, 1966
Type: Movie
Spring, 1944. The Great Patriotic war. The German fascists are still in Sevastopol. A fierce combat is taking place there. At the same time in Yalta, which has already been freed, life goes on peacefully. People believe that the war has left them, that it is far away and no longer dangerous… But the torpedo motor-boat squadron stationed in Yalta is still having a hard time. Every day Soviet marines undertake dangerous sorties towards the German-occupied Sevastopol.
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Going Inside a Storm
Title: Going Inside a Storm
Character: Lena
Released: November 15, 1965
Type: Movie
Sergei Krylov and Oleg Tulin, are promising young physicists in the field of thunderstorms. They dream of weather control. But later their ways in science parted - Oleg is ready to tradeoff his standpoints for personal success, but Sergei knows that the truth is more critical.
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Mercy Train
Title: Mercy Train
Released: February 22, 1965
Type: Movie
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Двадцать лет спустя
Title: Двадцать лет спустя
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
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The Marriage of Balzaminov
Title: The Marriage of Balzaminov
Character: Kapochka
Released: December 25, 1964
Type: Movie
Based on the trilogy of Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Moscow, XIX century. A small official Misha Balzaminov lives in a small house. He, like his mother, sees his happiness in marrying a rich bride. Misha images in dreams and fantasies that he is a general or even a king — rich and domineering. And in reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks...
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Непридуманная история
Title: Непридуманная история
Character: Varya Levchukova
Released: December 4, 1964
Type: Movie
Feature film.
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Attack and Retreat
Title: Attack and Retreat
Character: Katya
Released: September 16, 1964
Type: Movie
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.
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Венский лес
Title: Венский лес
Released: May 6, 1963
Type: Movie
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But What If This Is Love?
Title: But What If This Is Love?
Character: Ksenia Zavyalova
Released: June 6, 1961
Type: Movie
High school students Ksenya and Boris are in love but all the world is against them.
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Ballad of a Soldier
Title: Ballad of a Soldier
Character: Shura
Released: December 1, 1959
Type: Movie
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.