The tragic fates of the most beautiful actresses of the 80s: Anna Samokhina, Maria Zubareva, etc

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Despite the fact that the 80s became the harbingers of the decline of the USSR, the cinema of that time did not think to give up its positions. Moreover, many talented actors and actresses shone at this time. It is worth mentioning the latter separately, because, as it turned out, some of them, by their own example, proved the correctness of the phrase “do not be born beautiful, but be born happy”. The fate of some arrivals in the 80s was tragic.

Anna Samokhina (1963-2010)

The star of this actress lit up just at a time when changes were planned in the film industry: the old school was losing ground, the new one had not yet formed. And it was Samokhina who managed to become a symbol of that time. But the more successful her career developed, the more difficult fate threw up ordeals, and Anna had to face the first difficulties in early childhood. After all, their family lived in a small room in a hostel, and the future actress and her sister had to sleep right on the floor. The father drank shamelessly, by the age of 30 he had turned into a chronic alcoholic, so the children often saw what they could not see: drunken gatherings, scandals, fights … In fact, the mother was engaged in raising the girls, who also broke down on them. 7 years old, father is gone. Mom was soon able to knock out a room for a communal apartment, but this did not make life easier. The only joy of the future star was the piano, playing on which she forgot about the dullness of life. Trying to escape from the oppressive environment, the girl entered the Yaroslavl Theater School. There she met Alexander Samokhin and married him at the age of 16. After graduation, the newlyweds went to Rostov, and soon their daughter Sasha was born. Samokhina, forced to leave on maternity leave, began to feel depressed, especially since all her roles in the theater were given to another actress. In addition, her debut role in the film "Confess Guilty" did not bring success.

But the next picture was more than successful for Anna: the main role in "Prisoner of the Chateau d'If". After such a triumph, the actress did not experience a lack of work, but after the collapse of the USSR she was forced to take a break and only occasionally be content with passing work in commercial projects and earn extra money as a host at events. But soon Samokhina got tired of the series and began to reject all offers. She returned to the screen only in the late 90s, managed to be married twice, but did not find personal happiness. And in 2009, the actress began to worry about stomach pains. However, Anna turned for medical help too late: stomach cancer of the last stage sounded like a sentence. Most likely, the appearance of the disease was provoked by the dubious diets that the actress adhered to, and the "beauty injections". To all this was added the stress associated with litigation: Samokhina sold all the property and invested in the construction of a townhouse, but she was deceived. And on February 8, 2010, the star of the national cinema did not become.

Elena Mayorova (1958-1997)

Despite the fact that in childhood Elena suffered from tuberculosis and spent a lot of time on treatment, at school she was an excellent student and an activist. But she did not succeed in realizing the sword to become an actress: after the end of the 11th grade, the ambitious girl failed to enter any of the theatrical universities. But she did not despair and went to study at a construction vocational school. A year later, she received a red diploma, becoming a professional isolator. But her studies left an unpleasant mark: the girl, spending a lot of time in the cold, got inflammation, having lost the opportunity to have children in the future. Then she decided to try her luck again and still was able to enter GITIS. And immediately after his graduation, Mayorova got a job at Sovremennik, but the world of cinema did not want to notice her for a long time. But still Elena managed to achieve her goal, having shone in such films as "Makarov", "Lost in Siberia", "Fast Train", "At Knives", etc. And even in the dashing 90s, the actress did not remain without work.

However, in Mayorova's personal life, not everything was so rosy. The first marriage with fellow student Vladimir Chaplygin did not last long. The second husband of the actress was the artist Sergei Sherstyuk, with whom Elena fell in love at first sight. But this relationship could hardly be called ideal, because at one time the actress was seriously carried away by her colleague Oleg Vasilkov. The artist was torn between her husband and her lover for a long time, but still chose the first one, but she could not forget the second. And what happened on August 23, 1997, still raises many questions. According to the official version, Mayorova had a sore throat, and she was treated with the folk method using kerosene. She probably didn’t notice that she had spilled a few drops of flammable substance on her dress. After that, she went out into the entrance to smoke, lit a match, after which the clothes on her instantly flashed. Nevertheless, the actress managed to run to the entrance to the Mossovet Theater, after which she lost consciousness. The unfortunate woman was taken to the hospital, but having received 80% of burns on the surface of her body, she simply had no chance of surviving. It would seem that this is just an accident. But the close actresses were sure that she herself took her own life. Moreover, Elena had already tried to commit suicide before, but all attempts were more demonstrative in nature. She's probably tired of being strong and supporting her family. In addition, Mayorova was addicted to alcohol. She was not a drunken drunkard, but under the influence of alcohol she became a completely different person. It should also be noted that Elena devoted herself completely to work and for a long time could not get out of heavy roles. And love in Oleg Vasilkov aggravated depression. The actress's husband survived her by only 9 months - he died of cancer.

Maria Zubareva (1962-1993)

Marina was considered the soul of any company, and her friends called her a sunbeam. There were legends about the amazing kindness of the actress: she could go to the sobering-up center at night to get someone from her acquaintances, or look for shelter for colleagues who had nowhere to live. But Zubareva herself burned out in her prime. In general, as a child, she did not dream of a movie. Parents considered the acting profession unreliable, but after graduating from school, the girl submitted documents to the Shchukin School and entered. The first success awaited her after filming the film "Face", where Marina played the professor's daughter Yulia, although before that she managed to shine in "The Return of Budulai", "Parting" and other films.

The first husband of the actress was Boris Keener. But the marriage lasted only a year, despite the fact that a daughter, Anya, was born in it. Joint life with fellow student Igor Shavlak also did not last long. And from her third spouse Maria gave birth to twins Roma and Lisa. The actress worked until the last month of pregnancy: she starred in the TV series "Little Things in Life" and thought that she would return to duty immediately after giving birth. But this was not destined to happen. Zubareva increasingly began to complain of poor health, but, writing off everything to a difficult pregnancy, she was in no hurry to go to the doctors. When she did undergo a medical examination, it was already too late: she was diagnosed with oncology. The actress never appeared in Small Things of Life: the director, who understood that there was no chance, had to “kill” the heroine in a car accident. Zubareva died in November 1993 - she was only 31 years old.

Irina Metlitskaya (1961-1997)

Irina Metlitskaya brought great success to the film "Doll". The actress very harmoniously got used to the role, and she herself was so pretty that she looked like a doll. However, the actress herself did not show any artistic talents in childhood, did not participate in amateur performances and was preparing to become a mathematician. But one incident completely changed her life. Once the director Igor Dobrolyubov dropped in to the school where Metlitskaya studied, who was looking for young actors for the film "Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow." The man immediately singled out Irina and invited her to shoot. But even after the success of the picture, the girl did not change her mind and after graduation she chose the physics and mathematics faculty. But, after studying for a year at the institute, she applied to the Shchukin school and entered. And already in her fourth year, Irina was accepted into the Sovremennik troupe. Here she met her future husband Sergei Gazarov.

Even in the dashing 90s, the actress did not remain without work. But soon Metlitskaya increasingly began to feel weak and tired. As it turned out, Irina had leukemia. But she did not tell anyone about the terrible diagnosis and was filmed until the last. When the emaciated artist was asked to share a secret diet, she only smiled sadly. Sergei fought to the last for the life of his beloved woman: he took her to the best European doctors and made sure that she had an operation in Paris. But nothing helped: the actress died at 35, leaving her sons Nikita and Petya orphans.