Lyubov Polishchuk

Lyubov Grigoryevna Polishchuk (Russian: Любо́вь Григо́рьевна Полищу́к; May 21, 1949 – November 28, 2006) was a popular Russian actress. She was born in the Siberian city of Omsk. After school she decided to become an actress and moved to Moscow. She made her debut in cinema in 1976 in the popular comedy film 12 stulyev (The Twelve Chairs) in 1977, which was directed by Mark Zakharov. Lyubov Polishchuk died of bone cancer in Moscow in 2006, aged 57. She was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.

Contents

• Selected filmography
• Honours and awards
• References

Selected filmography

The Twelve Chairs as dancer

31 June (1978) as Miss Quinn, hostess of "The black horse"

The Very Same Munchhausen (1979) as Bertha, songstress

Intergirl (1989) as Zina Meleyko, prostitute

Shirli-Myrli (1995) as Jennifer, USA Ambassador's wife

Still Waters (2000) as Pauline, Kashtanov's wife

Chivalric Romance (2000) as Irene Doukaina

My Fair Nanny (2004-2009) as Lyubov Grigorevna Prutkovskaya

Podikraika (2005) as Grandma Caillou

Honours and awards

People's Artist of Russia (1994)

Honoured Artist of Russia (1986)

People's Artist of the Republic of Karelia (posthumously) (2007)