Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Дружи́нина ; born 16 December 1935 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer. She is best known for directing the Gardes-Marines trilogy consisting of Gardes-Marines, ahead!, Viva Gardes-Marines! and Gardes-Marines-III.
Svetlana Druzhinina was born on December 16, 1935 in Moscow. In 1946, Druzhinina entered the circus school, where she successfully worked with a group of circus acrobats for one year. A year later she moved to the ballet school at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre. In 1955 she graduated from the ballet school of the Bolshoi Theatre, where she studied together with future ballet stars Māris Liepa and Natalya Kasatkina. Because of a serious injury Druzhinina couldn’t become a dancer.
In 1955 Druzhinina debuted as an actress in the movie Showcase for Supermarket (Russian: "За витриной универмага"). She played a shop assistant Sonja Bozhko. From 1955 to 1965 she was an actress at the central studio of Gorky Film Studio.
In 1960 Druzhinina graduated from the VGIK Faculty of Actor (actor's workshop of Olga Pyzhova and Boris Bibikov).
In 1969 Druzhinina graduated from the VGIK Faculty of Director (workshop of Igor Talankin), her thesis film was Zinka (screenwriter B. Mazhaev). In the same year she began her work as a director on Mosfilm.
Druzhinina was a hostess of the first Soviet humor TV shows and competitions called KVN on the Central Television (together with Mikhail Derzhavin).
Her debut as a director was in the movie called Fulfillment of Desires (Russian: "Исполнение желаний") (1974) based on the novel by Veniamin Kaverin.
Druzhinina received her recognition and national love as a director in 1987 after the release of the TV film Gardes-Marines, ahead! This was her first experience as a director of a historical movie, and it was very successful. Later the history of the Russian Empire became the main theme of her work.
From 2000 to the present time Druzhinina is directing a TV series about the history of Russia in the 18th century called Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century.
Mother - Anna Danilovna Myznikova, the Don Cossack, worked as a teacher in kindergarten. Father - Sergei Ivanovich Druginyn, son of a priest, the driver (died during the Great Patriotic War).
Husband - Anatoly Mukasey (born July 26, 1938), Soviet and Russian filmmaker, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2009). In 2013, the couple celebrated the 55th anniversary of marriage.
The eldest son - Anatoly Mukasey, died in 1988.grandson - Daniil (born February 24, 1987), engaged in computer editing movies.The youngest son - Michael Mukasey (born January 3, 1966), the Russian filmmaker and film producer.grandson - Maxim, granddaughter - ElizabethThird daughter-in-law - Yekaterina Gamova (born October 17, 1980), the Russian volleyball player of the national team, twice world champion, Merited Master of Sports of Russia. Michael and Yekaterina were married August 17, 2012.Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1989)People's Artist of Russia (2001)Order of Honour (2006)Order of Friendship (2012)Director
2023
Gardemariny 1787. Voyna (post-production)
2023
Gardemariny 1787. Mir (post-production)
2000
Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (TV Series) (9 episodes) - Okhota na printsesu (2011)
- Vivat, Anna! (2008)
- Vivat, Anna! (2008)
- Smert yunogo imperatora (2003)
- Vtoraya nevesta imperatora (2003)
- Padenie Goliatha (2002)
- Ya - imperator (2002)
- Zaveshchanie imperatritsy (2000)
- Zaveshchanie imperatora (2000)
1993
Vivat, gardemariny! (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes) - 2 seriya (1993) - (directed by)
- 1 seriya (1993) - (directed by)
1992
Gardemariny III (directed by)
1988
Midshipmen, Onwards! (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes) - Episode #1.4 (1988) - (directed by)
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - (directed by)
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - (directed by)
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - (directed by)
1982
Printsessa tsirka (TV Movie)
1980
Dulsineya Tobosskaya (TV Movie)
1979
Svatovstvo gusara (TV Movie)
1977
Solntse, snova solntse
Writer
2023
Gardemariny 1787. Voyna (post-production)
2023
Gardemariny 1787. Mir (post-production)
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Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (TV Series) (8 episodes, 2000 - 2011) (screenplay - 1 episode, 2008) - Okhota na printsesu (2011)
- Vivat, Anna! (2008)
- Vivat, Anna! (2008) - (screenplay)
- Smert yunogo imperatora (2003)
- Vtoraya nevesta imperatora (2003)
- Padenie Goliatha (2002)
- Ya - imperator (2002)
- Zaveshchanie imperatritsy (2000)
- Zaveshchanie imperatora (2000)
1993
Vivat, gardemariny! (TV Mini Series) (screenplay - 2 episodes) - 2 seriya (1993) - (screenplay)
- 1 seriya (1993) - (screenplay)
1992
Gardemariny III (screenplay)
1988
Midshipmen, Onwards! (TV Mini Series) (screenplay - 4 episodes) - Episode #1.4 (1988) - (screenplay - as S. Druzhinina)
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - (screenplay - as S. Druzhinina)
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - (screenplay - as S. Druzhinina)
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - (screenplay - as S. Druzhinina)
1982
Printsessa tsirka (TV Movie)
1979
Svatovstvo gusara (TV Movie)
1977
Solntse, snova solntse (screenplay)
Actress
2003
Ne delayte biskvity v plokhom nastroenii
1971
Serdtse Rossii as
Olga Nikolayevna (uncredited)
1965
Loneliness as
Mariya Kosova
1965
Kakoe ono, more? as
Lyudmila - mama Anusi (as S. Druzhinina)
1964
Ponedelnik: den tyazhyolyy as
Udaltsova (as E. Druzhinina)
1964
Sobirayushchiy oblaka (Short)
1962
Gde-to est syn as
Nadya (as S. Druzhinina)
1962
Four Winds of Heaven as
Tonya Baykov (as S. Druzhina)
1962
The Girls as
Anfisa (as S. Druzhinina)
1961
Orlinyy ostrov as
Irina Rodova (as S. Druzhinina)
1960
Most pereyti nelzya as
Byph's Friend
1958
Delo bylo v Penkove as
Larisa
1956
Behind Show Windows as
Sonya Bozhko (as S. Druzhinina)
1955
Good Morning as
Tsaritsa bala (uncredited)
Producer
2023
Gardemariny 1787. Mir (producer) (post-production)
2008
Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode) - Vivat, Anna! (2008) - (producer)
Assistant Director
1971
Zolotye vorota (assistant director - as S. Druzhinina)
Self
2023
Moya melodiya (TV Series) as
Self - receives a surprise
- Vypusk 4 (2023) - Self - receives a surprise
2021
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (Documentary) as
Self
2013
Povtori! (TV Series) as
Self - Jury
- Episode #1.1 (2013) - Self - Jury
2010
Big Difference (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Release 24 (2010) - Self - Guest
1996
Chtoby pomnili (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Chapter 55. Lyusyena Ovchinnikova (1999) - Self
- Chapter 30. Mikaela Drozdovskaya (1997) - Self
- Chapter 23. Valentina Telegina (1996) - Self