Nadezhda Rykalova
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Born | Надежда Васильевна Рыкалова (1824-07-10)July 10, 1824 Moscow, Russian Empire |
Died | January 3, 1914(1914-01-03) (aged 89) Moscow, Russian Empire |
Occupation | stage actress |
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rykalova (Russian: Надежда Васильевна Рыкалова; 10 July 1824 – 3 January 1914) was a Russian stage actress, best known for her Maly Theatre performances in plays by Alexander Ostrovsky, who created the Kabanikha character (in The Storm) especially for her.[1]
Rykalova was born in Moscow, then in the Russian Empire. She came from an artistic family and had the famous Russian tragic Mikhail Shchepkin as a mentor. She played more than 400 roles on stage and retired in 1907.[2][3][4] She died in Moscow, aged 89.
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