Natalia Danilova was born on September 25, 1955, in Leningrad, USSR
(now St. Petersburg, Russia). From 1973 - 1977 she studied acting at
the drama class of professor A. Katsman at the Leningrad Institute of
Theatre, Music, and Cinematography, graduating in 1977 as an actress.
From 1977-1991 Danilova was a member of the legendary troupe of Bolshoi
Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) under directorship of
Georgi Tovstonogov. Danilova worked
with Tovstonogov for 12 years. During that time Danilova worked with an
outstanding ensemble of actors at BDT. There her stage partners were
such stars as Kirill Lavrov,
Alisa Freyndlikh,
Lyudmila Makarova,
Zinaida Sharko,
Oleg Basilashvili,
Svetlana Kryuchkova,
Tatyana Bedova, Valentina Kovel,
Vladislav Strzhelchik,
Yefim Kopelyan, Sergei Yurski,
Vsevolod Kuznetsov,
Nikolay Trofimov,
Georgiy Shtil, Vadim Medvedev,
'Leonid
Nevedomsky',
Roman Gromadskiy,
Andrey Tolubeev, and
Gennadiy Bogachyov, among many other
remarkable Russian actors.
Since 1992 Danilova has been a permanent member of the troupe at the
Theatre of Komissarzhevskoi in St. Petersburg. There she has been
appearing in leading and supporting roles in classic Russian plays,
such as Nastasia Filippovna in stage adaptation of "The Idiot" base on
the eponymous novel by
Fyodor Dostoevsky, and other
productions. Danilova also appeared in the leading role as Medea in
staging of the classic play at Priyut Komedianta Theatre. Her partners
on stage and in film were
Galina Korotkevich,
Tatyana Samarina,
Elena Simonova,
Yefim Kamenetsky,
Stanislav Landgraf, Boris Sokolov,
Pyotr Shelokhonov, and other notable
Russian actors.
Natalia Danilova is an acclaimed Russian actress. She is highly
regarded for her classic noblesse, beauty, intelligence, and effortless
style. She was designated the title of Honorable Artist of Russia. She
also played roles in many popular Russian film and television
productions. She is residing in St. Petersburg, Russia.
