Stefanija Michajłaŭna Staniuta (Belarusian: Стэфанія Міхайлаўна Станюта; 30 April 1905 – 6 November 2000) was a BelarusSoviet theater and movie actress. She was awarded as the 1988 People's Artist of the USSR.[1]

Stefanija Staniuta
Postage stamp for the centenary of the birth of the actress
Born
Stefania Michajłaŭna Staniuta

(1905-04-30)30 April 1905
Died6 November 2000(2000-11-06) (aged 95)
Minsk, Belarus
Occupationactress
Years active1919–2000
SpouseAlaksandar Kručynski
Children1
AwardsPeople's Artist of the USSR (1988)

Stefanija was born on April 30, 1905, in Minsk in the family of the famous Belarusian artist Michaś Staniuta.[2] As a child, she happened to attend the official meeting of Tsar Nicholas II with the Belarusian people.

She studied at the parish school, then at the Minsk Women's Government Gymnasium.[3] In 1926 she graduated from the Belarusan Drama Studio under the Moscow Art Theater (class of Valentin Smyshliayev and Sofia Giatsyntova).[2]

Since 1932 and until the end of her life Stefanija Staniuta worked at the Janka Kupala National Academic Theatre in Minsk. In total she played about 200 roles, including in movies from 1958 onward.

Selected filmography

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Awards and decorations

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Her major awards and decorations include:

References

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  1. ^ Biography of the actress
  2. ^ a b Стефания Станюта. Чтобы помнили
  3. ^ "Дата в истории: 112 гадоў таму ў Мінску запачаткаваная жаночая ўрадавая ґімназія". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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