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Oleg Yankovskiy

Acting

Born February 23, 1944 · Bolshoy Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR

Died May 20, 2009

Also known as Oleg Yankovski · Oleg Yankovsky · Oleg Jankovsky

Biography

Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (Russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; February 23, 1944 – May 20, 2009) was a Soviet/Russian actor who has excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Alla Pugacheva, the last person to be named a People's Artist of the USSR.

Awards & recognition

  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class · 2009
  • Stanislavsky Award · 2009
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class · 2007
  • TEFI · 2006
  • Golden Eagle Awards · 2004
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  • Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude · 2002
  • State Prize of the Russian Federation · 2002
  • Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude · 1996
  • State Prize of the Russian Federation · 1996
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class · 1995
  • Nika Award · 1992
  • People's Artist of the USSR · 1991
  • Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR · 1989
  • USSR State Prize · 1987
  • People's Artist of the RSFSR · 1984
  • Lenin Komsomol Prize · 1977
  • Merited Artist of the RSFSR · 1977
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

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