Alcohol, betrayal, dreams and reality: forgotten actresses with a tragic destiny

Honored Artist of Russia died in 2016 at the hands of her own son. Peter could not stay at any workplace for a long time – the craving for alcohol turned out to be stronger. The man lived with his mother, often making do with her modest pension.

In the last years of her life, Alexandra refused to communicate with the press and did not want to be recognized in public places. After all, it was popularity that played a disturbing role in her acting fate: becoming the main Soviet heroine of the TV series “Shadows Disappear at Noon”, she woke up famous and … fell into oblivion. After such worldwide success, Zavyalova counted on no less striking roles, not considering herself possible to waste money on trifles.

Complete oblivion brought Alexandra to a psychiatric clinic, and death at the age of 79 at the hands of her own son was the tragic end to her no less tragic fate.

On the rise in her career, Irina Leonova made a choice in favor of her family. Having met her future husband Yevgeny Tsyganov, she did not hesitate to leave her first husband Igor Petrenko and completely dissolved in a new love. Irina quit acting and acting after going on maternity leave which lasted 14 years.

While the actress was pregnant with her seventh child, the father of a large family left for another. She became actress Yulia Snigir, who also managed to give Eugene a son.

The directors still remember the name of Irina Leonova, because this beauty with an incredibly bewitching intelligent look is not so easy to forget. But she had to go back to work not to make a career, but to support her children…

Heather Locklear’s finest hour was her appearance in cult youth drama Melrose Place. Glory played a cruel joke with the actress: when it became clear that the former success could not be repeated, Heather fell into a colossal depression. For a long time she tried to recover, but with varying success. Heather attempted suicide twice, and after her fiancé left for a close friend, Heather became addicted to drugs. However, she manages to get out of it. Today Heather, 59, has found peace with herself.

The teen comedy star of the 2000s looked set to stay on top for years to come. But early fame and dizzying success literally drove Amanda crazy.

Repeatedly, Amanda was sent for compulsory treatment to psychiatric clinics, since Amanda’s behavior was capable of shocking even the most sophisticated audience. The girl accused her own father of sexual harassment, then took her words back, but with a slight correction: she claimed that her father had implanted a special chip in her head, because of which she sometimes spoke nonsense to journalists .

Now the name of the actress is mentioned only if you want to remember your youth and laugh a lot at the long-forgotten films “She’s a Man”, “What a Girl Wants” and “Love on an Island”. But once Amanda received multiple Kids Choice Awards at once…

An athlete, member of the Komsomol, of the same age as the revolution, the beloved of Konstantin Simonov, the one to whom he dedicated the lines “Wait for me” that touched tears, and simply the beautiful Valentina Serova n’ could not overcome the craving for alcohol. The star of cult films ‘Hearts of Four’, ‘The Immortal Garrison’, ‘A Girl with Character’ and, of course, ‘Wait for Me’ became addicted to alcohol, which led her to disrupt the shootings and performances. Of course, even such a talented actress could not forgive her “little weaknesses”. The actress died in her apartment in 1975.

An actress who never played her dream role and did not find herself in ordinary life – something like that can describe the fate of Elena Dobronravova. A brilliant debut in Joseph Kheifits’ film “Big Family” did not become a guarantee of further success.

Elena dreamed of becoming Veronica in The Cranes Are Flying, but Tatyana Samoilova was chosen for this role. The actress dreamed of a great and pure love, not wanting to waste time on short-term and non-committal romances, but she remained alone, never becoming a mother or a wife.

In the last years of her life, Elena did not communicate with anyone at all, preferring solitude or, rather, choosing forced isolation.

The dream of all Soviet men Natalya Kustinskaya remained the same cheerful beauty off the screen, whose personal life, alas, did not develop in the best way. Behind the actress 6 marriages, many betrayals and tragic accidents.

Husbands cheated on the first beauty of the USSR! However, she also did not remain in debt: often the new love turned out to be stronger, and Kustinskaya parted. Natalia’s husbands died of tragic accidents, and she was again left alone.

Her only son also died in unclear circumstances, and six months earlier the actress’s only grandson was “exhausted” with cancer … For the last two years of her life, Natalya was seriously ill . The actress died without coming out of a coma.

The role of Veronica in the movie “The Cranes Are Flying” brought Tatyana worldwide fame, but, alas, she also failed to repeat her success. In Soviet times, the beauty was not allowed to play in Hollywood, and domestic directors did not find worthy roles for a talented actress with a languid look.

Tatyana’s only son left for the United States, they saw their own granddaughter only once in 9 years. They say his life was apparently not so bad: a furnished apartment, a presidential pension. She lived only on her own and could sit for hours in the once-legendary restaurant, forgetting to order. Tatyana Samoilova died on her birthday – she was supposed to be 80 years old.

The very name of Isolde already bears the imprint of tragedy, only in real life the story of the great love of the knight Tristan and his Isolde turned out to be a little different. Having starred in the 50s of the last century in the film “Forty-First” by Grigory Chukhrai, the actress gained fame throughout the Union. Then for a whole decade, Isolde was filmed literally without interruption, but she no longer had iconic roles and her former popularity. It was then that she became addicted to alcohol, which her husband did not ignore.

But after a while her husband left Izvitskaya: her departure shattered the already shattered desire for the life of an actress. Now she only existed for alcohol, sometimes forgetting food and sometimes not finding money even for fresh bread. Isolde died at the age of 38, she died after a long famine. The actress’ body was found in an empty apartment a few weeks later.