The star of the film “It was in Penkov” Maya Menglet has died. She was called “Soviet Sophia Loren” 01/21/2023, 2:05 p.m

Maya Menglet died on January 19 in Melbourne. She spent her last hours surrounded by loved ones. Publicist Nikolai Podosokorsky announced the death of the actress.

Users reacted emotionally to the news. “She was alive?! Sir, yes, I watched the movie “It was in Penkov” since childhood! I remember this phrase “Maya Menglet” from my childhood! Why didn’t they say anything about her? This is the era! 87 years! A very good actress”, “I really liked this film with the handsome Vyacheslav Tikhonov and the charming Maya Mengletova”, “One of the most beautiful women of the 20th century,” bloggers wrote.

Maya Menglet was born on August 8, 1935 in Moscow. Her parents are People’s Artist of the USSR Georgy Menglet and Valentina Koroleva. In 1953, she entered the Moscow Art Theater School. The actress served in the theater for 43 years. Stanislavský, where she served for 43 years.

In 1997, after the death of the main director Vitalij Lanský, she moved to Australia with her two sons. In recent years, she performed at the Montreal Russian Drama Theatre. LV Varpakhovsky. She has toured many cities in the US and Canada. Menglet also acted in the performances of the Russian company Mikhail Kozakov.

Maya Georgievna starred in 18 films during her career, the main one for her was “It was in Penkov” (1957). Her last tape was “On the corner, at the patriarchs” (1995). When Menglet appeared at international film festivals, she was called the Soviet Sophia Loren for her amazing likeness and extraordinary beauty.

The artist’s first husband was Stanislav Korenev. They met in early childhood. Maya became his wife at the age of 18. However, this marriage was short-lived. Shortly after entering the Moscow Art Theater School, Menglet married actor Leonid Satanovsky, with whom she lived for more than 60 years until his death in 2015.