ils ▁from ▁Lady z hen ki ▁at ▁Pol t ava ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁from ▁Z olo chev ▁in ▁Kh ark ov . ▁Her ▁grand father ▁was ▁an ▁agr onom ist ▁at ▁the ▁estate ▁Ter esh chen ko ▁- ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁sugar ▁producer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Lat via , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁R iga . ▁School ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Moscow ▁and ▁entered ▁V G IK ▁( work shop ▁Bor is ▁Bib ik ov ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁Py zh ova ). ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁second - year ▁student , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁in ▁cinema ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Rou ▁May ▁Night , ▁or ▁the ▁D rown ed ▁Ma iden . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁University ▁and ▁worked ▁briefly ▁in ▁Mal y ▁Theatre . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 9 2 ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁actress ▁of ▁film ▁actor ▁Theatre - studio . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁K ony uk h ova ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Len in ▁Prize ▁in ▁literature ▁and ▁art . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁Trade ▁Union ▁of ▁workers ▁of ▁culture . ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁— ▁ ▁Sport ing ▁Hon our ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁—