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People's Artist Nina Gulyaeva, Pillar of Moscow Art Theatre, Dies at 94

The Moscow Art Theatre will host a public farewell, with the date and time to be announced.

Overview

  • The Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre announced her death on October 3, 2025, describing the loss as profound for the company.
  • She first appeared on the theatre’s stage as a School‑Studio student more than 70 years ago and joined the troupe in 1954.
  • Across roughly 60 roles, her range spanned travesty, comic, lyrical and tragic parts, with recent performances in White Nights and Uncle Vanya.
  • She was celebrated as Suok in the 1961 production Three Fat Men and was widely heard in dubbing for Scarlet Sails, The Amphibian Man and animated films such as Buratino and Cipollino.
  • Her honors included the People’s Artist title, the 1978 RSFSR State Prize, Orders of Honour and For Merit to the Fatherland, and a 2020 Golden Mask honorary award, as the theatre extended condolences to her son Vyacheslav Nevinny Jr.