

Acting
Antonina Mikhailovna Maksimova (25.10.1916, Tula — 7.10.1986, Moscow); her mother was a housewife and her father worked at the Tula Arms Factory. She had two brothers, both of whom went on to become engineers. From a young age, she dreamed of a career in acting; she performed in amateur productions and was an excellent singer, dancer, and reciter. After finishing school, she was accepted into drama school at first attempt. In 1938, she graduated from the State Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Whilst studying at GITIS, she made her film debut and, in the latter half of the 1930s, she rose...
Highest rated appearances
as Unknown
The Mire
as villager

Your Contemporary
as Елизавета Кондратьевна

Early on Sunday, I Dug a Potion

On the Wild Shore

Adventures of a Dentist

Beware of the Car!
as актриса народного театра

Yelena's Bay

Come Tomorrow...
as Natasha

The Judgment

The Steamroller and the Violin
as Sasha's mother

Lyubushka

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
as Antonina Petrovna Stepanova
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
as La directrice de kolkhoze

Farewell, Doves