Maria Vladimirovna Mironova

Maria Vladimirovna Mironova
Мари́я Влади́мировна Миро́нова
Mironova in the 1940 film Crime and Punishment
Born(1911-01-07)7 January 1911
Died13 November 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 86)
Moscow, Russia
Burial placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
55°46′05″N 37°32′54″E / 55.76806°N 37.54833°E / 55.76806; 37.54833
Alma materLunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1927–1997
Notable workMironova and Menaker
Spouse
Aleksandr Menaker
(died 1982)
ChildrenAndrei Mironov
RelativesMaria Mironova (granddaughter)
AwardsPeople's Artist of the USSR (1991)

Maria Vladimirovna Mironova (Russian: Мари́я Влади́мировна Миро́нова; 7 January 1911 [O.S. 25 December 1910] – 13 November 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actress who worked in film, television and theatre. She was a member of the popular comedy-duo Mironova and Menaker (Russian: Миронова и Менакер), which she performed with her husband, Aleksandr Menaker, for decades on stage. Her son, Andrei Mironov, was a well-known actor.

She was named People's Artist of the USSR by the Soviet government in 1991.