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Lyudmila Efimenko

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Lyudmila Efimenko in Ave Maria (1999)
Lyudmila Efimenko was born on 25 October 1951 in Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress and director, known for Ave Maria (1999), The Hetman's Jewels (1993) and Prazdnik pechyonoy kartoshki (1978). She was previously married to Yuri Ilyenko.
BornOctober 25, 1951
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    Known for

    Ave Maria (1999)
    Ave Maria
    7.4
    • Main hero
    • 1999
    The Hetman's Jewels (1993)
    The Hetman's Jewels
    7.2
    • Olena
    • 1993
    Prazdnik pechyonoy kartoshki (1978)
    Prazdnik pechyonoy kartoshki
    7.4
    • Anna(as Lyudmila Terzyeva)
    • 1978
    Povest o zhenshchine (1975)
    Povest o zhenshchine
    • Actress
    • 1975

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Mykola Veresen in September (2023)
      September
      6.0
      • Vera Palna
      • 2023
    • 11 ditey z Morshyna (2018)
      11 ditey z Morshyna
      4.4
      • Land owner (as Liudmyla Yefymenko)
      • 2018
    • Bogdan Stupka in Molytva za hetmana Mazepu (2002)
      Molytva za hetmana Mazepu
      5.3
      • Lyubov Kochubei
      • 2002
    • Ave Maria (1999)
      Ave Maria
      7.4
      • Main hero
      • 1999
    • The Hetman's Jewels (1993)
      The Hetman's Jewels
      7.2
      • Olena
      • 1993
    • Valeriy Ivchenko in Balagan (1990)
      Balagan
      5.8
      • Olga
      • 1990
    • Swan Lake: The Zone (1990)
      Swan Lake: The Zone
      6.7
      • Woman
      • zhenshchina
      • 1990
    • Pylyp Illienko and Les Serdyuk in Solomiani dzvony (1987)
      Solomiani dzvony
      6.9
      • Mortrya z torboyu (as Lyudmila Yefimenko)
      • 1987
    • Ivan Gavrilyuk in Karmelyuk (1985)
      Karmelyuk
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Anastasiya
      • 1985
    • Legenda o knyagine Olge (1984)
      Legenda o knyagine Olge
      6.8
      • knyagimya Olga
      • 1984
    • Nikolay Grinko, Leonid Kuravlyov, and Viktor Pavlov in Mirgorod i ego obitateli (1983)
      Mirgorod i ego obitateli
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • 1983
    • Lisova pisnya. Mavka (1981)
      Lisova pisnya. Mavka
      6.7
      • Mavka
      • 1981
    • Yura Madzhula in Poloska neskoshennych dikikh tsvetov (1980)
      Poloska neskoshennych dikikh tsvetov
      6.8
      • Marisya Pavlivna
      • 1980
    • Prazdnik pechyonoy kartoshki (1978)
      Prazdnik pechyonoy kartoshki
      7.4
      • Anna (as Lyudmila Terzyeva)
      • 1978
    • Nu crede tipatului pasarii de noapte (1977)
      Nu crede tipatului pasarii de noapte
      6.6
      • Olga - vzroslaya (as Olga Terzieva)
      • 1977

    Director

    • Ave Maria (1999)
      Ave Maria
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1999

    Writer

    • Ave Maria (1999)
      Ave Maria
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1999

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Olga Terzieva
    • Born
      • October 25, 1951
      • Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
    • Spouse
      • Yuri Ilyenko1978 - June 15, 2010 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
      • Pylyp Illienko

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