16 November 2022 07:30
The girl starred in only three films.
It’s hard to find a Russian viewer who would never hear the name of Natalia Varley. After the success of the Soviet films “Prisoner of the Caucasus” and “Viy”, she began to be recognized on the streets. And until now, her tapes with her participation are reviewed with pleasure by millions of fans.
But even they don’t know everything about the modest acting career of the younger sister of actress Irina Varley. When the girl was 13 years old, she Natalia already starred in the play by Leonid Gaidai. Inspired by her sister’s success, Irina joined a drama club and began actively auditioning. And in 1969, 16-year-old Varley received her first role in the film Waltz. Natalya was sincerely happy for her sister and even contributed to the fact that in 1971 Ira was taken to the film “Premature Man”. Although the roles were small, the girl had a chance to work on the same site with Anastasia Vertinskaya, Alexander Kalyagin, Alisa Freindlich.
In 1972, Irina played her last film role in the film “Yulka”. At the time, the elder Varley was having problems with her career: she constantly complained to her sister about the behavior of her colleagues in the theater and the lack of good job offers. Ira made the main thing out of these conversations – the acting profession is very unstable. Then the girl decided to leave the cinema. She is a graduate of the institute and has worked most of her life in the State Archives.
A few years ago, in a special anniversary interview with Natalya Varley, Irina admitted that she never regretted her decision. It took place as a wife and as a mother, and she was also glad that her family came first for her, she writes”New hearth».
