Varduhi Varderesyan (1928–2015) was a leading Armenian actress whose career embraced tragedy, psychological drama and sharply individual female characters.
Varduhi Varderesyan (1928–2015) was a leading Armenian actress whose career embraced tragedy, psychological drama and sharply individual female characters.
Born in Bucharest, she moved to Armenia in 1946. She trained and worked in Leninakan, now Gyumri, before joining the Sundukyan Theatre in 1958.
Her roles included Desdemona in Othello, Judith in Uriel Acosta and Elizabeth in The Crucible. Each called for a different relation between personal feeling, conviction and social pressure.
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