Olga Pyzhova

Olga Ivanovna Pyzhova was a Russian stage actress, director, and teacher. She spent her early years with the Moscow Art Theatre before moving to the Revolution Theatre in 1928. She taught and directed at several schools and theatres, including Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS), All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), Moscow Central Children's Theater, and Auezov Theater. Her awards included Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1947), People's Artist of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1949), the People's Artist of the Tajik SSR (1964), and a Medal "For…