Died the widow of Vladimir Vysotsky actress and singer Marina Vladi

French actress and singer Marina Vlady died at the 89th year of life. Her death was reported by BFMTV. Vladi was born in France in 1938, at birth her name was Ekaterina-Marina Polyakova-Baydarova.

In Russia, she is known as the last wife of the poet and bard Vladimir Vysotsky – their marriage lasted from 1970 to 1980. After the death of her husband, Vladi wrote a book “Vladimir, or Interrupted Flight”. In 2006, a monument to Vysotsky and Vladi was opened in Yekaterinburg.

The actress made her film debut in 1949 and during her career starred in more than a hundred films. She has worked with directors such as Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard and Marco Ferreri. In 1963, Vlady received the prize of the Cannes Film Festival for best actress in the film “Married Life”, and in 1961 she was nominated for a Golden Globe. She was also Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters.

Vladi was fluent in several languages, which allowed her to film in France, Italy, the USSR, Great Britain and Romania. Together with Vysotsky, she played in only one feature film - the Hungarian drama The Two (1977). In addition to acting, Vladi wrote books, sang and was engaged in sculpture.