Svetlana Grigoryan

Svetlana Rubeni Grigoryan (Armenian: Սվետլանա Ռուբենի Գրիգորյան, September 30, 1930 – May 12, 2014) was an Armenian actress who was awarded the title People's Artist of Armenia.

Biography

Grigoryan was born in Yerevan .She performed onstage from the age of 13. After graduating from the Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theater, Vardan Ajemian invited her to the Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre of Yerevan where she has been working to this day.[1]

Grigoryan was well known for comedic roles (Roza in Taxi, Taxi; Satenik in Im zokanche) at the Paronyan State Theater of Musical Comedy.[2]

In 2011, the President of Armenia awarded Grigoryan the "First Degree Medal “For Services to Homeland” for "her considerable contributions to development of theatrical arts, for her high acting skills and for creating permanent characters".[3] She also received the Hakob Meghapart Medal for her services, and upon the occasion of her 80th birthday.

Death

She died at the age of 83 on 12 May 2014.[4]

References

  1. Svetlana Grigoryan celebrates 80th birthday, youth.am; accessed 14 May 2014.
  2. ՄԵՐ ՄՇՏԱԺՊԻՏ ԴԵՐԱՍԱՆՈՒՀԻՆ, azg.am, 16 October 2011; accessed 14 May 2014.
  3. Svetlana Grigoryan turns 80: President awards her 1st degree medal “For Services to Homeland”
  4. В возрасте 83 лет ушла из жизни «Королева смеха» Светлана Григорян Death of Svetlana Grigoryan (in Russian), panorama.am, 12 May 2014; accessed 14 May 2014.


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