What happened to Vera Alentova? Footage of actress' hospitalization surfaces as she dies at 83

Russian and Soviet actress Vera Alentova has died. She was 83.

A video of the actress being carried on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance is going viral. EADaily has reported that the clip was shot at her friend and colleague Anatoly Lobotsky's funeral on Christmas Day. As of this writing, further details remain scarce, though according to the outlet, she fell sick at the funeral and local paramedics were called.

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The Pushkin Moscow Drama Theater later confirmed her demise in a statement on its website that read:

"A great grief has happened… Vera Valentinovna Alentova died. She served at the Pushkin Theater for 60 years. Our grief is boundless."

Vera Alentova's life and decades-long acting career explored following her demise:

Vera Alentova was born on February 21, 1942, in Kotlas, Arkhangelsk. She studied at the Moscow Art Theater Studio School, during which time she met and married her husband, Vladimir Menshova. She eventually graduated in 1965 and made her debut in cinema with the film Flying Days.

However, her most famous acting credit to date was as the leading role in a film directed by her husband, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980). She also worked with him on two more projects: What a Mess! (1995) and The Envy of Gods (2000). Menshova died in 2021, leaving behind his and Vera's daughter, Yulia. The latter has yet to address her mother's demise.

Vera Alentova was also known as one of the leading actresses in the Pushkin Theater, though she also led an acting and directing workshop at VGIK. Some of her other notable acting credits in film include "Tomorrow was the War" (1987), "Shirley—Myrli" (1995), "Envy of the Gods" (2000) and the TV series "Balzac's Age, or All the Men of Your ..." (2004).

She also boasted various accolades and accomplishments during her lifetime, including the USSR State Prize (1981) for her role in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1982), Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1986), People's Artist of Russia (1992), Order of Friendship (2001), and the Russian Order of Honour.

Vera Alentova notably often portrayed the role of unsatisfied women dealing with midlife crisis, especially in films like (Vremya zhelaniy (1984); Zavist bogov (2000)). Although she was well known locally, her films seldom garnered traction outside Russian borders. However, she did win the Best Foreign Movie Award for Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.

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