biography

Lillian Malkina (born July 14, 1938) is a Soviet, Czech and Russian actress. Malkina was born in Tallinn. From childhood, she attended drama club, where she trained with Vladimir Korenev, Larisa Luzhina, Vitali Konyayev. In 1960 she graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy and became an actress for Tallinn Russian Drama. She appeared in theaters in Leningrad and Moscow. She played comedic roles. Since 1992, she has lived and worked in Prague, in the Czech Republic. She appears in European cinema and Czech television series, playing in five theaters simultaneously.