MOSCOW, May 30. Singer Valeria said that she hoped for a miracle that actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk would overcome the disease, but, unfortunately, this did not happen.
Zavorotnyuk died on Thursday at the age of 53 after a long illness. 
“How I wanted a miracle to happen, but… Beautiful, strong, talented, kind Nastenka could not overcome the terrible disease, despite all her efforts… Of course, there were many roles, crazy success, incredible demand — and everything suddenly ended Happy memory to a good man and a wonderful artist!” — she wrote in her Telegram channel.
Valeria also recalled how Zavorotnyuk starred in her video when she was still a final-year student at the Moscow Art Theatre School. «She was always so sweet to talk to, smart, and cheerful. I remember how one day (it was about 15 years ago) she told me that she had once starred in my video. I was simply stunned,» she shared.
According to the singer, this is one of her first videos, which was filmed on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater; graduate students were invited to participate in crowd scenes, among whom was Zavorotnyuk. “It was in 1992. And I remembered the beautiful mermaid. I rushed to watch the video — and indeed, Nastya starred in this episode, and it is not surprising, because the most beautiful girl was chosen for this role,” she added.
Singer Dima Bilan also expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the actress. “Anastasia… Bright, beautiful and happy life… The Kingdom of Heaven, we remember and mourn. My condolences to loved ones,” the singer wrote in a post published on the social network Instagram*.
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk is a Russian actress, born on April 3, 1971 in Astrakhan. She became famous for her role as nanny Vicky in the television series My Fair Nanny. The actress also starred in such films as “Mashenka”, “Apocalypse Code”, “Office Romance. Our Time”. In 1993-2004, Zavorotnyuk played in the Oleg Tabakov Theater. She performed roles in the plays «The Bumbarash Passion» (Varya), «An Ordinary Story» (Nadya), «Biloxi Blues» (Dezzy), «Sailor's Silence» (Tanya), «The Myth of Don Juan» (Zhanette), “Farewell… and applaud” (Marina), “Confessions of the adventurer Felix Krul” (Elinor Twentyman) and others. In 2006, Zavorotnyuk was awarded the title “Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.”
In 2019, the actress was diagnosed with glioblastoma. She stopped appearing at social events and running social networks. Her daughter Anna occasionally talked about how she was feeling on her blog. She also confirmed the death of her mother.
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