Agrafena Saburova

Agrafena Saburova
Born
Agrafena Timofeyevna Okuneva

1795
Died2 February 1867
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
OccupationStage actress
Years active1814-1860s
SpouseAlexander Saburov

Agrafena Timopheyevna Saburova (Russian: Аграфе′на Тимофе′евна Сабу′рова, née Okuneva, О′кунева; 1795, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia, — 2 February 1867, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia) was a Russian stage actress. Originally an opera singer (who lost her singing voice in 1831), she excelled in plays by Alexander Griboyedov, Nikolay Polevoy and Alexander Ostrovsky, first in Moscow's Maly Theatre, then during her short stint at the Saint Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theatre which she retired from in 1861. Actor Alexander Saburov (1800–1831) was her husband, actress and opera singer Ekaterina Saburova (1829–1905) their daughter.[1]

  1. ^ Russian Drama Theatre. Encyclopedia. 2001, p. 396 // Русский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил. ISBN 978-5-85270-167-1