Alla Vardanyan

She was born on January 6, 1959, in Potsdam, Germany. She is the wife of actor Armen Marutyan. In 1976, she graduated from Yerevan Secondary School No. 122 and was admitted to the acting studio attached to the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre of Yerevan, in Khoren Abrahamyan’s workshop. Since 1981, she has been working at the same theatre as an actress. She has performed in the following productions: • N. Zaryan’s “The Bread Valley” (Hasmik) • Zh. Ananyan’s “My Home Is Not Your Home” (Magda) • H. Paronyan’s “Honorable Beggars” (Sofi) • Zh. Harutyunyan’s “Crossroads” (Hasmik) • R. Thomas’ “Eight Loving Women” (Susan) • K. Khodikyan’s “A Woman After the Rain” (Anna) • F. García Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” (Amelia) • E. Albee’s “Love, Money, Devil” (Jane) • A. Ostrovsky’s “Wolves and Sheep” (Tsupavina) • Kh. Aramunu’s “Irreversible Future” (Anush) • N. Shahnazaryan’s “My Blossoming Peach Tree” (Arus) • A. Valliejo’s “Goya” (Leocadia) • P. Zeytuntsyan’s “King Arshak” (Olympia) • W. Shakespeare’s “King John” (Blanche, Constance) and others. For many years, she hosted the children's program “Good Night, Kids” on Armenian National Television. In 2003, she received the Artavazd Award from the Armenian Theatre Workers' Union, and in 2009, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Armenia.