Victoria Fyodorova
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Victoria Fyodorova is a Russian-born American actress who was born at the end of the World War II
to Admiral Jackson Tate
(1898 - 1978) and Zoya Fyodorova
(1912-1981), a Russian actress with whom he had a brief affair before being expelled from Moscow by Joseph Stalin
.
Fyodorova wrote the 1979 book The Admiral's Daughter
about her experience attempting to reunite with her father.
actress starting in the 1930s. In 1945, she met United States Navy Captain Jackson R. Tate, a deputy attaché
who was stationed in Moscow, and they had an affair. Tate was warned to end the relationship by secret police. When Soviet leader Joseph Stalin
learned of the affair, Tate was declared an unwelcome person and expelled from Moscow, and Zoya Fyodorova was arrested and sent to Siberia for 8 years. Their daughter, Victoria, was born January 8, 1946, and was named for V-E Day.
Fyodorova lived with her mother's sister in Kazakhstan
until she was 8 years old, when her mother was released from jail after Stalin's death.
She was an actress in Russia, appearing, as her mother had, in a number of well-received films, including a 1970 adaptation of Crime and Punishment
. She was married briefly and divorced.
professor Irene Kirk learned of Victoria's story in 1959 and spent years trying to find Tate in the United States. Tate was unaware of having a daughter and of his former lover's arrest and imprisonment. When Kirk found Tate in 1973, she carried correspondence between the two back and forth to Moscow. In 1974, Tate began a campaign to convince the Soviet government to allow his daughter to travel to see him in the United States. She was granted permission and arrived in the United States in March 1975 on a three-month travel visa
. She spent several weeks in seclusion in Florida
with her father.
While in the United States, she met Frederick Pouy, a pilot for Pan American World Airways
, and they married on June 7, 1975, in Stamford, Connecticut, days before her visa was to expire. Their son, Christopher Alexander Fyodor Pouy, was born 3 May 1976. Fyodorova's mother petitioned the Soviet government and was allowed to travel to be with her daughter for the birth.
. Working with agent Paul Kohner
, she appeared as a Russian doctor in an episode of Medical Center
in 1975, and in the 1985 movie Target
.
She and Pouy were divorced in 1990.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to Admiral Jackson Tate
Jackson Tate
Jackson Rogers Tate was a United States Navy admiral who began his naval career as an enlisted man and became one of the first naval aviators. He fathered a child, Victoria, during a brief love affair with Russian actress Zoya Fyodorova near the end of World War II, but did not know of her birth...
(1898 - 1978) and Zoya Fyodorova
Zoya Fyodorova
Zoya Alekseyevna Fyodorova was a Russian film star who had an affair with American Navy captain Jackson Tate in 1945 and bore a child, Victoria Fyodorova in January 1946. As a result of the affair, she was imprisoned in Siberia by Joseph Stalin for eight years...
(1912-1981), a Russian actress with whom he had a brief affair before being expelled from Moscow by Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
.
Fyodorova wrote the 1979 book The Admiral's Daughter
The Admiral's Daughter
The Admiral's Daughter is a 1979 autobiography written by Victoria Fyodorova with Haskel Frankel. It relates the story of Fyodorova's parents, Jackson Tate and Zoya Fyodorova, who had an affair in Moscow in 1945, her childhood in the Soviet Union, and her later search for and reunion with her...
about her experience attempting to reunite with her father.
Early life
Fyodorova's mother, Zoya Fyodorova, was a well-known SovietSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
actress starting in the 1930s. In 1945, she met United States Navy Captain Jackson R. Tate, a deputy attaché
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
who was stationed in Moscow, and they had an affair. Tate was warned to end the relationship by secret police. When Soviet leader Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
learned of the affair, Tate was declared an unwelcome person and expelled from Moscow, and Zoya Fyodorova was arrested and sent to Siberia for 8 years. Their daughter, Victoria, was born January 8, 1946, and was named for V-E Day.
Fyodorova lived with her mother's sister in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
until she was 8 years old, when her mother was released from jail after Stalin's death.
She was an actress in Russia, appearing, as her mother had, in a number of well-received films, including a 1970 adaptation of Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1970 film)
Crime and Punishment is a 1970 Soviet film in two parts directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, based on the eponymous novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.-Cast:* Georgi Taratorkin - Raskolnikov* Innokenty Smoktunovsky - Porfiry Petrovitch...
. She was married briefly and divorced.
Reunion
University of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
professor Irene Kirk learned of Victoria's story in 1959 and spent years trying to find Tate in the United States. Tate was unaware of having a daughter and of his former lover's arrest and imprisonment. When Kirk found Tate in 1973, she carried correspondence between the two back and forth to Moscow. In 1974, Tate began a campaign to convince the Soviet government to allow his daughter to travel to see him in the United States. She was granted permission and arrived in the United States in March 1975 on a three-month travel visa
Visa
Visa or VISA may refer to:* Visa , a document issued by a country's government allowing the holder to enter or to leave that country...
. She spent several weeks in seclusion in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
with her father.
While in the United States, she met Frederick Pouy, a pilot for Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...
, and they married on June 7, 1975, in Stamford, Connecticut, days before her visa was to expire. Their son, Christopher Alexander Fyodor Pouy, was born 3 May 1976. Fyodorova's mother petitioned the Soviet government and was allowed to travel to be with her daughter for the birth.
Later life
Fyodorova settled in Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
. Working with agent Paul Kohner
Paul Kohner
Paul Kohner . The native of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary came to Hollywood in 1920 after having been a news reporter in Prague...
, she appeared as a Russian doctor in an episode of Medical Center
Medical Center
- Medical care :* Clinic* Hospital* larger complex of medical facilities often including hospitals, research facilities, medical schools, and/or other health care facilities- Transit :*Medical Center , a Metro station...
in 1975, and in the 1985 movie Target
Target (1985 film)
Target is a 1985 film directed by Arthur Penn. It stars Matt Dillon and Gene Hackman.-Plot:In Dallas, Walter Lloyd runs a lumber business. After checking out at the office, Walter stops by the local racetrack, where his college-age son Chris works repairing stock cars...
.
She and Pouy were divorced in 1990.