Galya Novents (Armenian: Գալյա Նովենց; 1 July 1937 – 22 July 2012) was a Soviet and Armenian stage and film actress, one of the most prominent Armenian actresses of the 20th century. Galya Novents was born on 1 July 1937 in Yerevan. In 1958, she graduated from Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. The 42nd Venice International Film Festival gave her a special mention for Best Actress, which was not awarded. In 2007, Novents was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia. She died on 22 July 2012 in Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five.
Filmography
A Piece of Sky
as Hovakim's wife
We Are, Our Mountains
as Bailiff
Gikor
as Nani
Sour Grapes
as Yelizaveta
Yearning
as Sanam
Life Triumphs
as Antaram
The Tango of Our Childhood
as Siranush
Hello, It's Me!
as Nazi
The Song of the Old Days
as Oberon's Mother
White Dreams
as Mariam
Breath
as Gayane
The Spring Heghnar
as Yeranos' Wife
Road to Sasuntsi Davit
as Davit's mother
