| Nadezhda Rykalova | |
| Birthname: | Надежда Васильевна Рыкалова |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1824 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Occupation: | stage actress |
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rykalova (Russian: Надежда Васильевна Рыкалова; 10 July 1824 – 3 January 1914) was a Russian stage actress, best known for her Maly Theatre performances in plays by Alexander Ostrovsky, who created the Kabanikha character (in The Storm) especially for her.[1]
Rykalova was born in Moscow, then in the Russian Empire. She came from an artistic family and had the famous Russian tragic Mikhail Shchepkin as a mentor. She played more than 400 roles on stage and retired in 1907.[2] [3] [4] She died in Moscow, aged 89.