Tatiana Samoilova

Tatiana Samoilova
Татья́на Само́йлова
Samoilova in Anna Karenina, 1967
Born
Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova

(1934-05-04)4 May 1934
Leningrad, Soviet Union
(modern St Petersburg, Russia)
Died4 May 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
EducationM.S. Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute)
Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1955–2008
Spouse(s)Vasily Lanovoy (1955–58; divorced)
Valery Osipov (1959–68; divorced)
Eduard Mashkovitch (1968–73; divorced)
Sol Shulman (divorced)[1]
Children1
ParentYevgeny and Zinaida Samoylov

Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova (Russian: Татья́на Евге́ньевна Само́йлова; 4 May 1934 – 4 May 2014) was a Soviet and Russian film actress best known for her lead role in The Cranes Are Flying (1957). She received a number of awards for the film, including a special mention at the Cannes Film Festival. Samoilova had several major roles in the 1960s before largely disappearing from public life. In 1993, she was named a People's Artist of Russia. She made a comeback in the 2000s and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Moscow Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IMDb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 601–602. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.