Actor
Vera Alentova
1942 – 2025
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 21 February 1942, Kotlas, Arkhangelskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- Died
- 25 December 2025
- Known for
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
, Tomorrow Was the War, Time of Desires
Vera Alentova (1942–2025) was a Soviet and Russian actress born in Kotlas. She is best remembered for the lead role of Katerina in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980), one of the most beloved Soviet films. She worked steadily in film and television into the 2020s.
Where to start
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)Full guide
Her signature role as Katerina, in a hugely popular Soviet film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Tomorrow Was the War (1987)Log in to add it to the library
A late-Soviet drama set among schoolchildren before World War II, showing her range beyond her breakout part.
Time of Desires (1984)Log in to add it to the library
A 1980s Soviet drama that kept her in leading screen roles after her breakthrough.
What a Mess! (1995)Log in to add it to the library
A mid-1990s comedy that kept her visible in post-Soviet Russian cinema.
The Envy of Gods (2000)Log in to add it to the library
A 2000 drama that marks her continued leading work in Russian cinema after the Soviet era.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major awards are documented here.
The full list · 28
- 1966Flying DaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lidiya Fyodorovna
- 1966We Have Children..Log in to add it to the libraryActor as девушка
- 1968To the Question of the Dialectic of the Perception of Art, or Lost DreamsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1969The Maid of PskovLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1970The ZykovsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Павла
- 1971Days of Our LifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anna Ivanovna
- 1974BondwomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Евлалия Андреевна
- 1980Moscow Does Not Believe in TearsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Katerina
- 1983Time for ReflectionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alla Borisovna (Alya)
- 1984Time of DesiresLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Svetlana Vasilievna
- 1987Tomorrow Was the WarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Valendra
- 1988Objective CircumstancesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1989Forgive Us, GardenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1990When the Saints MarchLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1990The TrialLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Poplavskaya
- 1992The Groom from MiamiLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1993ЧествованиеLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Мэгги
- 1995What a Mess!Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Carol Abzats / Zemfira Almazova / Lusiena Krolikova / Whitney Crolikow
- 1995Son for Father...Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Yadviga Stanislavovna Zaborovskaya
- 2000The Envy of GodsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sonya
- 2005Odinochestvo lyubviLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2006One at HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Katerina Aleksandrovna Tikhomirova
- 2008Love as a MotiveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Galina Vasilyevna
- 2010Crazy MoneyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Надежда Чебоксарова
- 2014Happy March 8th, Men!Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Galina Semyonovna / Gaga
- 2015Road with no EndLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2019SundayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Terekhov's mother
- 2023Empire VLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ishtar
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.