Actor
Tatyana Samoylova
1934 – 2014
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 4 May 1934, Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Died
- 4 May 2014
- Known for
- The Cranes Are Flying, Letter Never Sent, Anna Karenina
Tatyana Samoylova (1934–2014) was a Soviet and Russian actress born in Leningrad. She is best remembered as Veronika in The Cranes Are Flying, a landmark of Soviet Thaw-era cinema. After major roles in the 1960s, she withdrew from public life, then returned to acting in the 2000s.
Where to start
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)Log in to add it to the library
Her breakthrough lead role as Veronika, which made her an international star and won her Cannes recognition.
Letter Never Sent (1960)Log in to add it to the library
Reunited her with director Mikhail Kalatozov in a visually daring Siberian survival drama.
Anna Karenina (1967)Log in to add it to the library
She played Tolstoy's tragic heroine in a major Soviet adaptation of the classic novel.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1958: Special mention at the Cannes Film Festival for The Cranes Are Flying
- 2007: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Moscow International Film Festival
The full list · 24
- 1956The MexicanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Maria
- 1957The Cranes Are FlyingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Veronika
- 1960Letter Never SentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tanya
- 1961Leon Garros Is Looking for His FriendLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Natasha
- 1961Alba RegiaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alba
- 1961Vingt mille lieues sur la TerreLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Natacha, chanteuse
- 1964Attack and RetreatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sonya
- 1966If I Had Four DromedariesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (photo)
- 1967Anna KareninaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anna Karenina
- 1967I Don't Want to Be FilmedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as камео
- 1972Unexpected JoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1972A Long Path on a Short DayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yekaterina Zolotarenko
- 1974No ReturnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nastyura Shevtsova
- 1974The OceanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Masha
- 1976Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the ProletariatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Olenetskaya
- 1991Anna KaramazoffLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1999MommyLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 200024 HoursLog in to add it to the libraryActor as mother
- 2000There is No Death For MeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as herself
- 2006Far from Sunset BoulevardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lidiya Polyakova in old age
- 2006A Film About Mikhail KalatozovLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2008NirvanaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Margarita Ivanovna
- 2015The End of a Beautiful EpochLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2018Tanya...Log in to add it to the libraryActor as herself
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.