Tatiana Samoilova
| Tatiana Samoilova Татья́на Само́йлова |
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Samoilova in Anna Karenina, 1967
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| Born |
Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova 4 May 1934 Leningrad, Soviet Union (modern St Petersburg, Russia) |
| Died | 4 May 2014 (aged 80) Moscow, Russia |
| Education |
M.S. Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute) Russian Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2008 |
| Spouse(s) |
Vasili Lanovoy (1954–58; divorced) Valery Osipov (1959–68; divorced) Eduard Mashkovitch (1968–73; divorced) Sol Shulman (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Yevgeny 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. 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.
The only daughter of actor Yevgeny Samoilov (or Samojlov), Samoilova was born in Leningrad on 4 May 1934. Her mother, Zinaida (née Levina), was Jewish. Soon after her birth, Samoilova's father moved the family to Moscow. As a young girl, Samoilova was interested in ballet and studied music with her mother. She attended the prestigious Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre to study ballet, graduating in 1953. She was offered a position with the Bolshoi Theatre by Maya Plisetskaya, but chose to attend the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute to study acting instead. While still in school, she appeared in one film – The Mexican by director Vladimir Kaplunovskiy.
After three years at the Boris Shchukin Theater, Samoilova landed the lead role of Veronika in Mikhail Kalatozov's war film The Cranes Are Flying in 1957. The film was a tremendous success, becoming the only Russian movie to win the Palme d'Or, at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Samoilova received a special mention for "Most Modest and Charming Actress". She went on to win Best Foreign Actress at the Jussi Awards and the German Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1958. In 1959, she was nominated for Best Foreign Actress at the BAFTA Awards.
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