Tatyana Samoylova

Personal Info

Birthday

May 4, 1934

Day of Death

2014-05-04

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Also Known As

Татьяна Самойлова

Таццяна Самойлава

Татяна Самойлова

Tatjana Samoilova

Tatiana Samoïlova

Тетяна Самойлова

Tat'jana Samojlova

Tatjana Samojłowa

Taťjana Samojlovová

Tatjana Samoilowa

Tatiana Samóilova

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Tatyana Samoilova

Tatyana Samoylova

Biography

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.