
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015

Mommy
1999

Anna Karamazoff
1991

The Cranes Are Flying
as Veronika
1957

Nirvana
as Margarita Ivanovna
2008

Anna Karenina
as Anna Karenina
1967

24 Hours
as mother
2000

Attack and Retreat
as Sonya
1964

Alba Regia
as Alba
1961

No Return
as Nastyura Shevtsova
1974

Far from Sunset Boulevard
as Lidiya Polyakova in old age
2006

I Don't Want to Be Filmed
as камео
1967

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Olenetskaya
1976

A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
as Self
2006

There is No Death For Me
as herself
2000

Tanya...
as herself
2018

The Ocean
as Masha
1974

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
as Natasha
1961

Letter Never Sent
as Tanya
1960

The Mexican
as Maria
1956

