Acting

Tatyana Samoylova

Also Known As: Таццяна Самойлава, Татяна Самойлова, Tatjana Samoilova

Birth Date

May 4, 1934

Death Date

May 4, 2014

(passed away at 80)

Place of Birth

Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

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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.