Tatyana Samoylova

Birthday: 5/4/1934
Deathday: 5/4/2014
Place of birth: Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Fame for: Acting
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, 塔季扬娜·萨莫伊洛娃, Tatyana Samoilova

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.