Tatyana Samoilova died

On Monday night, May 5, actress Tatyana Samoilova died in Moscow. On May 4, she turned 80 years old.

It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the guild of cinema actors. Tatyana Samoilova was treated in one of the Moscow clinics, but after a sharp deterioration in health, the doctors decided to transfer the actress to the Botkin hospital.

Tatyana Evgenievna Samoilova was born in 1934 in Leningrad, graduated from a ballet studio at the Moscow Musical Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko and Theater School. Schukina.

The actress brought the main role in the film by Mikhail Kalatozov “Cranes” (1957), which received the “Golden Palm Branch” of the Cannes Festival in 1958. Tatyana Samoilova was awarded a diploma for the best female role, the jury also awarded her the "Orange tree" award as "the most modest and charming actress."

The actress also starred in the films “Unpertured Letter” (1959), “Leon Garros is looking for a friend” (1960), “They went to the east” (1964), “Anna Karenina” (1967), “Unconducted joys” (1972), “There is no return” (1973) and many others.

In addition, Tatyana Samoilova worked in the theater-studio of the film actor, theaters named after Mayakovsky and Vakhtangov.

PS First Deputy Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation Sergey Lazaru told RIA Novosti that farewell to Tatyana Samoilova will be held at the Cinema House on May 7. The Union of Cinematographers turned to the Moscow government with a request to bury Samoilov in the Novodevichy cemetery.