Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva (russian: Людмила Михайловна Савельева; born January 24, 1942, in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She achieved lasting fame in the role of

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in the 1966–68 film ''

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'', which was six years in the making, and gained an Academy Award in the United States. She won a Diploma prize for the role at the

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* 1942 births 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses Living people Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian film actresses Russian stage actresses Soviet film actresses {{USSR-actor-stub Soviet stage actresses