Margarita Petrovna Nazarova (russian: Маргарита Петровна Назарова; November 26, 1926 in

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

– October 26, 2005 in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

) was a Russian

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...

performer The performing arts are The arts, arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art object ...

best known for her leading role in the 1961 comedy ''

Striped Trip ''Striped Trip'' (russian: Полосатый рейс, Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin, with the acclaimed tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in the main role. The movie was seen by 45.8 mil. viewers on the y ...

''. She was awarded the title of

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

.Цирк. Маленькая энциклопедия. — 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. Сост А. Я. Шнеер, Р. Е. Славский, Гл. ред. Ю. А. Дмитриев — М.: «Советская энциклопедия», 1979. — 448 с, ил., 20 л. ил.

Filmography

Tamer of Tigers ''Tamer of Tigers'' (released in English as ''Tiger Girl'', russian: Укротительница тигров, Ukrotitelnitsa tigrov) is a 1955 Soviet-era comedy film released by Lenfilm, directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova and Aleksandr Ivanovs ...

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* Soviet circus performers People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the RSFSR Russian actresses Soviet actresses 1926 births 2005 deaths People from Pushkin, Saint Petersburg Animal trainers 20th-century Russian women {{USSR-actor-stub