Margarita Borisovna Terekhova (russian: Маргари́та Бори́совна Те́рехова; born August 25, 1942 in

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) is a

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and

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n film and theatre

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. She was awarded the title

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

in 1996.

Biography

Margarita Terekhova was born on August 25, 1942 in the town of

. In school, Margarita was interested in sport and was a

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captain. She finished school with a gold medal. From 1959 she studied at the physics and mathematics faculty at the

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from 1959 until 1961. After that she went to Moscow and tried to get into

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

but her application was declined. After that she enrolled to study at the school-studio of

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at the

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. After her graduation in 1964 she worked for many years as an actress of the Mossovet Theatre. From 1983 to 1987 she acted in the theatre group "The Puppet Show" organized by her and

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. Terekhova's acting debut was in 1965 in the film '' Hello, That's Me!''. Margarita became particularly popular in the late 1970s, after the release of a costumed musical TV films ''

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'' and ''

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''. At first she played the capricious Countess Diana de Belflor, in the second - the treacherous Milady. Leading roles followed in films made by directors including Andrei Smirnov and

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(''

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'', 1972) as well as the dual-role in Andrei Tarkovsky's acclaimed ''

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'' (1975). And more international co-productions came after, including George Cukor's '' The Blue Bird'' (1976) and Konrad Wolf's ''

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'' (1977). Terekhova's subsequent work in film proved her high level of acting expertise but did not attain the success as her earlier work. Margarita Terekhova worked and was friends with

. They had a close relationship and worked for some time together at the musical theatre collective "Balaganchik". In 2005 she made her debut as a director, shooting the film ''The Seagull'' based on the work of Anton Chekhov. Since then, Terekhova has retired from acting and almost never gives interviews due to her struggle with

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. She rarely appears in public and hardly ever attends public events.

Family

*Father - Boris Terekhov - actor of the Sverdlovsk Theater. *Mother - actress Galina Stanislavovna Tomasevic. *Her first husband (1964-1967) - Vyacheslav Butenko, actor, Honored Artist of Russia. *Second husband (1967-1969) - Savva Kirillovich Hashimov (March 5, 1940 - January 11, 2012), Bulgarian actor. They met on the set of "Running on Waves". *Third husband (1980-1995) - Georgiy Yurievich Gavrilov (born 1958), director. *Daughter - actress Anna Terekhova (born 1967 or 1970), grandson Mikhail Dobrynin (born in 1988), from second husband Savva Hashimov. *Son - actor, photographer, artist Alexander Terekhov (born July 12, 1981 ). His father is Georgiy Gavrilov. *Daughter in law - Tatiana Naynik, daughter Vera Terekhova (b. 2015).

Awards

*Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976) *Grand Prix of the International Film Festival of Auteur Pictures in San Remo, Italy (1991, for participation in the film "For Crazies Only") *Prize of the International Film Festival Nordic in Rouen, France (1992, for participation in the film "For Crazies Only") *International Film Festival prize in Bruges, Belgium (1993, for participation in the film "For Crazies Only") *

(1996) *Honorary Diploma and a prize (for her contribution to cinema) Tenth Moscow Festival of National Cinema "Moscow Premiere" (2012) * Order of Honour (2013)

Stage Roles and Filmography

Theatre

Mossovet Theatre

*Cleopatra in the play Caesar and Cleopatra by

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(1964); *Gertrude in the play

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*Marie in the play The Clown based on the novel by

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(1968); *Sonya in the play

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

based on the novel by

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(1971); *Elizabeth in "Royal Hunt" based on the play by

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(1977); *Lybov Sergeevna in "Theme with Variations" by Samuel Aleshin (1979).

Selected filmography

*1966 '' Hello, That's Me!'' as Tanya *1970 ''

Belorussian station '' Belorussian Station'' (russian: Белорусский вокзал, translit=Belorusski vokzal) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Andrei Smirnov. Plot 25 years after the end of Great Patriotic War four comrades-in-arms attend the fune ...

'' as Natasha Shipilova, Sasha's girlfriend *1972 ''

'' as Tasya, Sretensky's daughter *1975 ''

For the Rest of His Life ''For the Rest of His Life'' (Russian: ''На всю оставшуюся жизнь'', ''Na vsyu ostavshuyusya zhizn'') was a Soviet TV mini-series, Great Patriotic war drama, adaptation of ''The Train'' (''Sputniki'') novel by Vera Panova. Plot ...

'' as Faina and one-legged pregnant woman *1975 ''

'' as the young Maria/Natalia *1976 '' The Blue Bird'' as Milk *1976 ''

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'' as Aleksandra Kollontai *1977 ''

'' as Svetlana *1978 ''

'' as countess Diana de Belflor *1978 ''

'' as

Milady de Winter Milady Laurence de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas, père, set in 1625 France. She is a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the dominant a ...

*1989 '' It'' as Anelka Lydohovskaya *1990 '' Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde'' as Rita

References

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