Yekaterina Nikolaevna Golubeva (russian: Екатери́на Никола́евна Го́лубева; 9 October 1966 – August 2011), usually credited as Katerina Golubeva or Katia Golubeva, was a Russian actress who moved to Paris and became known for her films with such directors as

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, and

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Biography

Golubeva was born 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 ...

. After studying at the

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

she began her acting career in Russian films. She moved to Paris, France and lived and worked there. She married Lithuanian film director Šarūnas Bartas and starred in a series of films made under his direction. She also was a co-writer of the screenplay for his film ''The House'' (1997). She also starred in films by

and in her partner Leos Carax's ''

Pola X ''Pola X'' is a 1999 drama film directed by Leos Carax and starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel '' Pierre: or, The Ambiguities''. It revolves around a young ...

'' (1999). Golubeva died in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

in August 2011; no official cause of death was given. She was buried at

Père Lachaise Cemetery Père Lachaise Cemetery (french: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise ; formerly , "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (). With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures ...

. She was survived by three children. Her daughter Ina Marija Bartaitė became an actress. She was killed at the age of 25 in a traffic accident in April 2021 while bicycling, after being hit by a drunk driver.

Partial filmography

;Actress * ''Grazhdane vselennoy'' (1984) * ''Nauchis tantsevat'' (1985) – Larisa * ''Skazka pro vlyublyonnogo malyara'' (1987) * ''Skazka o gromkom barabane'' (1987) * '' Three Days'' (1991) * ''Mest shuta'' (1993) * '' I Can't Sleep'' (1994) – Daiga * ''Solina'' (1994, short) – Solina * '' The Corridor'' (1995) * ''Pribytiye poyezda'' (1995, segment ''Exercise No.5'') * ''Sur place'' (1996) * ''

Few of Us ''Few of Us'' ( lt, Mūsų nedaug) is a 1996 Lithuanian drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film shows a young woman visiting a nomadic Tofalar tribe in ...

'' (1996) * ''Sans titre'' (1997, short) * ''Un affare trasversale'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) – Isabelle * ''L'Âme-soeur'' (1999, short) * ''

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'' (2003) – Katia * '' The Intruder'' (2004) – La jeune femme russe * ''

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'' (2006) – Tamara * ''Il dit qu'il est mort'' (2008, short) – La femme * ''The Funeral Party'' (2008) * ''American Widow'' (2009) – Traveling woman * ''Kotorogo ne bylo'' (2010) * ''Dom s bashenkoy'' (2012) – Boy's ill mother ;Screenwriter * '' The House'' (1997, co-writer, dir. Šarūnas Bartas)

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* * * * 1966 births 2011 deaths Russian emigrants to France Russian actresses Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{Russia-actor-stub