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Margarita Terekhova
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Margarita Terekhova in 2003
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Margarita Borisovna Terekhova
August 25, 1942 Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964-2005 |
| Children | 2 |
Margarita Borisovna Terekhova (born August 25, 1942) is a famous Russian film and theatre actress. She starred in many movies and plays. In 1996, she received a special award called "People's Artist of Russia." This award is given to artists who have done a lot for their country's art.
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Biography
Early Life and Education
Margarita Terekhova was born on August 25, 1942. Her hometown was Turinsk in Russia. When she was in school, Margarita loved sports. She was even the captain of her basketball team. She was a very good student and finished school with a gold medal.
After school, from 1959 to 1961, she studied physics and mathematics. She went to Tashkent State University. Later, she moved to Moscow. She wanted to study acting. She tried to get into a famous film school, but they did not accept her. Instead, she joined an acting school at the Mossovet Theatre. This school was led by a famous director named Yuri Zavadsky.
Acting Career
After finishing her acting studies in 1964, Margarita worked as an actress. She spent many years performing at the Mossovet Theatre. From 1983 to 1987, she also worked in a theatre group. This group was called "The Puppet Show." She started it with a friend, Igor Talkov.
Margarita's first movie role was in 1965. It was in a film called Hello, That's Me!. She became very popular in the late 1970s. This happened after she starred in two musical TV films. These were The Dog in the Manger and D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers. In the first film, she played a character named Countess Diana de Belflor. In the second, she played the tricky Milady.
She also had important roles in other films. These included Monologue (1972). She also played two different characters in the famous movie Mirror (1975). Margarita also worked on international movies. She was in The Blue Bird (1976) and Mama, I'm Alive (1977). These roles showed how talented she was as an actress.
Directing and Later Years
Margarita Terekhova was good friends with Igor Talkov. They worked closely together. They were part of the musical theatre group "Balaganchik."
In 2005, Margarita tried something new. She became a director for the first time. She directed a film called The Seagull. This movie was based on a play by Anton Chekhov. Since then, Margarita has stopped acting. She rarely gives interviews. This is because she has Alzheimer's disease. She does not often appear in public events anymore.
Family Life
Margarita Terekhova comes from a family of actors.
- Her father, Boris Terekhov, was an actor.
- Her mother, Galina Stanislavovna Tomasevic, was also an actress.
Margarita was married three times:
- Her first husband (1964-1967) was Vyacheslav Butenko. He was an actor.
- Her second husband (1967-1969) was Savva Kirillovich Hashimov. He was an actor from Bulgaria. They met while filming Running on Waves.
- Her third husband (1980-1995) was Georgiy Yurievich Gavrilov. He is a director.
Margarita has two children:
- Her daughter is Anna Terekhova. She is also an actress. Anna has a son named Mikhail Dobrynin. Anna's father is Savva Hashimov.
- Her son is Alexander Terekhov. He is an actor, photographer, and artist. His father is Georgiy Gavrilov. Alexander is married to Tatiana Naynik. They have a daughter named Vera Terekhova, born in 2015.
Awards and Recognition
Margarita Terekhova has received many awards for her acting and contributions to art:
- In 1976, she was named Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
- She won several international film festival prizes in the early 1990s. These were for her role in the film "For Crazies Only." She won awards in San Remo, Italy (1991), Rouen, France (1992), and Bruges, Belgium (1993).
- In 1996, she received the highest honor: People's Artist of Russia.
- In 2012, she received an Honorary Diploma and a prize. This was for her important work in cinema.
- In 2013, she was awarded the Order of Honour.
Performances
Theatre Roles
Margarita Terekhova performed in many plays, especially at the Mossovet Theatre.
Mossovet Theatre
- Cleopatra in Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw (1964)
- Gertrude in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Marie in The Clown based on a novel by Heinrich Böll (1968)
- Sonya in Crime and Punishment based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1971)
- Elizabeth in "Royal Hunt" by Leonid Zorin (1977)
- Lybov Sergeevna in "Theme with Variations" by Samuel Aleshin (1979)
Film Roles
Here are some of the movies Margarita Terekhova acted in:
- 1966 Hello, That's Me! as Tanya
- 1970 Belorussian station as Natasha Shipilova
- 1972 Monologue as Tasya
- 1975 For the Rest of His Life as Faina
- 1975 Mirror as the young Maria/Natalia
- 1976 The Blue Bird as Milk
- 1976 Trust as Aleksandra Kollontai
- 1977 Mama, I'm Alive as Svetlana
- 1978 The Dog in the Manger as Countess Diana de Belflor
- 1978 D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers as Milady de Winter
- 1989 It as Anelka Lydohovskaya
- 1990 Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde as Rita
