Margarita Terekhova
Date of birth: 1942-08-25
Place of birth: Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Margarita Borisovna Terekhov, Маргари́та Бори́совна Те́рехова, Margareta Terechova, Маргарита Терехова
Biography
Margarita Borisovna Terekhova (Russian: Маргари́та Бори́совна Те́рехова; born August 25, 1942 in Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress. She was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1996. From 1959 she studied at the physics and mathematics faculty at the Tashkent State University from 1959 until 1961. After that she went to Moscow and tried to get into VGIK but her application was declined. After that she enrolled to study at the school-studio of Yuri Zavadsky at the Mossovet Theatre. 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 Igor Talkov. 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 The Dog in the Manger and D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers. 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 Ilya Averbakh (Monologue, 1972) as well as the dual-role in Andrei Tarkovsky's acclaimed Mirror (1975). And more international co-productions came after, including George Cukor's The Blue Bird (1976) and Konrad Wolf's Mama, I'm Alive (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 Igor Talkov. 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 Alzheimer's disease. She rarely appears in public and hardly ever attends public events
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
1976-09-01
Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He re
Mirror
1975-03-07
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell
Trust
1976-04-21
In December 1917, a Finnish delegation arrives in St. Petersburg to meet Vladimir Lenin to seek reco
My Life
1972-08-07
Man is trying to find simple human happiness. He decides for himself the question of what this happi
Santa Esperansa
1980-11-01
People of different destinies were brought together by "Santa Esperanza" (Holy Hope), the name of an
Childhood. Boyhood. Youth
1973-01-01
In this three-part series, Nikolai Irteniev reminisces and reflects on his life; he is eager to fin
Green Goat Fire
1990-03-01
One day in the life of a young man named Nikita on his birthday. He is turning twenty-five. At night
Our Father
1990-02-01
A young Jewish woman, having received an order from the occupation authorities to report to the asse
The Dog in the Manger
1977-12-01
The rich and noble Signora Diana is tormented by doubts: she has to choose between suitors worthy of
Dissident
1989-07-01
Once upon a time there lived a young man who served where “enemy voices” were suppressed, wrote, and
Marta the Pious Woman
1980-06-06
Two poor Spanish students set off in search of happiness in Madrid. Here they decide to make their f
Monologue
1973-09-03
Professor Sretenski is a scientist and director of a research center in Russia. He is separated from
The Seagull
2005-06-06
The arrival of a famous writer brings disarray to the lives of an aspiring playwright and a young ac
Daylight Train
1976-06-06
Two old friends living in Moscow and St. Petersburg are hoping to get their children married.
Byelorussian Station
1971-04-30
"Belorussian Station" is a Soviet drama directed by Andrei Smirnov, completed in 1969 and released i
The Wave Runner
1967-06-07
A pianist named Garvey, while traveling on a tour, gets off the train to buy cigarettes, and learns
Hello, It's Me!
1966-03-26
In post-war Armenia, physicist Artyom buries himself in work, haunted by the loss of his wife in WWI
Mama, I’m Alive
1977-02-24
In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are t
Angel Pavement
1969-01-01
Twig and Darsingham's offices were in Angel Street, London. The company's business is going badly, b
The Trail
1995-01-01
Ordinary Children
1978-06-03
Four years ago, Igor, Olya's father, fell in love with another woman, Tatyana, and left his wife. Ta
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999-05-15
Chris Marker’s portrait of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky documents the director at work on his
Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow
1979-04-29
A literary teacher Antonina Sergeevna goes to work at an elite physical and mathematical lyceum from
Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes
1967-05-05
Phone conversation between an abandoned husband and his friend.
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
1976-06-21
In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran, and
The Fourth
1972-12-11
American journalist gets a sensational material but is afraid to publish it...
The Blue Bird
1976-04-30
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness
Primary Russia
1986-03-31
The film takes place in pre-Christian Russia, when Ratibor united the East Slavs into one army again
While the Mountains Still Stand...
1977-04-01
The plot of the film, which tends more towards a psychological drama than a sports and adventure fil
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974-01-01
After researcher Yuri Sergeev fails to report to work, local police officer Ilya Sergeev opens an in
In the Middle of the World
1990-03-13
Documentary about Arseniy Tarkovsky, poet and father of Andrei Tarkovsky.
Who Will go to Truskavets?
1978-05-26
The casual acquaintance of the heroes did not portend any feelings. They are not very interested in
За синими ночами
1983-01-01
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
2012-04-04
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the
Family Happiness
1971-01-01
After a young woman marries an older man, their initial happiness curdles through several years of f
For Crazies Only
1991-02-18
A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful married R
Players
1978-08-10
The play is about the Game, about creativity, which this time turned into the form of a brilliant sp
Everything Could Have Been Otherwise
1982-12-20
Growing up in an orphanage, Florin is trying to find his mother Dorina, whom he has not seen for 15
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980-09-15
In Closterham, Edwin Drood and Rose Button confront his uncle John Jasper, the church choir regent,
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut
1979-12-31
The nobleman des Grieux falls in love with the mysterious and attractive girl of humble origin Manon
I Don't Want to Be Unhappy
1983-12-01
Ono
1989-12-01
The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Tow
Let's Get Married
1982-04-30
Two middle age people decided to get married. Will it become serious?
Broken Light
1990-10-01
An art film about the life of Soviet creatives in the late 1980s.
The Forbidden Fruit
1994-10-28
The film depicts the incredible metamorphosis of a clerk whose sense of identity and pride are reawa
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
2007-01-01
A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.
Achisai
1988-02-17
Lost among the mountains is the small town of Achisai with a mine - the embodiment of the ideal Stal
Journey to the Mother
2014-12-04
Maxim is a young Muscovite who journeys from Russia to the south of France to visit his mother in he
No Peace for Me in Love
1980-03-18
Based on the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare.