About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1942-08-25
Place of birth:
Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
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Margarita Terekhova

Overview

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

Known for

Acting
2025 Fragment of a Lover’s Discourse Actor Natalya N/A
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2014 Journey to the Mother Actor N/A
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2012 Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky Actor Self N/A
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2007 Islands: Georgy Rerberg Actor Self N/A
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2005 The Seagull Actor Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina N/A
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1999 One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich Actor 58
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1995 The Trail Actor N/A
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1994 The Forbidden Fruit Actor Sledovatelkata N/A
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1991 For Crazies Only Actor Rita 58
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1990 Broken Light Actor N/A
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1990 In the Middle of the World Actor N/A
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1990 Green Goat Fire Actor N/A
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1990 It Actor Anelka Lyadokhovskaya 58
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1990 Our Father Actor N/A
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1989 Dissident Actor 58
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1988 Achisai Actor N/A
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1986 Primary Russia Actor Theodora 58
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1983 I Don't Want to Be Unhappy Actor жена N/A
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1983 За синими ночами Actor 58
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1982 Everything Could Have Been Otherwise Actor Dorina N/A
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1982 Let's Get Married Actor Елена Дмитриевна Воронова 58
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1980 Santa Esperansa Actor N/A
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1980 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Actor Helena Landless N/A
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1980 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Actor Helena Landless 69
Fair
1980 Marta the Pious Woman Actor Doña Marta 58
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1979 The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut Actor Манон Леско N/A
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1979 D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers Actor Milady de Winter 71
Good
1979 D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers Actor Миледи 66
Fair
1979 Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow Actor Антонина Сергеевна 58
Average
1978 Players Actor N/A
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1978 Ordinary Children Actor Vera, Olya's mother 58
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1978 Who Will go to Truskavets? Actor 58
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1977 The Dog in the Manger Actor Diana 59
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1977 Mama, I’m Alive Actor Swetlana 58
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1976 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Actor Margaret Louson 59
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1976 Trust Actor Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai 58
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1976 Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat Actor Vera 58
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1976 Daylight Train Actor 58
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1976 The Blue Bird Actor Milk 58
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1976 While the Mountains Still Stand... Actor Катя Шалагина 59
Average
1975 Mirror Actor Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother 72
Good
1974 Sergeev Seeking Sergeev Actor Tanya 58
Average
1973 Monologue Actor Тася, дочь Сретенского 58
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1973 Детство. Отрочество. Юность Actor N/A
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1972 The Fourth Actor 58
Average
1972 My Life Actor 58
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1971 Byelorussian Station Actor Natasha Shipilova 59
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1971 Family Happiness Actor Masha 58
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1969 Angel Pavement Actor Lena Golspie N/A
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1967 The Wave Runner Actor Biche Seniel / Frezi Grant 58
Average
1967 Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes Actor Joanie 58
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1966 Hello, It's Me! Actor Tanya 58
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Directing
2005 The Seagull Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2005 The Seagull Writing Writer N/A
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