Known for

Acting

Born

Jul 3, 1944

Died

Jun 18, 2025 (aged 80)

Place of birth

Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

Natalya Tenyakova

Natalya Tenyakova was a Soviet and Russian actress. Despite some early success as the lead of a few high-profile films, she quickly lost interest in the filmmaking process and focused her attention on live theatre, starring in dozens of plays on stage and television to great acclaim. Her signature roles in film include Lida in Elder Sister (1967) and Shura in Love and Pigeons (1985), where she formed a memorable comic duo with her husband and frequent co-star, Sergei Yursky.

Titles

Chekhov and Co.

Series • 1998

Love and Pigeons

Movie • 1984

Banquet

Movie • 1986

The Wife

Movie • 1977

The Frenchman

Movie • 2019

Elder Sister

Movie • 1967

Fiesta

Movie • 1971

Colonel Chabert

Movie • 1978

Chernov/Chernov

Movie • 1990

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Movie • 1983