Tatyana Lavrova

Tatiana Lavrova was born Tatiana Evgenyevna Andrikanis, on June 7, 1938, in Moscow, USSR (now Moscow, Russia). Her father, Evgeni Andrikanis, was a cameraman and film director. From 1955 - 1959, Lavrova studied acting at Studio of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT), graduating as an actress in 1959. That same year she became a member of the troupe at MKhAT. There she made her stage debut as Nina Zarechnaya in Chaika (aka.. The Seagull), a classic play by Chekhov. From 1961 - 1978 she was a member of the troupe at Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow, but then she eventually returned to MKhAT. Lavrova shot to fame with her film debut as Lyolya, a female lead in Devyat dney odnogo goda (1962) by director Mikhail Romm. Her stage performances were marked with passion and control, making her one of the most acclaimed performers in classic plays by Anton Chekhov. Tatiana Lavrova was designated People's Artis of Russia (1988). She died of natural causes on May 16, 2007, in Moscow, Russia.