Natalya Tenyakova
Acting · Born Jul 3, 1944 · Died Jun 18, 2025 (80) · Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
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.
Known for
Films
UNWRITTEN PLAY. One day in the life of a playwright
2025
The Frenchman
20195.9
Handmade Clouds
2015
Outside the System
2013
The Chairs
2010
Regarding the Bald Singer...
2009
Forest
20067.8
This Queen of Spades
2004
The Gamblers: XXI
1992
Chernov/Chernov
19906.5
Swan Song
1990
The Widow Steamer
1989
The Light Shines in the Darkness
1988
The Cabal of Hypocrites
1988
The Theater of I.S. Turgenev
1986
Banquet
19866.8
The Stove on Wheels
1985
Ship of the Desert
1985
Love and Pigeons
19847.6
Heroines of Ostrovsky's Plays
1983
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
19835.8
Али-Баба и сорок разбойников
1983
Uncle's Dream
19817.0
Version
1980
Ball
19799.0
Colonel Chabert
1978
A Robbery at Midnight
1978
The Wife
1977
Fiesta
1971
White Hair Urgently Required
1970
The Golovlevs
1969
Our Friends
1969
The Death of Vazir Mukhtar
1969
Explosions in the Classroom
1969
Thunderstorm Over Belaya
19688.0
Prince Napoleon
1968
One-Two… And King Me!
1968
The Green Carriage
19677.3
Elder Sister
19675.8
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
1966
Ships in Lissa
1965
A Long Cat Tale
1965
