Natalya Tenyakova

Natalya Tenyakova

Known for Acting · 46 credits

Born
1944-07-03
Died
2025-06-18
Place of birth
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Also known as
Наталья Юрская · Наталья Тенякова · Natalya Yurskaya

Biography

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

TV Shows (4)

Movies (42)

Love and Pigeons
Movie

Love and Pigeons

1985

as grandma Shura

Chernov/Chernov
Movie

Chernov/Chernov

1990

as Tanya, Chernov's wife

The Frenchman
Movie

The Frenchman

2019

as Mariya Kirillovna

The Green Carriage
Movie

The Green Carriage

1967

as Varvara Asenkova

The Light Shines in the Darkness
Movie

The Light Shines in the Darkness

1988

as Александра Ивановна Коховцева

Uncle's Dream
Movie

Uncle's Dream

1981

as Mariya Aleksandrovna

The Gamblers: XXI
Movie

The Gamblers: XXI

1992

Outside the System
Movie

Outside the System

2013

Our Friends
Movie

Our Friends

1969

as Antonina Staroselskaya

The Cabal of Hypocrites
Movie

The Cabal of Hypocrites

1988

The Death of Vazir Mukhtar
Movie

The Death of Vazir Mukhtar

1969

as Lenhen Bulgarina

Year When I Wasn't Born
Movie

Year When I Wasn't Born

as Nataliya Sudakova

A Long Cat Tale
Movie

A Long Cat Tale

1965

as Alice

Elder Sister
Movie

Elder Sister

1967

as Lida

Forest
Movie

Forest

2006

as Гурмыжская

The Golovlevs
Movie

The Golovlevs

1969

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
Movie

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

1966

as The Dark Lady

This Queen of Spades
Movie

This Queen of Spades

2004

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1983

as Фатима

Banquet
Movie

Banquet

1986

as Vasily Petrovich's Wife (voice)

Swan Song
Movie

Swan Song

1990

Thunderstorm Over Belaya
Movie

Thunderstorm Over Belaya

1968

as Sasha

The Wife
Movie

The Wife

1977

Colonel Chabert
Movie

Colonel Chabert

1978

as графиня Ферро

Regarding the Bald Singer...
Movie

Regarding the Bald Singer...

2009

as Mrs. Smith

Ship of the Desert
Movie

Ship of the Desert

1985

as Turtle (voice)

Fiesta
Movie

Fiesta

1971

as Lady Brett Ashley

Prince Napoleon
Movie

Prince Napoleon

1968

as Julie

Heroines of Ostrovsky's Plays
Movie

Heroines of Ostrovsky's Plays

1983

as Фетинья Мироновна Епишкина / Акулина Гавриловна Красавина / Марфа Игнатьевна Кабанова / Пульхерия Андревна Гущина

Version
Movie

Version

1980

as Lyubov Mendeleyeva

A Robbery at Midnight
Movie

A Robbery at Midnight

1978

as wife

The Chairs
Movie

The Chairs

2010

as la Vieille

Handmade Clouds
Movie

Handmade Clouds

2015

as Old Woman (voice)

White Hair Urgently Required
Movie

White Hair Urgently Required

1970

as Natasha Proskurova

The Widow Steamer
Movie

The Widow Steamer

1989

The Theater of I.S. Turgenev
Movie

The Theater of I.S. Turgenev

1986

as Наталья Петровна Ислаева / Анна Ильинишна Kaypoвa

One-Two… And King Me!
Movie

One-Two… And King Me!

1968

as Ламелла

Explosions in the Classroom
Movie

Explosions in the Classroom

1969

as Dina Borisovna

Али-Баба и сорок разбойников
Movie

Али-Баба и сорок разбойников

1983

as Фатима

The Stove on Wheels
Movie

The Stove on Wheels

1985

as Ефросинья Сидоровна

Ships in Lissa
Movie

Ships in Lissa

1965

Ball
Movie

Ball

1979

About 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. With 46 credits spanning from 1965 to 2019, Natalya Tenyakova has appeared in 42 films and 4 TV shows.

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