Tatyana Lavrova(1937-2007)
- Actress
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
Neuf jours d'une année (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.
