Ludmila Savelyeva
Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva (born January 24, 1942) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She achieved lasting fame in the role of Natasha Rostova in the 1966–67 film War and Peace, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She won a Diploma prize for the role at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Ludmila Savelyeva

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- Name
- Ludmila Savelyeva
- Birth Name
- Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva
- Born
- 24 January 1942
- Birthplace
- Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- film and theatre.
- Education
- Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
- Honours
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR and Order of Cyril and Methodius.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva (born January 24, 1942) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She achieved lasting fame in the role of Natasha Rostova in the 1966–67 film War and Peace, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She won a Diploma prize for the role at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Ludmila Savelyeva studied at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is film and theatre. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR and Order of Cyril and Methodius.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische filmactrice Liudmila Savalieva op Schiphol Annotatie: Ook geschreven: Ludmila Savelyeva. Actrice en ballerina. Werd beroemd vanwege haar rol als Natasha Rostova de 4-delige Russische filmserie Oorlog en Vrede. Datum: 3 februari 1972 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: actrices, filmste](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Russische_filmactrice_Liudmila_Savalieva_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_925-3573.jpg/800px-Russische_filmactrice_Liudmila_Savalieva_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_925-3573.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische filmactrice Liudmila Savalieva op Schiphol Annotatie: Ook geschreven: Ludmila Savelyeva. Actrice en ballerina. Werd beroemd vanwege haar rol als Natasha Rostova de 4-delige Russische filmserie Oorlog en Vrede. Datum: 3 februari 1972 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: actrices, filmste
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![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische filmactrice Liudmila Savalieva op Schiphol Annotatie: Ook geschreven: Ludmila Savelyeva. Actrice en ballerina. Werd beroemd vanwege haar rol als Natasha Rostova de 4-delige Russische filmserie Oorlog en Vrede. Datum: 3 februari 1972 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: actrices, filmste](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Russische_filmactrice_Liudmila_Savalieva_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_925-3572.jpg/800px-Russische_filmactrice_Liudmila_Savalieva_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_925-3572.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische filmactrice Liudmila Savalieva op Schiphol Annotatie: Ook geschreven: Ludmila Savelyeva. Actrice en ballerina. Werd beroemd vanwege haar rol als Natasha Rostova de 4-delige Russische filmserie Oorlog en Vrede. Datum: 3 februari 1972 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: actrices, filmste
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Key facts
• Name — Ludmila Savelyeva • Native Name — Людмила Савельева • Birth Name — Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva • Born — 24 January 1942 • Birthplace — Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1962–present
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Filmography
• War and Peace (1966–1967) as Natasha Rostova • Sunflower (1970) as Maria • The Flight (1970) as Serafima Vladimirovna Korzukhina • The Seagull (1970) as Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya • The Headless Horseman (1973) as Louise Poindexter • Yuliya Vrevskaya (1978) as Yuliya Vrevskaya • The Fourth Year of War (1983) as captain Nadezhda Moroz • Success (1984) as Inna, Fetisov's ex-wife • Wild Pigeon (1986) as Kseniya Nikolayevna Startseva, actress • Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (1989) as Aleksandra's mother • Tender Age (2000) as Ivan Gromov's grandmother, former pilot, "Night Witch"
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