Larisa Tarkovskaya

Larisa Tarkovskaya (Russian: Лариса Тарковская) (February 1[1] or April 15 1938[2] – February 19, 1998[3]), born Larisa Pavlovna Egorkina, and Larisa Kizilova during her first marriage, was a Russian actress and second wife of the film director Andrei Tarkovsky. She is best known for her role as Nadezhda in Mirror.[4] She had one daughter, the actress Olga Kizilova from her first marriage, and a son, Andrei Jr., from her marriage with Andrei Tarkovsky.[5] She died in Paris in 1998, aged 59.[4]

Filmography
  • Solaris (1972), as assistant director (uncredited)
  • Mirror (1975), as assistant director, also portraying the role of Nadezhda
  • Stalker (1979), as assistant director
  • Nostalghia (1983), as assistant director

References
  1. Tarkowski, Andriej (1998). Dzienniki [Diaries] (in Polish). Translated by Kuśmierczyk, Seweryn. Warszawa: Instytut Sztuki Polskij Akademii Nauk. p. 73, 322, 449-450. ISBN 83-85938-03-6. - Under the date February 1, Larisa's husband Andrei Tarkovsky wrote in his "Diaries" (quotes given in translation into English from the Polish translation of the Russian original): in 1973 - "Today is dear Larisa's birthday. I don't have a penny. Poor Larochka! Never mind, we will celebrate the birthday some time ahead, after health is regained." (p. 73); in 1982: "I'm back from Leningrad. Lara's [form of Larisa] birthday. We celebrated it in our everyday company, without any guests. Lara was pleased with the present." (322); in 1986 "Today is Łarisa's birthday, Paris, hospital" and he goes on planning (p. 450) that he should arrange for Larisa and their son to go to a restaurant on this occasion. So - according the her husband, Larisa was born on February 1.
  2. "Tarkovskaia, Larissa (1938-1998) – Тарковская, Лариса (1938-1998)". IDRef (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2017. - the URL provided specifies only the year, not the day and month
  3. "Tarkovskaia, Larissa (....1998)". BnF Catalogue général (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Larisa Tarkovskaya". IMDb. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. "Biography | Andrei Tarkovsky". Retrieved 12 April 2017.


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