Margarita Terekhova

Acting

Margarita Terekhova

Born

1942-08-25 (84)

Place of birth

Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Margarita Borisovna Terekhova (Russian: Маргари́та Бори́совна Те́рехова; born August 25, 1942 in Turinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress. She was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1996. From 1959 she studied at the physics and mathematics faculty at the Tashkent State University from 1959 until 1961. After that she went to Moscow and tried to get into VGIK but her application was declined. After that she enrolled to study at the school-studio of Yuri Zavadsky at the Mossovet Theatre. After her graduation in 1964 she worked for many years as an actress of the Mossovet Theatre. From 1983 to 1987 she acted in the theatre group "T…

Known for

To Remember poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

To Remember

1993

Mirror poster
7.9

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Mirror

1975

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers poster
7.2

The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

1979

The Blue Bird poster
5.5

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

The Blue Bird

1976

The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster
6.0

Edwin and Miss Rosa were engaged since childhood. While nothing foreshadows the impending tragedy, the lovers are carefree, the inhabitants of a small English town watch their romance. Edwin Drood and Ne, who arrived from Ceylon, did not help their rivals in the region because of Rosa's mission. Edwin and Rosa decide to remain only friends. However, the conflict with Neville becomes more acute. The rivals go to the lake shore for a decisive conversation. After that, Edwin disappears without a trace. The trail of Edwin disappears, and the suspect in his murder is Neville. Released from prison for lack of a straight street, he leaves the city. Edwin's guardian Jasper continues his independent search for the killers. At the moment, a "lonely bachelor living on his own means" comes to town. He also conducts his own investigation. The investigation of Jasper and the mysterious stranger is coming to an end, but...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1980

For the Rest of My Life poster
NR

For four years, a “train of mercy” travels the roads of war, evacuating the wounded from the front lines. Bombings, blood, death, and brief moments of respite bring together the people who are saving the lives of strangers. They all become one big family.

For the Rest of My Life

1975

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

1990s · 8 titles

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich poster
7.5

Chris Marker’s portrait of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky documents the director at work on his final film, The Sacrifice, during the last year of his life. Interweaving behind-the-scenes footage with excerpts from Tarkovsky’s earlier works, Marker crafts a moving reflection on the artist’s vision, methods, and enduring legacy.

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999

For Crazies Only poster
4.8

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful married Russian nurse taking care of him.

For Crazies Only

1991

The Forbidden Fruit poster
7.0

The film depicts the incredible metamorphosis of a clerk whose sense of identity and pride are reawakened by an unexpected development.

The Forbidden Fruit

1994

In the Middle of the World poster
NR

Documentary about Arseniy Tarkovsky, poet and father of Andrei Tarkovsky.

In the Middle of the World

1990

Green Goat Fire poster
10.0

One day in the life of a young man named Nikita on his birthday. He is turning twenty-five. At night, Nikita dreams about his childhood, his father, his brother, and his grandmother's gift—a figurine of a goat glowing green. In the morning, it's the usual whirlwind of life, with prostitutes, conversations about eating beets, the dangers of radiation, and various esoteric theories.

Green Goat Fire

1990

Our Father poster
8.0

A young Jewish woman, having received an order from the occupation authorities to report to the assembly point, goes into town with her son. They approach the ghetto, but realizing what awaits them, they leave. They wander around the city, not daring to visit their friends. Night falls. Huddled together, mother and son fall asleep on a bench. And in the morning, soldiers indifferently throw their frozen bodies into the back of a truck.

Our Father

1990

Broken Light poster
NR

An art film about the life of Soviet creatives in the late 1980s.

Broken Light

1990

The Trail poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Trail

1995

1980s · 11 titles

Ono poster
5.0

The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys the history of Russia from the calling of the Varangians until the end of the 20th century. The film traces the change of the “chiefs” of the county town of Glupov, which differ in varying degrees of tyranny and the corresponding total number of “killed” city residents. The heads of the city easily guess the former heads of the Russian state and the USSR.

Ono

1989

I Don't Want to Be Unhappy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

I Don't Want to Be Unhappy

1983

Let's Get Married poster
6.7

Two middle age people decided to get married. Will it become serious?

Let's Get Married

1982

Marta the Pious Woman poster
6.2

Two poor Spanish students set off in search of happiness in Madrid. Here they decide to make their fortune by marrying girls from noble families. But one of them, Marta, is promised by her father to a rich elderly nobleman.

Marta the Pious Woman

1980

Primary Russia poster
5.2

The film takes place in pre-Christian Russia, when Ratibor united the East Slavs into one army against the nomadic Khazars.

Primary Russia

1986

No Peace for Me in Love poster
NR

Based on the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare.

No Peace for Me in Love

1980

Everything Could Have Been Otherwise poster
7.0

Growing up in an orphanage, Florin is trying to find his mother Dorina, whom he has not seen for 15 years. His beloved Liza is very jealous of Florin's plans. Having met his mother, an already adult son is trying to understand the person who gave him life and abandoned him. But can a son forgive his mother, who deprived him of a happy childhood?

Everything Could Have Been Otherwise

1982

Santa Esperansa poster
NR

People of different destinies were brought together by "Santa Esperanza" (Holy Hope), the name of an abandoned mining village turned into a concentration camp. They behaved differently and chose different methods of struggle. The film centers on the confrontation between a group of political prisoners and the management of one of the camps in Chile when the junta was in power.

Santa Esperansa

1980

Dissident poster
7.5

Once upon a time there lived a young man who served where “enemy voices” were suppressed, wrote, and wanted to make a film. It seemed to him that complete freedom was needed in order not to let his abilities die out, so that there were no obstacles to creativity.

Dissident

1989

Achisai poster
NR

Lost among the mountains is the small town of Achisai with a mine - the embodiment of the ideal Stalinist paradise.

Achisai

1988

Behind the Blue Nights poster
5.0

The film is set during the construction of a gas pipeline. The plot revolves around a conflict between the builders and the designers.

Behind the Blue Nights

1983

1970s · 20 titles

Mirror poster
7.9

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Mirror

1975

The Blue Bird poster
5.5

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

The Blue Bird

1976

Trust poster
3.8

In December 1917, a Finnish delegation arrives in St. Petersburg to meet Vladimir Lenin to seek recognition of Finland's independence.

Trust

1976

Byelorussian Station poster
6.7

Four former soldiers reunite 25 years after the war. Last time they saw each other on the Byelorussian railway station in the summer of 1945. Now they've come together to mourn the death of a friend.

Byelorussian Station

1971

Mama, I’m Alive poster
4.0

In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..

Mama, I’m Alive

1977

The Fourth poster
5.5

American journalist gets a sensational material but is afraid to publish it...

The Fourth

1972

Monologue poster
5.7

Professor Sretenski is a scientist and director of a research center in Russia. He is separated from his wife and lives alone. His daughter, who lives with the mother, comes to his home and stays with him for a period, leaving her daughter with him. He raises his granddaughter, feeling a great affection for her.

Monologue

1973

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut poster
NR

The nobleman des Grieux falls in love with the mysterious and attractive girl of humble origin Manon Lescaut. The girl seems to love the young man, but at the same time commits unworthy acts, seducing rich noblemen and involving des Grieux himself in a dissolute life.

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

1979

Who Will go to Truskavets? poster
4.5

The casual acquaintance of the heroes did not portend any feelings. They are not very interested in each other and seem to want to quickly get rid of each other. But when she leaves for Truskavets, the hero does everything to meet her there at the station.

Who Will go to Truskavets?

1978

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat poster
4.2

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran, and that a special organization was involved in transporting the stolen to Estonia. Scout Maksim Isayev is sent to this country. He establishes that the cipher of the Soviet embassy Olenetskaya works for the German resident Nolmar, with whom employees of Gokhran Kozlovskaya and an appraiser Yakov Shelekhes are associated. As a result of the provocation, Isayev was arrested. In the prison cell, he finds himself together with the famous Russian writer Nikandrov, who could not find himself in post-revolutionary Russia and went abroad. Released soon by the efforts of his comrades, Isayev continues the struggle for the fate of Nikandrov — for his return to his homeland.

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

1976

Childhood. Boyhood. Youth poster
NR

In this three-part series, Nikolai Irteniev reminisces and reflects on his life; he is eager to find answers to the most important questions of life. "How to be? how to do the right thing? What goals to strive for?" Based on Lev Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy.

Childhood. Boyhood. Youth

1973

While the Mountains Still Stand... poster
8.0

The plot of the film, which tends more towards a psychological drama than a sports and adventure film, is based on a mountain climbing trip, where the essence of everyone will soon manifest itself.

While the Mountains Still Stand...

1977

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi poster
6.5

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murderous cobra.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1976

The Dog in the Manger poster
7.2

The rich and noble Signora Diana is tormented by doubts: she has to choose between suitors worthy of her hand and her handsome and seductive personal secretary. And the latter, in turn, can not decide who is more to his heart - his charming mistress or her maid...

The Dog in the Manger

1977

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev poster
8.5

After researcher Yuri Sergeev fails to report to work, local police officer Ilya Sergeev opens an investigation into his disappearance.

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

1974

Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow poster
5.6

A literary teacher Antonina Sergeevna goes to work at an elite physical and mathematical lyceum from a regular school. She is surprised to see how respectful the students are here - as to full-fledged creative personalities. Soon she begins an affair with a young school principal - a talented physicist, candidate of science. But the euphoria of the first months of communication with students is replaced by disappointment - her pets turn out to be cold, rational people, almost indifferent to the beautiful ...

Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow

1979

Daylight Train poster
6.4

Two old friends living in Moscow and St. Petersburg are hoping to get their children married.

Daylight Train

1976

Players poster
NR

The play is about the Game, about creativity, which this time turned into the form of a brilliant speck. Skillfully, talentedly and artistically, the victim of the same players as himself, Ikharev does not suffer a catastrophe, because his "Adelaide Ivanovna" remains with him. Tool and mascot of his game. His secret manuscript ...

Players

1978

Ordinary Children poster
5.8

Four years ago, Igor, Olya's father, fell in love with another woman, Tatyana, and left his wife. Tatyana has a son, Dima, whom Igor is adopting. And one day Igor can not meet Olya, and sends Dima instead. Children get acquainted. There is a paradox. Olya hates Dima and his mother, he is friendly. Children have to cross the line of love and hate.

Ordinary Children

1978

Family Happiness poster
0.5

After a young woman marries an older man, their initial happiness curdles through several years of family life.

Family Happiness

1971

1960s · 4 titles

Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes poster
9.0

Phone conversation between an abandoned husband and his friend.

Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes

1967

The Wave Runner poster
5.4

A pianist named Garvey, while traveling on a tour, gets off the train to buy cigarettes, and learns from a salesgirl that the cities imagined by Grin really exist. Forgetting about his tour, he goes to one of these cities, where he meets the captain of “The Waverunner”…

The Wave Runner

1967

Hello, It's Me! poster
6.3

In post-war Armenia, physicist Artyom buries himself in work, haunted by the loss of his wife in WWII, unable to let go of the past. Meanwhile, young Tanya refuses to accept her stepfather, still waiting for her real father, missing in action for years. Their parallel journeys explore memory, loss, and the weight of history—both personal and national. As Artyom grapples with the dilemma of remembering versus forgetting, the film becomes a meditation on identity, time, and the inescapable pull of the past. Partially based on the life of prominent Soviet-Armenian scientist Artem Alikhanyan, Hello, It’s Me! is a deeply reflective exploration of history’s grip on both individuals and nations.

Hello, It's Me!

1966

Angel Pavement poster
NR

Twig and Darsingham's offices were in Angel Street, London. The company's business is going badly, but suddenly a sales representative shows up in the office. With his arrival, the company began to prosper and the people who worked there had high hopes for the future. However, they were not destined to come true. Golspie's agent turned out to be a fraud who bankrupted the company.

Angel Pavement

1969

Series credits

To Remember poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

To Remember

1993

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers poster
7.2

The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

1979

The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster
6.0

Edwin and Miss Rosa were engaged since childhood. While nothing foreshadows the impending tragedy, the lovers are carefree, the inhabitants of a small English town watch their romance. Edwin Drood and Ne, who arrived from Ceylon, did not help their rivals in the region because of Rosa's mission. Edwin and Rosa decide to remain only friends. However, the conflict with Neville becomes more acute. The rivals go to the lake shore for a decisive conversation. After that, Edwin disappears without a trace. The trail of Edwin disappears, and the suspect in his murder is Neville. Released from prison for lack of a straight street, he leaves the city. Edwin's guardian Jasper continues his independent search for the killers. At the moment, a "lonely bachelor living on his own means" comes to town. He also conducts his own investigation. The investigation of Jasper and the mysterious stranger is coming to an end, but...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1980

For the Rest of My Life poster
NR

For four years, a “train of mercy” travels the roads of war, evacuating the wounded from the front lines. Bombings, blood, death, and brief moments of respite bring together the people who are saving the lives of strangers. They all become one big family.

For the Rest of My Life

1975

My Life poster
NR

Man is trying to find simple human happiness. He decides for himself the question of what this happiness consists of - wealth, high social status, or something else.

My Life

1972

Behind the camera