Natalya Tenyakova

July 3, 1944 · Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

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.

Often works with

Sergei Yursky
8 titles together
Love and Pigeons, Chernov/Chernov, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Darya Yurskaya
3 titles together
Chernov/Chernov, Regarding the Bald Singer..., This Queen of Spades
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
2 titles together
Banquet, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Roman Madyanov
2 titles together
The Frenchman, Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
Oleg Basilashvili
2 titles together
Elder Sister, Chernov/Chernov
Konstantin Raykin
2 titles together
To Remember, Outside the System

Full filmography · 46

UNWRITTEN PLAY. One day in the life of a playwright
as (voice)
2025
The Frenchman
as Mariya Kirillovna
2019
Handmade Clouds
as Old Woman (voice)
2015
Outside the System
cast
2013
The Chairs
as la Vieille
2010
Regarding the Bald Singer...
as Mrs. Smith
2009
Forest
as Гурмыжская
2006
This Queen of Spades
cast
2004
The Gamblers: XXI
cast
1992
Chernov/Chernov
as Tanya, Chernov's wife
1990
Swan Song
cast
1990
The Widow Steamer
cast
1989