Irma Raush
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| Irma Raush | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1938  Saratov Soviet Union |
| Other name(s) | Irma Tarkovskaya |
| Spouse(s) | Andrei Tarkovsky (1957-1970) |
Irma Yakovlevna Raush (Russian: Ирма Яковлевна Рауш) (born April 21, 1938) is a Russian actress and the former wife of film director Andrei Tarkovsky. She is best known for her role as Durochka in Andrei Rublev and as Ivan's mother in Ivan's Childhood.
[edit] Biography
Irma Raush was born in Saratov on April 21, 1938. In 1954 she began to study at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) under Mikhail Romm. She was in the same class as Andrei Tarkovsky, whom she married in April 1957. On September 30, 1962 their son Arseny Tarkovsky was born. They divorced in June 1970.
Irma Raush played several roles in Tarkovsky's early films. She played Ivan's mother in Ivan's Childhood in 1962 and Durochka in Andrei Rublev. For the latter role she was awarded the Étoile de Cristal in 1970 for best foreign actress. The Étoile de Cristal was a French film award and predecessor to the César Award. In 1970 she became a film director for the Gorky Film Studio. After finishing her film career she began to write children's books.
[edit] Filmography
As actress
- 1962 Ivan's Childhood (Ivan's mother)
- 1966 Andrei Rublev (Durochka)
- 1967 Doktor Vera
As director
- 1969 Женя
- 1974 Пусть он останется с нами
- 1975 Крестьянский сын
- 1981 Сказка, рассказанная ночью
- 1982 Приключения Незнайки
- 1986 Степная эскадрилья
