Tatyana Samoilova Dies At 80

Tatyana Samoilova as Veronika in the film "The Cranes Are Flying," a tragic love story set in World War II, which turned the actress into a household name. 

Tatyana Samoilova pictured in Paris in 1961 with an Etoile de Cristal prize for best international actress, which she won for her role in "The Cranes Are Flying."  

Samoilova at an "Order of Victory" awards ceremony at the French Embassy in Moscow in 1960. 

Tatyana Samoilova playing the title role in "Anna Karenina" (1967).

Tatyana Samoilova at the opening of the Moscow Premiere festival of Russian movies in August 2009.