Yekaterina Nikolaevna Golubeva (russian: Екатери́на Никола́евна Го́лубева; 9 October 1966 – August 2011), usually credited as Katerina Golubeva or Katia Golubeva, was a Russian actress who moved to Paris and became known for her films with such directors as Šarūnas Bartas,

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, and Leos Carax.

Biography

Golubeva was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. After studying at the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

she began her acting career in Russian films. She moved to Paris, France and lived and worked there. She married Lithuanian film director Šarūnas Bartas and starred in a series of films made under his direction. She also was a co-writer of the screenplay for his film ''The House'' (1997). She also starred in films by

and in her partner Leos Carax's '' Pola X'' (1999). Golubeva died in

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in August 2011; no official cause of death was given. She was buried at

Père Lachaise Cemetery Père Lachaise Cemetery (french: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise ; formerly , "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (). With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figure ...

. She was survived by three children. Her daughter Ina Marija Bartaitė became an actress. She was killed at the age of 25 in a traffic accident in April 2021 while bicycling, after being hit by a drunk driver.

Partial filmography

;Actress * ''Grazhdane vselennoy'' (1984) * ''Nauchis tantsevat'' (1985) – Larisa * ''Skazka pro vlyublyonnogo malyara'' (1987) * ''Skazka o gromkom barabane'' (1987) * '' Three Days'' (1991) * ''Mest shuta'' (1993) * '' I Can't Sleep'' (1994) – Daiga * ''Solina'' (1994, short) – Solina * ''

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'' (1995) * ''Pribytiye poyezda'' (1995, segment ''Exercise No.5'') * ''Sur place'' (1996) * '' Few of Us'' (1996) * ''Sans titre'' (1997, short) * ''Un affare trasversale'' (1998) * '' Pola X'' (1999) – Isabelle * ''L'Âme-soeur'' (1999, short) * ''

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'' (2003) – Katia * '' The Intruder'' (2004) – La jeune femme russe * ''

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'' (2006) – Tamara * ''Il dit qu'il est mort'' (2008, short) – La femme * ''The Funeral Party'' (2008) * ''American Widow'' (2009) – Traveling woman * ''Kotorogo ne bylo'' (2010) * ''Dom s bashenkoy'' (2012) – Boy's ill mother ;Screenwriter * '' The House'' (1997, co-writer, dir. Šarūnas Bartas)

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* * * * 1966 births 2011 deaths Russian emigrants to France Russian actresses Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{Russia-actor-stub