Irma Yakovlevna Raush (; born 21 April 1938) is a Russian

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and the first wife of film director

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (, ; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. Works by Andrei Tarkovsky, His films e ...

. She is best known for her role as Durochka in ''

Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev (, ; ) was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes. He is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 29 January. Ear ...

'' and as Ivan's mother in ''

Ivan's Childhood ''Ivan's Childhood'' (), sometimes released as ''My Name Is Ivan'' in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konchalovsky and an uncredited Tarkovsky, it is based on Vladimir Bo ...

''.

Biography

Irma Raush was born in

Saratov Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the List of cities and tow ...

on 21 April 1938 into a

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family. In 1954, she began to study at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) under

Mikhail Romm Mikhail Ilyich Romm (; – 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1950. Life and career Early life He was born in Irkutsk into a family of mixed Russian Jewish ...

. She was one of two women in a class of fifteen aspiring film directors.

was in the same class and she became his supporter, marrying him in April 1957. On 30 September 1962, their son Arseny Tarkovsky was born. They divorced in June 1970. Tarkovsky remarried. Irma Raush played several roles in Tarkovsky's early films. She played Ivan's mother in ''

'' in 1962 and Durochka in ''

''. 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

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. In 1970, she became a film director for the

Gorky Film Studio Gorky Film Studio () is a municipally-owned film studio in Moscow, Russia. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed at the Gorky Film Studio throughout its history and ...

. After finishing her film career, she began to write children's books.

Filmography

As actress * 1962 - ''

'' (Ivan's mother) * 1966 - ''

'' (Durochka) * 1967 - ''Doktor Vera'' As director * 1969 - ''Zhenya'' * 1974 - ''Let Him Stay With Us'' * 1975 - ''Peasant Son'' * 1981 - ''A Tale Told at Night'' * 1982 - ''The Adventures of Dunno'' * 1986 - ''Steppe Squadron''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raush, Irma Andrei Tarkovsky Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Russian film actresses Russian people of German descent Soviet film actresses Soviet film directors 1938 births Living people