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Iya Arepina

Soviet actress (1930-2003)

Iya Arepina was a Soviet and Russian actress who was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Iosif Kheifits's A Big Family (1954). Her other screen credits include Ilya Muromets (1956) and War and Peace (1965).

Iya Arepina appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1954 to 1965. Most of that work is in drama, history and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sergei Bondarchuk (2), Boris Andreyev (2).

Known for

  • A Big Family (1954). Her performance won Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
  • Ilya Muromets (1956). Arepina was part of the cast of this 1956 Soviet feature.
  • War and Peace (1965). Arepina was part of the cast of this 1965 feature.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Iya Arepina been in?
Iya Arepina appears in War and Peace (1965), Ilya Muromets (1956) and A Big Family (1954) on The Remote.
When was Iya Arepina born?
Iya Arepina was born on 2 June 1930.

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