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Lyudmila Saveleva

Lyudmila Saveleva

Actor · Born January 24, 1942 (84) · Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ludmila Mikhaylovna Savelyeva (Russian: Людмила Михайловна Савельева) is a Russian film actress and ballerina. Born on 24 January 1942 in Leningrad, she achieved lasting fame in the role of Natasha Rostova in the 1966–68 film War and Peace, which was six years in the making. She won a Diploma prize for this role at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1942 (84)
From
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 46% in 30 days

What are Lyudmila Saveleva's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Bonds
24%
Ideas
14%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Self
9%
Power
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lyudmila Saveleva's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lyudmila Saveleva's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Anna Karenina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Anna Karenina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Seventh Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Margarita. Mother of Egor

  • Watch Without Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Tender Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as бабушка Ивана («ночная ведьма» – бывшая летчица)

  • A Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, a Red Rose an Emblem of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as мать Александры

  • The Stray White and the Speckled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • We Cannot Predict... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Inna

  • It Was the Fourth Year of the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • From Evening to Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nina Zharkova

  • Yuliya Vrevskaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Yuliya Vrevskaya

  • The Headless Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Louisa Poindexter

  • The Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Zarechnaya

  • The Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Серафима Владимировна Корзухина, жена Товарища министра торговли

  • Sunflower(1970)

    as Mascia

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • War and Peace(1965)

    as Natasha Rostova

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov(1967)

    as Natasha Rostova

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812(1967)

    as Natasha Rostova

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova(1965)

    as Natasha Rostova

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky(1965)

    as Natasha Rostova

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1966 to 2013; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

War and Peace (1965)

$149K worldwide

Highest rated

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 (1967)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

War and Peace (1965)

Film career

19662013

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score98th

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 43% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Lyudmila Saveleva's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 97th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most divisive · actor

War and Peace (1965)

51st percentile spread · 8% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 (1967)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lyudmila Saveleva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lyudmila Saveleva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sergey Bondarchuk shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors