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Antonina Shuranova

Antonina Shuranova

Actor · Died February 5, 2003, aged 66 · Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Antonina Nikolaevna Shuranova was one of three sisters raised by a single mother. Her father, named Nikolai Shuranov, was a Navy officer; he died when she was 3 years old. Her mother moved with three daughters to Leningrad just before the beginning of the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War. The Shuranovs were lucky because they were evacuated out of Leningrad at the very beginning of the siege. They returned to Leningrad after the end of WWII. Young Shuranova was fond of art. She studied painting at children's studio at the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). There she had her first acting experience at the Hermitage Theatre. During the 1950's she studied at Leningrad Horticultural College; after graduation she worked at the Leningrad Department of Parks and Gardens for three years. From 1958-1962 Shuranova studied at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography with professor Tatiana Soinikova, and graduated with honors as an actress. From 1962-1988 she was a permanent member of the Bryantsev Theatre for Young Audience in St. Petersburg. There she worked with the renown theatrical director Zinovi Korogodsky. During the 1960's and 1970's she was at the height of her film career. In 1976, Shuranova left her husband, a medical doctor, and married her stage partner actor Aleksandr Khochinsky. Their home at Pokrovsky area in St. Petersburg was an informal meeting place for the St. Petersburg cultural milieu. Shuranova shot to fame in 1966 after her film debut as Princess Mariya opposite Anatoli Ktorov in War and Peace (1965) by director Sergey Bondarchuk. She made a remarkable performance as Nadezhda von Mekk opposite Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in _Chaikovskiy (1969)_. Shuranova was designated the title of People's Artist of Russia (1980). She was awarded the "Golden Seashell" for her role in Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano (1977). She played over 20 roles in film and television, and also played over 50 roles on stage. From 1995-2003 Shuranova was a permanent member of the troupe at Theatre of Satire on Vasilevsky in St. Petersburg. Her last work on stage was her remarkable performance in the role of Vassa Zheleznova in the eponymous play by Maxim Gorky. Antonina Shuranova died on February 5, 2003, in St. Petersburg, Russia and was laid to rest in Serafimovskoe Cemetery in st. Petersburg, Russia.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 30, 1936
Died
February 5, 2003 (aged 66)
From
Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 35 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 25% in 30 days

What are Antonina Shuranova's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Bonds
24%
Morality
16%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Power
5%
Self
2%
War3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 5 · 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 1 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Romantic
1
Contemplative
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 Antonina Shuranova's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Antonina Shuranova'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

35 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gangster's Petersburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ирина Васильевна Гордеева

  • Winter Cherry 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Do You Remember the Scent of Lilacs... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • On June 22, at Exactly 4 O'clock... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as мать Татьяны

  • The Cimmerian Hermit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator

  • Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Medical History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Everyone Loves Someone... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Клавдия Ивановна

  • Women's Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Since We've Been Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Nicolo Paganini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Big Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Nicolo Paganini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Comrade Innokenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Engineer Graftio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Polina

  • Strict Male Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Anna Petrovna Voinitseva

  • Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Rosa Luxemburg

  • Strange Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Your Rights? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Matters of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lida

  • Dangerous Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Olwen Peel

  • A Step from the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Tchaikovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Natalia von Meck

  • On the Way to Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • War and Peace(1965)

    as Princess Mariya

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Alexandra Nikolaevna Goncharova

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

    as Princess Maria

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    as Princess Maria

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

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

    as Princess Maria

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

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

    as Princess Maria

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kyukhlya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Dunya

  • Baltic Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as blockade woman (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1960 to 2000; 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

19602000

Peak 1966 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score98th

By decade

1960s9 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Antonina Shuranova's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 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 5

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser1

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 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Antonina Shuranova work with?

People who share at least 2 of Antonina Shuranova's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sergey Bondarchuk shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors