Vera Alentova
Acting
Biography
Vera Valentinovna Alentova (February 11, 1942 – December 25, 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actress famous for her leading role in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980).
Born: February 21, 1942
Place of Birth: Kotlas, Arkhangelskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Known For
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions...
Big Difference
The "Big Difference" is created not only for the audience, but also for those who became the hero of the parody - TV presenters and actors. A guest who comes to the studio seems to see himself through a magnifying glass, because all the details are taken into account in the parody: the character's manner of dressing, speaking, diction features, plastic, makeup, hairstyle. The uniqueness of the project is that in addition to entertainment, the program also has a developmental function. After all, our guest, who is being parodied, has a chance to look at himself from the outside, to see his shortcomings and advantages. Some people like themselves, and some don't. But the main thing is that no one remains indifferent.
What a Mess!
The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.
Tomorrow Was the War
This movie is based on a novel by Boris Vasiliev and describes life in a small Russian provincial town in 1940 - one year before Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The main characters of the film are ordinary Soviet high school students. They study in the Soviet school, try to be correct and ideological Komsomol activists. But not always the “correctness” suggested by the teachers coincides with the inner convictions of young souls - it is difficult for them to come to terms with the fact that their relatives and loved ones are suddenly “enemies of the people”.
The Groom from Miami
A young man coming to Moscow from Miami searching for wife.
Such a Short Long Life
The story of several families, starting from the pre-war years and ending in the 1960s.
The Envy of Gods
Sonia is a television editor, she is married to successful Soviet writer Sergey and they have a son in a high school. Their life was almost perfect... until the moment they meet Bernard from France and his translator André.
Flying Days
All the years spent behind the school bench, they were devoted to the dream of flying. And now they are again students, but they are solving completely different problems. Three young daredevils conquer the sky, forgetting about earthly problems and disputes. But the everyday life of test pilots of supersonic fighters is unpredictable and dangerous. A routine training flight overnight can be a harsh test of courage for them. Today, future aces will face a difficult exam, for which life itself will put a mark.
Empire V
In modern-day Moscow, disaffected former journalism student Roman follows a cryptic invitation to join “the elite” and finds himself forcibly transformed into a vampire. But not your typical creature of the night. Thanks to a parasitical worm known as the Tongue, Roman (now called Rama) has become part of a ruling class of vampires who exercise an “anonymous dictatorship” over humans based not on a thirst for blood but the hunger for money. As various instructors school him in the ways of their elite breed, and Rama explores his new supernatural abilities, he begins a tentative relationship with another newly turned vampire, Hera. His desire for more knowledge about this intoxicating new world also leads him into potentially deadly conflict with Mithra, his mentor who becomes his nemesis.
Sunday
A well-known civil servant from the Mayor's Office in a provincial Russian town receives a note: You'll soon die. He takes no notice, and gets ready for his normal Sunday – family problems, his personal life, work, other matters… But this Sunday turns out very far from normal. From the very start things come crashing down, smiting everything in its path, including all plans, external composure, and even his own life.
Filmography
as Ishtar
as Terekhov's mother
as Galina Semyonovna / Gaga
as Надежда Чебоксарова
as Anna Bronislavovna
as Self/Guest
as Katerina Aleksandrovna Tikhomirova
as Sonya
as Carol Abzats / Zemfira Almazova / Lusiena Krolikova / Whitney Crolikow
as Yadviga Stanislavovna Zaborovskaya
as Poplavskaya
as Valendra
as Svetlana Vasilievna
as Alla Borisovna (Alya)
as Katerina 'Katya' Tikhomirova
as Настя Овчинникова
as Евлалия Андреевна
as Anna Ivanovna
as Павла
as Lidiya Fyodorovna