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Tania Balachova

Born
Feb 25, 1902 · Aged 71
Died
Aug 4, 1973
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Russia)
Gender
Female
Movie credits
5
TV credits
0

Biography

Tania Balachova (Russian: Таня Балашова, diminutive of Татьяна Павловна Балашова [Tatiana Pavlovna Balachova]) (1902-1973) was a French actress and director of Russian origin. After World War II, she would become one of the most influential actor training teachers in France. Balachova was born in Saint Petersburg on February 25, 1902. Her family emigrated to Brussels, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory. It was at the conservatory that she met her future husband, the Belgian actor Raymond Rouleau. Balachova and Rouleau married and moved together to Paris. There, they collaborated…