Natalya Bondarchuk

Biography

Natalya Bondarchuk is a Soviet and Russian actress and film director, born on May 10, 1950, to Ukrainian actor Sergei Bondarchuk and Russian actress Inna Makarova. She gained international fame for her role as "Hari" in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972), a performance that earned her the director's admiration. After graduating from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, she went on to study directing and made her mark behind the camera with notable works.