title: Iya Arepina
text: # Iya Arepina
  
  Iya Alexeyevna Arepina (Russian: И́я Алексе́евна Аре́пина; July 2, 1930 in Ardatov – July 24, 2003 in Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian actress.
  
  She was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Bolshaya Semya, directed by Iosif Kheifits.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  * Steppe Dawns (1953) as Varya
  * A Big Family (1954) as Tonya Zhurbina
  * Land and People (1955) as student
  * Ilya Muromets (1956) as Alyonushka
  * The Wrestler and the Clown (1957) as Maria Nikolayevna aka Mimi
  * Most Expensive (1957) as Polina, sister of Roman
  * The Captain's Daughter (1958) as Masha Mironova
  * Red Leaves (1958) as Stasya Yanovskaya
  * On the Roads of War (1958) as Vera
  * Under the Sound of Wheels (1958) as Nastya
  * Journey Beyond Three Seas (1958) as Dunayaha
  * Special Approach (1959) as Olya, kindergarten manageress
  * Gloomy Vangur (1959) as Natasha, student
  * After the Ball (1961) as Varenka Butyrlina
  * When Bridges are Made (1962) as Inga
  * War and Peace (1967) as girl in the Akhrosimova house, who gave Natasha a letter
  * The Incident, which no one Noticed (1967)
  * The Red Snowball Tree (1974) as Egor Prokudin's sister
  