Yekaterina Golubeva


Yekaterina Nikolaevna Golubeva, usually credited as Katerina Golubeva or Katia Golubeva, was a Russian actress who moved to Paris and became known for her films with such directors as Šarūnas Bartas, Claire Denis, and Leos Carax.

Biography

Golubeva was born in Leningrad. After studying at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography she began her acting career in Russian films.
She moved to Paris, France and lived and worked there. She married Lithuanian film director Šarūnas Bartas and starred in a series of films made under his direction. She also was a co-writer of the screenplay for his film The House.
She also starred in films by Claire Denis and in her partner Leos Carax's Pola X.
Golubeva died in Paris in August 2011; no official cause of death was given. She was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
She was survived by three children. Her daughter Ina Marija Bartaitė became an actress. She was killed at the age of 24 in a traffic accident in April 2021 while bicycling, after being hit by a drunk driver.

Partial filmography

;ActressNauchis tantsevat – LarisaSkazka pro vlyublyonnogo malyara — KatushaThree Days I Can't Sleep – DaigaSolina – SolinaThe Corridor Pribytiye poyezda Sur place Few of Us Sans titre Un affare trasversale Pola X – IsabelleL'Âme-soeur — NataliaRostov-papa — Natasha Twentynine Palms – KatiaKatia — KatiaThe Intruder – La jeune femme russe977 – TamaraEssai 135 — Voix offIl dit qu'il est mort – La femmeAmerican Widow – Traveling womanSuite noire — AïchaKotorogo ne bylo — DariaL’invention des jours heureux — OlgaDom s bashenkoy – Boy's ill motherThe Funeral Party — Nina Histoire de l’ombre
;Screenwriter