Sofia Samoilova

Sofia Samoilova
Born	1786 or 1787
Died	(1854-03-03)March 3, 1854 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Opera singer, Actress
Years active	1798 — 1843
Organization	, St. Petersburg

Sofia Samoilova (1787 – 1854), was a Russian stage actress and opera singer (soprano).^[1]

She was engaged at the Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg in 1804-1843, during which she had a successful career and was regarded to belong to the elite of its members. She performed within opera, vaudeville as well as drama.

She was the daughter of the actor and actress Praskovya Chernikova, married the actor Vasily Samoilov, and became the mother of Vasily Samoylov, and  [Wikidata].

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