--- name: "Ludmilla Tchérina" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ludmilla-tcherina" fi1m_id: "ludmilla-tcherina" imdb_id: "nm0853481" tmdb_id: 88938 wikidata_id: "Q2634077" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 October 1924" died: "21 March 2004" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T21:23:52.920694+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ludmilla Tchérina ## Identity Ludmilla Tchérina - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ludmilla-tcherina - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ludmilla-tcherina - **IMDb ID:** nm0853481 - **TMDB ID:** 88938 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2634077 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2634077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853481/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88938 Actor. Born 10 October 1924 in Paris, France. Died 21 March 2004. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 October 1924, Paris, France - **Died:** 21 March 2004 - **Also known as:** Monique Tchemerzine - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2634077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853481/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88938 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Red Shoes*](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md) (92) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Ludmilla Tchérina, born Monique Tchemerzine, was a French prima ballerina and actress. She trained with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska and others, made her professional debut as a teenager and became the youngest prima ballerina in dance history after creating the role of Juliet in Serge Lifar's *Romeo and Juliet* in 1942. Tchérina appeared in films including *The Red Shoes* (1948) as Irina Boronskaja and *The Tales of Hoffmann* (1951) as Giulietta. She also worked as a choreographer, painter, sculptor and author of two novels. She received the Légion d'honneur in 1980 and died in Paris in 2004. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Red Shoes* (1948), Fi1m 92, as Irina Boronskaja — [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md) ## Complete filmography (18) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *La Reine de Saba* (1975), as Balkis, la reine de Saba - *L'Atlantide* (1972), as Antinea - *Salomé* (1969), as Salomé - *The Lovers of Teruel* (1962), as Isa - *Honeymoon* (1959), as Anna - *Oh... Rosalinda!!* (1955), as Rosalinda - *Sign of the Pagan* (1954), as Princess Pulcheria - *Mata Hari's Daughter* (1954), as Elyne · Choreographer - *Sins of Rome* (1953), as Amitys - *Grand gala* (1952), as Monique - *The Evil Forest* (1951), as La Mujer / Kundria - *Clara de Montargis* (1951), as Clara - *The Tales of Hoffmann* (1951), as Giulietta - *La nuit s'achève* (1950), as Danielle - *Here Is the Beauty* (1950), as Mireille Oslava - *Fandango* (1948), as Angélica - *The Red Shoes* (1948), as Irina Boronskaja — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md) - *A Lover's Return* (1946), as Karina ## Gallery - ![Pabellón de la Unión Europea, Exposición Universal de Sevilla de 1992. Ludmilla Tchérina, 1992 (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-94ddc20256a5.jpg) Pabellón de la Unión Europea, Exposición Universal de Sevilla de 1992. Ludmilla Tchérina, 1992 (2020) — Jl FilpoC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Europa_en_el_coraz%C3%B3n%2C_Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina.jpg/1280px-Europa_en_el_coraz%C3%B3n%2C_Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![The french dancer and actor Ludmilla Tchérina in 1955 at Frankfurt airport on a promotion tour for her movie "Fledermaus"](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-ac15793d1730.jpg) The french dancer and actor Ludmilla Tchérina in 1955 at Frankfurt airport on a promotion tour for her movie "Fledermaus" — Harald-Reportagen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/LudmillaTcherina.jpg/1280px-LudmillaTcherina.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ludmilla Tchérina e Guido Lauri nelle danze de 'La figlia di Mata Hari', un film di Renzo Merusi e Camine Gallone. (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-581f091eef83.jpg) Ludmilla Tchérina e Guido Lauri nelle danze de 'La figlia di Mata Hari', un film di Renzo Merusi e Camine Gallone. (1954) — Enzo Vaselli, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina_e_Guido_Lauri.JPG/1280px-Ludmilla_Tch%C3%A9rina_e_Guido_Lauri.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Plaza Europa de la Expo92 en Sevilla (España) (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-ef49a424423c.jpg) Plaza Europa de la Expo92 en Sevilla (España) (2012) — Tirithel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Plaza_Europa_expo92_20120228.jpg/1280px-Plaza_Europa_expo92_20120228.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ludmilla Tchérina](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-6dc03c7a02b4.jpg) Ludmilla Tchérina — Image via TMDB - ![Ludmilla Tchérina](https://film.one/media/person/59034/gallery-6c5a0b8168c8.jpg) Ludmilla Tchérina — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Officer of the Legion of Honour 1980: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won) - Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms 1979: Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (won) - Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1962: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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