Margarita Pilikhina

Margarita Mikhailovna Pilikhina (; 30 June 1926, Moscow – 13 March 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer and pedagogue. She became an Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR in 1965.

Biography She was born in Moscow. Her great-uncle was Georgy Zhukov (1896-1974), Marshal of the Soviet Union.

In 1950, she graduated from the camera department Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), the workshop of Boris Volchek). She was a member of the Board Union of Cinematographers of the USSR since 1965, then she was Secretary of the Board, Head of the Creative Section of Cameramen.

She was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

Selected filmography Camera work 1956 — For the Power of the Soviets (dir. Boris Buneev) 1957 — Night Patrol (dir. Vladimir Sukhobokov) 1959 — Foma Gordeyev (dir. Mark Donskoy) 1965 — I Am Twenty (dir. Marlen Khutsiev) 1966 — Day Stars (dir. Igor Talankin) 1970 — Tchaikovsky (dir. Igor Talankin) 1973 — Matters of the Heart (dir. Azhdar Ibragimov)

Directing work 1975 — Anna Karenina (ballet film)

Recognition 1958 - All-Union Film Festival - Encouragement diploma for camera work (film "Two from the same quarter") 1965 - Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR 1970 - Honored Worker of Culture of the Slovak Socialist Republic 1971 - Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1970 - San Sebastián International Film Festival - diploma for outstanding artistic and technical qualities (film "Tchaikovsky")