Ivan's Childhood
Irma Raush played several roles in Tarkovsky's early films. She played Ivan's mother in "Ivan's Childhood" in 1962 and Durochka in "Andrei Rublev". For the latter role she was awarded the Étoile de Cristal in 1970 for best foreign actress. The Étoile de Cristal was a French film award and predecessor to the César Award. In 1970, she became a film director for the Gorky Film Studio. After finishing her film career, she began to write children's books.