Vladimir Alekseyevich Andreyev was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater director, and pedagogue. He was Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR and was named People's Artist of the USSR. He was an academician of the Academy of Humanities and full member of the International Theater Academy. His wife was Natalya Seleznyova, actress of theater and cinema, People's Artist of the Russian Federation. He was awarded Golden Mask award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Theatrical Art.