Ekaterina Shchelkanova

Ekaterina Nikolaievna Shchelkanova (Russian: Екатерина Николаевна Щелканова, also spelled Chtchelkanova; born May 2, 1970) is a Russian ballerina, singer and actress from Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). To American audiences, she is best known as Hunyak, the Hungarian death row prisoner, from the musical Chicago (2002). Chtchelkanova was also cast as Darya in the Canadian film The End of Silence and held parts in the films Odin’s Shield Maiden, and Center Stage. Shchelkanova is a

Valentina Serova

Valentina Vasilyevna Serova Russian: Валенти́на Васи́льевна Серо́ва; 23 December 1917 – 12 December 1975 was a Soviet film and theatre actress born in Ukraine. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1946). Winner of the Stalin Prize of the second degree (1947). Contents   1Early life 2Career 3Later years and death 4References 5External links Early life Serova was born Valentina Polovikova (Валентина Половикова) in

Lyudmila Senchina

Lyudmila Petrovna Senchina (Russian: Людми́ла Петро́вна Се́нчина; 13 January 1948 or 13 December 1950, – 25 January 2018) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian singer (soprano). In 1979 she was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR and in 2002 the title of People’s Artist of Russia. Merited Artist of Ukraine (2003). She made popular such songs as Cinderella (Russian: Золушка), Stones (Russian: Камушки), Love and Separation (Russian: Любовь и разлука), White Acacia (Russian: Белая акация), Birthday (Russian: День рождения), White Dance (Russian: Белый

Irina Sanpiter

Irina Sanpiter  27 September 1957 – 4 February 2018 was a Soviet / Russian actress. Biography Sanpiter was born on 27 September 1957 in Moscow, in USSR. She studied recitation and political sciences, a discipline in which she graduated, starting her own career as an actress in theater and, later, at the cinema, taking part in several feature films. She

Jenya Lano

Jenya Wilson Lano (Russian: Же́ня Ла́но) (Moscow, 1978) is a Russian-Italian actress and comedian, best known for her recurring role as Inspector Sheridan in ten episodes of the American television series Charmed. Contents   1Career 2Filmography 2.1Film 2.2Television 3References 4External links Career Raised in Moscow and Rome, Italy, Lano is fluent in English, Russian and Italian. Lano made her debut in the 1998 film Shrieker. She also made appearances in Blade, S.W.A.T., Ghost Rock, Stealing Candy and Fashionably L.A., as well

Kseniya Borodina

Kseniya Kimovna Borodina born Amoyeva Russian: Ксе́ния Ки́мовна Бородина́ (Амо́ева); born on March 8, 1983 is a Russian television presenter and actress. Since 2004 she has been the presenter of the reality show House 2. Personal life[edit] From 2008 to 2011 Kseniya was married to businessman Yury Budagov, they have one child together — a daughter named Maria Budagova (born

Anna Battler

Ánna Báttler (Russian: А́нна Ба́ттлер) is the pen name of Ánna Vasílievna Levashóva (Russian: Анна Васильевна Левашова; born May 16, 1981), a Russian poet, writer, actress, and philanthropist. Biography Anna was born in a family of engineers. At the age of 3 her parents got divorced. In 1984, Anna and her mother moved to (Germany). She developed a

Olga Barnet

Olga Borisovna Barnet (Russian: О́льга Бори́совна Ба́рнет; born 3 September 1951) is a Russian actress who works at the Moscow Art Theatre. The daughter of director Boris Barnet and actress Alla Kazanskaya, she made her film debut as Mother in Andrey Tarkovsky’s Solaris (1972). She also appeared in the 1979 film Takeoff. Filmography[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1972 Solaris[1] Mat Krisa Kelvina 1975 The Flight of

Roksana Babajan

Roksana Rubenovna Babajan Armenian: Ռոքսանա Ռուբենի Բաբայան, Russian: Рокса́на Рубе́новна Бабая́н; born May 30, 1946, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR is a Soviet and Russian pop singer and actress. People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (1999). Active participant in the protection of homeless animals, President of the Russian League for the Protection of Animals. Biography Roksana Babajan was born May 30, 1946 in

Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ivanovna Ruslanova Russian: Нина Ивановна Русланова; born 5 December 1945 is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She was honored as a People’s Artist of Russia (1998). Contents   1Early life 2Selected filmography 3References 4External links Early life Ruslanova was orphaned at two months old in late winter 1945 in Bohodukhiv. Her surname comes