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Lila Kedrova (1909–2000), Russian-born French-American actress, won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian-born classical pianist, won the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition , direct family ties to both Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky [ 11 ]
Lizabeth Scott, actress (both parents Rusyn) Mark Singel, politician (Rusyn father) Andrew P. Skumanich, astro-physicist (Rusyn parents) [8] [9] [10] Laurus Škurla, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, metropolitan of Eastern America and New York; John Spencer, actor (Rusyn mother) Robert Urich, actor (Rusyn father)
She was brought up in a Russian household [133] and referred to the role of Russian culture in her life when she stated in 2005: "I have a Russian mother, she was a famous actress in the USSR (Galina Loginova). And the first books, which I read, were in Russian. I was raised in the atmosphere of the Russian classical theatre school.
Milana Vayntrub was born on March 8, 1987, to a secular Ashkenazi Jewish family in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a Soviet republic. [5] [6] Her grandparents were from Ukraine.[7] [8] When she was two years old, she and her parents immigrated to the United States as refugees from antisemitism, [9] settling in West Hollywood, California.
Levieva was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) into a Russian Jewish family. [1] [2] [3] Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the siege of Leningrad during World War II. [1] From the age of three, she began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics. [2] [3]
Drew Barrymore Net Worth: $125 Million. Drew Barrymore has come a long way from her debut in “E.T.” at just 7 years old. Famous actresses often have a tough time growing up in the spotlight ...
Alla Aleksandrovna Nazimova (Russian: Алла Александровна Назимова, born Marem-Ides Leventon; June 3 [O.S. May 22], 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian-American actress, director, producer and screenwriter. On Broadway, she was noted for her work in the classic plays of Ibsen, Chekhov and Turgenev. She later moved on ...
Russian model Anastasia Knyazeva is only six years old, but she's already being hailed as "the most beautiful girl in the world." If you recall, the title was once held by French model Thylane ...