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- Lukerya Ilyashenko was born on 9 June 1989 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Blackout (2019), Dance to Death (2017) and Vorovka (2024).
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Elena Nikitina Bick was born as Elena Nikitina in Samara, Russia to a rocket engineer father Stanislav Nikitin and banker mother Marina Nikitina.
In Samara, Elena attended a private English language school and completed eight years of violin classes. Later, she studied at the University of Torino, Italy and traveled across Europe. After completing a dual master's degree in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Samara, Elena re-located to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in the performing arts where she also patented her invention "Frenchies better hairpins" and started a company Frenchies Inc.
Elena has appeared in numerous Films, TV Shows and commercials.
She speaks Russian, English, Italian, Croatian, along with some French and German.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Producer, director and actor Gregory Ratoff was born in Samara, Russia on April 20, 1897, and studied at the University of St. Petersburg. His pursuit of a law career was interrupted by service in the Czar's army, and he fought in World War I. He later changed his focus and went on to make a name for himself with the Moscow Art Theatre. Fleeing his homeland during the Bolshevik revolution, he resettled in France. While performing in the Paris production of "Russe Revue" in 1922, impresario Lee Shubert brought Ratoff and the show to Broadway and the actor decided to stay. Also in this revue was Russian actress Eugenie Leontovich; the couple married a year later. Ratoff joined the Yiddish Players in addition to appearing in Shubert's productions and became known as a theatrical impresario himself, performing in all three capacities (producing, directing, acting). He made his Hollywood debut as an actor in 1932, and his heavy accent, mangling of the English language and hefty Laughtonesque features had him typecast as an eccentric, harried and/or villainous foreigner. He played Mae West's attorney in I'm No Angel (1933), a baron in Alice Faye's Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) and added to the fun in John Barrymore's self-parodying The Great Profile (1940). As a film director he stood out among his peers with such classics as Intermezzo (1939), the tearjerker with Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard that introduced Bergman to American audiences, and the robust swashbuckler The Corsican Brothers (1941). Most of Ratoff's appearances were in "B" fare in both leads and supporting roles. Ironically, he was often called upon to simply play himself -- namely, an excitable, whirlwind producer or director, prime examples of which are his MGM-like producer Julius Saxe in What Price Hollywood? (1932) and the nervous, mop-faced Broadway producer Max Fabian who tangles with Bette Davis' stage diva Margo Channing in All About Eve (1950). One English comedy, Abdullah's Harem (1955), which he produced, directed and starred in as a Middle Eastern monarch, was a dismal failure. Divorced from Leonovitch in 1949, Ratoff died of leukemia in 1960, the same year he appeared in the epic film Exodus (1960), and he directed the well-received biopic Oscar Wilde (1960) starring Robert Morley.- Anna Ukolova was born on 15 February 1978 in village Sbornyy, Syzransky District, Kuybyshev Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara Oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Leviathan (2014), The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs (2017) and Tochka (2006). She is married to Sergey Pugachyov. They have one child.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov was born on November 18, 1927 in Samara, Russia. He graduated with honors from the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1950, as a film director. He was making documentaries for five years. In 1955 Ryazanov came to work at the Mosfilm Studios under the direction of Ivan Pyrev, who produced Ryazanov's first feature film 'Karnavalnaya Noch' (Carnival in Moscow, 1956). It was an instant box office hit starring Lyudmila Gurchenko and Igor Ilyinsky.
Ryazanov's early comedies 'Devushka bez adresa' (1957), 'Gusarskaya ballada' (1962), 'Dayte zhalobnuyu knigu' (1963) were popular in the time of the cultural "Thaw" which was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. However Ryazanov's film 'Chelovek niotkuda' (1961) was banned by the Soviet censorship, regardless of the fine acting by Sergey Yurskiy and Anatoliy Papanov. 'Beregis avtomobilya' (Watch Out for the Automobile, 1966) is arguably the most popular of Ryazanov's comedies. In that film Ryazanov worked with the stellar cast, including such actors, as Innokenti Smoktunovsky , Oleg Yefremov, Anatoli Papanov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Yevgeni Yevstigneyev, Andrei Mironov (I), Olga Aroseva, Donatas Banionis, and other Russian film stars. The music score for the film was written by the brilliant composer Andrey Petrov.
Ryazanov created his own style of lyrical comedy with a soft satire on the Soviet life. His 'Zigzag udachi', with Evgeniy Leonov in the leading role, was a nice fairy tale for the Soviet people. 'Stariki-razboyniki', starring Yuriy Nikulin, Evgeniy Evstigneev, and Andrey Mironov was a crime-parody. His extremely popular TV-movie 'Ironiya sidby, ili S lyogkim parom!' (Irony of Fate, 1975 TV) was a big hit of the 70's and later turned into a nostalgic cult. It is shown every New Year's Eve as a tradition in the former Soviet Union. Actors Andrey Myagkov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Barbara Brylska, and Aleksandr Shirvindt are working together as one acting ensemble. Two years later Ryazanov directed another hit, 'Sluzhebny roman' (1977), where Andrei Myagkov made a nice duet with 'Alisa Freindlikh'.
Eldar Ryazanov wrote and directed 'Garazh' (1979). Ryazanov delivers a dazzling array of Soviet characters and situations in this film, ranging from funny, bitter, and sarcastic, to greedy, manipulative, and scary stupid. In somewhat a departure from comedy, Ryazanov brings the theme of "Gulag" prison-camp in 'Vokzal dlya dvoikh' (1982). Still the film is full of Ryazanov's warm humor and also benefits from the performances of Lyudmila Gurchenko and Oleg Basilashvili. 'Ruthless Romance' (1984) is the Ryazanov's adaptation of the 19th century story by 'Aleksandr Ostrovsky'. His latest film is Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006).- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Elena Sanaeva was born on 21 October 1942 in Kuibyshev, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Nulevoy kilometr (2007), The Adventures of Buratino (1976) and Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (1980). She was previously married to Rolan Bykov.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Igor Yasulovich was born on 24 September 1941 in Reinsfeld, Kuybyshev Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Zalesye, Samara Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Sad (2008), The Diamond Arm (1969) and Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972). He died on 19 August 2023 in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
- Producer
Maksim Lagashkin was born on 13 October 1976 in Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor and producer, known for Arrhythmia (2017), Zhivoy (2006) and Storm (2019). He has been married to Ekaterina Stulova since 12 May 1996. They have two children.- Tatyana Cherkasova was born on 18 July 1973 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for White Gold (2004), Komnata poteryannykh igrushek (2007) and Reyndzher iz atomnoy zony (1999). She is married to Dmitriy Cherkasov.
- Yuriy Chernov was born on 24 April 1949 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for The Adventures of the Electronic (1979), Chyornyy kloun (1994) and Gorozhane (1976).
- Alyona Chekhova was born on 6 June 1988 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Never Say Goodbye (2018), Antidote (2018) and Dead Trigger (2017).
- Rinat Khismatouline is a film/TV actor naturalized Italian of Tatar origin. He graduated from the faculty of directing at the MGUKI University of Moscow in 1994. After, he decided to continue his training as an actor. He auditioned for the four most important Russian schools of drama, The Russian University of Theatre Arts GITIS, The Vakhtangov Theatre Academy, MS Schepkin Higher Theatre School Institute, Moscow Art Theatre Shool MXAT and he was admitted in all four at the same time. He choose the academy GITIS to attend the course directed by Mark Zakharov. Following graduation he moved permanently to Italy. He lives in Rome and works with Europeans and Americans film/TV productions.
- Oksana Stashenko was born on 24 October 1966 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Dalnoboyshchiki (2001), Bumer (2003) and Eger (2004). She has been married to Vladislav Mina since 2010. She was previously married to Konstantin Spasskiy, Igor Sheptovetskiy and Igor Kitaev.
- Mariya Kiselyova was born on 28 September 1974 in Kuybyshev, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Idiot (2003), Paragraf 78 - Film vtoroy (2007) and Leto v gorode (2023). She was previously married to Vladimir Kirsanov.
- Director
- Writer
Anton Lyadov is a journalist, travel-blogger of YouTube channel "The People" and former correspondent for news program Vesti Nedeki on Russia's Channel 1 station.
After graduating from Moscow State University, Anton Lyadov got a job at the Russian federal TV channel "Russia-1".
Anton Lyadov created a YouTube channel on July 5, 2017. The first videos on the YouTube channel were interviews with stars and rare people, such as the Belarusian executioner or a documentary about the maniac Chikatilo.
On May 28, 2019, a video was released on Anton Lyadov's YouTube channel in which Lyadov spoke about the political and economic crises in Venezuela, about furious inflation and mass protests. With this video, Lyadov laid the foundation for the show How People Live (2019). During his career as a blogger, Lyadov has visited such countries as Somalia, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, the UAE, Iceland, Belarus, the USA, Mexico, Canada, South Sudan and others. The blogger travels around Russia and shoots reports from different cities and subjects of the Russian Federation, and also touches on various events of the USSR in his videos.- Kuzma Saprykin was born on 26 December 1995 in Samara, Russia. He is an actor, known for Cosmoball (2020), ANNdroid (2020) and 1703 (2022).
- Rimma Markova was born on 3 March 1925 in Churino, Samara Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Samara Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Night Watch (2004), Day Watch (2006) and Veronica Won't Come (2008). She was married to Jose Gonzalez Maria Antonio and Vladimir Nikitin. She died on 15 January 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
- Production Designer
- Director
- Actor
Sergey Fevralev was born on 5 January 1973 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshev Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia]. He is a production designer and director, known for Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021), The Horde (2012) and The North Wind (2021).- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Egor Chichkanov was born on 15 June 1985 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for Luchshiy drug (2013), Dolzhnostnye obyazannosti (2014) and Ne v forme (2018).- Aleksei Tolstoy was born on 10 January 1883 in Nikolayevsk, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pugachyov, Saratov Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924), Khromoy barin (1929) and Peter the First (1937). He was married to Julia V.Rozhansky, Lyudmila Ilinichna Krestinskaya-Barsheva, Sophia Isaakovna Dymshits and Natalia V. Krandievskaya. He died on 23 February 1945 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Mikhail Zhigalov was born on 2 May 1942 in Kuybyshev, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Verbovshchik (1991), Dolphin Jump (2009) and Nayti i obezvredit (1983). He has been married to Tatyana ? since 2002. They have one child. He was previously married to Nina ? and Irina Malikova.
- Valentina Voilkova was born on 12 April 1958 in Kuybyshev, RSFSR, USSR [now Samara, Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Prisoner of Castle If (1988), Budte moim muzhem (1981) and Koltso iz Amsterdama (1982).
- Andrey Galchenko was born on 22 November 1997 in Samara, Russia. He is an actor, known for Bednye smeyutsya, bogatye plachut (2024), Zatsepka (2022) and Sklifosovsky (2012).
- Nikolai Konstantionovich Simonov was born on December 4, 1901, in Samara, Russian Empire. His father, named Konstantin Simonov, was a manager of a local food industry. Young Simonov read voraciously and dreamed about acting in theatre. From 1917-1919 he studied art at Samara School of Art and Design. From 1919-1923 he studied art at Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, where his teachers were Aleksei Rylov and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. From 1922-1924 he studied acting under Leonid Vivyen at the Institute of Theatrical Arts in St. Petersburg, from which he graduated with honors in 1924.
From 1924 -1973 Nikolai Simonov was a permanent member with the company of Pushkin Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg (Leningrad). Nikolai Simonov was among the leading actors of the Pushkin Drama Theatre. During the 1950s and 1960s he was Artistic Director of the Pushkin Drama Theatre. There his stage partners were such remarkable actors as Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya, Illarion Pevtsov, Yuri Yuryev, Boris Babochkin, Nikolay Cherkasov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Konstantin Skorobogatov, Yuriy Tolubeev, Aleksandr Borisov, Bruno Frejndlikh, Vladimir Chestnokov, Vladimir Erenberg, Leonid Vivyen, Igor Gorbachyov, Olga Lebzak, Nina Mamaeva, Lidiya Shtykan, Nina Urgant, Valentina Panina, and other notable Russian actors.
Nikolai Simonov made his film debut in 1924 in Leningrad and played supporting roles in five Russian silent films. He shot to fame after his role of Commander Zhikharev in the classic film 'Chapaev' (1934) by brothers Georgi Vasilyev and Sergey Vasilev, where his partners were Boris Babochkin, Leonid Kmit, Illarion Pevtsov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Boris Chirkov, and other Russian actors. Simonov's portrayal of Tsar Peter the Great in 'The Conquests of Peter the Great' (part one, 1937, and part two, 1938) brought him international fame and numerous awards.
Simonov was considered to be a patriarch of the St. Petersburg school of acting. His education and acting style was based on deep traditions of the School of Russian Drama which was founded in 1779, in St. Petersburg by Catherine the Great. Simonov's stage performances were legendary; several of his stage works were filmed for a historic record. His leading role in "The Living Corpse", an adaptation of the book by Lev Tolstoy, is remembered as one of the highest achievements in stage acting in Russian theatre. Simonov's portrayal of Antonio Salieri in "Malenkie tragedii" by Alexander Pushkin won him a Stanislavski State Prize award in 1962. Simonov regarded acting on stage as superior to acting in film; he supported the similar position of Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Nikolai Simonov was awarded the State Prize of the USSR three times (1941, 1947, and 1950) and the State Prize of Russia (1966). He was the only actor in Russia three times awarded the Order of Lenin (1938, 1950, and 1967) for his achievements as an actor. In 1950 he was honored with the title of the People's Artist of the USSR. Simonov was also the father of a remarkable family, his wife was an actress, and his son, named Nikolai Nikolaevich Simonov, was a famous surgeon in Russia.
Nikolai Simonov died on April 20, 1973, in Leningrad (ST. Petesburg) and was laid to rest in the Necropolis of Masters of arts in St. Aleksandr Nevsky Convent in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Actor
- Stunts
Nikolai Musalkov was born on 16 May 1991 in Samara, Russia. He is an actor, known for Indian 2 (2024), Pravo na svobodu (2022) and Na strazhe plyazha (2022).