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![Olena Zelenska Olena Zelenska](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olena-zelenska-101212-1.jpg)
![Halyna Hutchins Halyna Hutchins](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/halyna-hutchins-119588-1.jpg)
![Louis B. Mayer Louis B. Mayer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/louis-b-mayer-48725-1.jpg)
![Berta Vazquez Berta Vazquez](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/berta-vazquez-98861-1.jpg)
![Oxana Malaya Oxana Malaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/oxana-malaya.jpg)
Though born a normal child, Ukrainian woman Oxana Malaya was later neglected by her family and grew up a feral child surrounded by dogs. She was a little over 7 when she was found by authorities. She later underwent therapy and was also the subject of a documentary.
![Verka Serduchka Verka Serduchka](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/verka-serduchka-1.jpg)
![Ivanna Sakhno Ivanna Sakhno](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ivanna-sakhno-1.jpg)
![Oksana Lada Oksana Lada](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/oksana-lada-25939-2.jpg)
![Victoria Zdrok Victoria Zdrok](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/victoria-zdrok-1.jpg)
![Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophie-tucker-1.jpg)
![Lew Grade Lew Grade](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lew-grade-1.jpg)
![Vera Filatova Vera Filatova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/vera-filatova-98809-1.jpg)
![Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Bondarchuk](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sergei-bondarchuk-16848-1.jpg)
Sergei Bondarchuk was a Soviet and Russian actor, screenwriter, and film director. One of the leading personalities of Russian cinema during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Bondarchuk is best remembered for his period dramas, including War and Peace and Waterloo. Sergei Bondarchuk's work earned him numerous international accolades, including the Golden Globe Award.
![Ani Lorak Ani Lorak](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ani-lorak-1.jpg)
Anatole Litvak was a Russian-born American filmmaker. He was notable for bringing previously little-known actors to the spotlight and enabling them to win Academy Awards. French actors Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux and Swedish star Ingrid Bergman are among the ones he helped become internationally famous. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6633 Hollywood Blvd.
![Vera Brezhneva Vera Brezhneva](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/vera-brezhneva-1.jpg)
![Natalie Burn Natalie Burn](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/natalie-burn-1.jpg)
![Irina Dvorovenko Irina Dvorovenko](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-dvorovenko-2.jpg)
![Dasha Astafieva Dasha Astafieva](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dasha-astafieva-1.jpg)
![Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sofia-rotaru-1.jpg)
![Monatik Monatik](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/monatik-101167-1.jpg)
![Olga Fedori Olga Fedori](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olga-fedori-1.jpg)
![Ilia Volok Ilia Volok](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ilia-volok-101166-1.jpg)
![Miray Akay Miray Akay](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/miray-akay-1.jpg)
![Olya Polyakova Olya Polyakova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olya-polyakova-101195-1.jpg)
![Anna Sedokova Anna Sedokova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anna-sedokova-1.jpg)
![Elena Berkova Elena Berkova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/elena-berkova-1.jpg)
![Kamaliya Kamaliya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kamaliya-1.jpg)
![Lyudmila Gurchenko Lyudmila Gurchenko](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lyudmila-gurchenko-1.jpg)
Lyudmila Gurchenko was a popular Russian and Soviet entertainer, actress, and singer. In 1983, she was honored with the prestigious People's Artist of the USSR award for her contribution to the arts in the Soviet Union.
![Kira Muratova Kira Muratova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kira-muratova-1.jpg)
![David Vadim David Vadim](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Larisa Shepitko Larisa Shepitko](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/larisa-shepitko-1.jpg)
![Nataliya Kozhenova Nataliya Kozhenova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nataliya-kozhenova-1.jpg)
![Vera Kholodnaya Vera Kholodnaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/vera-kholodnaya-1.jpg)
![Vasily Lanovoy Vasily Lanovoy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/vasily-lanovoy-99218-1.jpg)
Vasily Lanovoy was a Soviet and Ukrainian Russian actor. He is best remembered for his association with the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. He is also remembered for his service as the president of Artek Festival of Films for Children. Over the course of his career, Vasily Lanovoy was honored with many prestigious awards, including the Lenin Prize.
![Alexander Granach Alexander Granach](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/alexander-granach-77708-1.jpg)
![Anna Sten Anna Sten](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anna-sten-1.jpg)
![Dar Gai Dar Gai](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dar-gai-1.jpg)
![Nikolai Grinko Nikolai Grinko](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nikolai-grinko-101141-1.jpeg)
![Zhanna Badoeva Zhanna Badoeva](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/zhanna-badoeva-1.jpg)
![Irina Ratushinskaya Irina Ratushinskaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-ratushinskaya-61517-1.jpg)
![Gregor von Rezzori Gregor von Rezzori](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gregor-von-rezzori-1.jpg)
While he initially studied mining, medicine, and architecture, Gregor von Rezzori eventually graduated in arts. Fluent in several languages, he had a successful stint as a journalist and became known for both for his light novels and the more poignant ones such as Memoirs of an Anti-Semite.
![Nadia Meiher Nadia Meiher](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nadia-meiher-1.jpg)
![Henrik Galeen Henrik Galeen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/henrik-galeen-1.jpg)
![Siouzana Melikián Siouzana Melikián](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/siouzana-melikin-128733-1.jpg)
![Roman Viktyuk Roman Viktyuk](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/roman-viktyuk-1.jpg)
Ukrainian and Russian theater actor and director Roman Viktyuk initially gained huge fame in the Russian stage circle. He later founded the Roman Viktyuk Theater, which later became a state theater, and also taught at the Russian Academy of Theater Arts. He died of COVID-19 in 2020.
![Alexander Tairov Alexander Tairov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Nikolay Akimov Nikolay Akimov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/frederic-zelnik-1.jpg)
![Nikita Dobrynin Nikita Dobrynin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nikita-dobrynin-137422-1.jpg)