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Anna Khilkevich, actress

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Anna Khilkevich – Russian actress


Anna Khilkevich is a Russian actress. She is mostly known for her roles in popular TV series Barvikha and University New dormitory. Thanks to these projects Anna became the real star of Russian TV. Despite her young age, the actress has managed to play roles in dozens of different films and TV series.
Beautiful blonde was born on October 15, 1986 in Leningrad (now St Petersburg, Russia). Soon her family moved to Moscow. It is noteworthy that as one of the reasons for moving to the Russian capital, Anna often indicates her desire to become a star. The dream of an acting career appeared in her childhood, and therefore Anna attended special school.
Her professional career began in 2003, when the girl entered the Shchukin Theater School. Young actress got roles in two notable TV series I Devised an Escape and Ognebortsy. But she played small roles.
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Dianna Agron – American actress

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Dianna Agron – American actress


Dianna Agron is an American actress, singer, producer, artist and dancer. She is best known for her role of Quinn Fabray in the television series Glee and Sarah Hart in I Am Number Four.
Beautiful girl was born on April 30, 1986 in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in San Antonio, Texas and San Francisco, California.
Her father’s family is originally from Russia, and their original surname is Agronsky. At the age of 3 Dianna began dancing. So, as a teenager she was able to earn money teaching dance. At school, she studied ballet, jazz and played in musical theater.
18-year-old girl moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting and played in student films.
Agron made her acting debut with a small role in the film After Midnight: Life Behind Bars. Then she starred in various films and television series. Also, she tried her hand as a writer and producer of the film A Fuchsia Elephant, which was released in 2009.
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Marina Orlova, actress

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Marina Orlova – beautiful actress

Marina Orlova is a Russian theater and film actress, singer, composer and poet, TV and radio presenter. What is more, she is a member of the Guild of Hollywood actors (SAG-AFTRA) and the guild of composers and screenwriters in Italy (SIAE).
Beautiful girl was born on March 25, 1986 in Pyatigorsk, Russia. Her mother worked as a French and German teacher, and her father is a musician (accordion). In childhood she was very fond of music and could repeat any tune. In the early years, Marina had a unique low voice. At the age of three she wrote her first song Lullaby. 20 years later the song sounded in the famous television series Native People. Marina’s heroine Olga Kuznetsova sang it to her son Sergei.
9-year-old Marina entered music school and the next day she represented the school at the music competition Rising Star. By the way, she became a winner. After her victory, the young singer was invited to all city competitions and concerts.
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Miroslava Karpovich, actress

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Miroslava Karpovich – Russian actress


Miroslava Karpovich is a Russian theater and film actress, best known for her role of Maria Vasnetsova in the famous TV series Daddy’s Daughters on STS channel. Charming girl is also a model.
Beautiful girl was born on March 1, 1989 in Berdyansk, USSR. She has a younger brother Andrei and sister Kristina. Her childhood Miroslava spent in a village.
“There were a lot of apple and cherry trees in the yard. And in the spring, when they blossomed, it was very beautiful.”
By the way, Miroslava dreamed of becoming an actress since her childhood.
In 2006 the girl graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. During her studies, she constantly participated in performances of the Moscow Art Theatre. Actually, she acted in Pyshka by Georgy Tovstonogov, where she played Mademoiselle Phi-Phi and Madlen in Don’t Part With Ones you Love by Viktor Rijakov. For the role in the play You by Victor Ryzhakov the girl received a Golden Leaf award as the Best Actress.
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Natalie Wood – very Russian American actress

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Natalie Wood – beautiful actress


Natalie Wood was an American actress, three-time Oscar nominee.
Beautiful girl was born on July 20, 1938. Her real name was Natalia Zakharenko, then Gurdina. She was a daughter of Russian immigrants Nikolai Zakharenko from Vladivostok, and Maria Zudilova from Barnaul. They changed the name to Gurdin when became U.S. citizens. Pretty girl was fluent in English and Russian. According to her she was “very Russian”. During her stay in Los Angeles, Natalie was a parishioner of Holy Transfiguration Cathedral.
By the way, her acting career began when the girl was only four years old. To tell the truth, she became a very successful child actress. Little actress played in the films including Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) and Star (1952). For the role of Judy in the movie Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean she was an Oscar nominee in 1955.
Roles in West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962) and The Great Race (1965) brought Natalie world fame. And roles in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) brought her two more nominations for an Academy Award.
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Nastya Zadorozhnaya, singer and actress

Nastya Zadorozhnaya

Nastya Zadorozhnaya, singer and actress

Nastya Zadorozhnaya, a popular actress, singer, model and TV presenter, successfully proved that any woman can succeed not only because of the bright appearance, but also thanks to her talent and hard work.
Beautiful girl was born on August 30, 1985 in Vytegra, Vologda Region into the family of a serviceman. Almost immediately after the birth of a daughter, Air Force officer got a room in one of Moscow’s hostels.
In 1996, Nastya became a soloist of the children’s musical group Neposedy (Fidgets). Here the future celebrity met many young Russian pop stars – Sergey Lazarev, Yulia Volkova, Lena Katina, Vlad Topal and other bright persons.
By the way, in 1999, the girl received her first role in the TV series Simple Truth. She played a schoolgirl Anzhelika Seliverstova.
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Ornella Muti – Italian actress with Russian roots

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Ornella Muti – beautiful actress

Ornella Muti is a legend of the world cinema, talented actress, outstanding personality and just a very beautiful woman.
Charming Italian actress was born on March 9, 1955. Her real name is Francesca Romana Rivelli. Her maternal grandparents were Russian nobles and had to leave Russia in 1917. They immigrated from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) to Estonia. She has an older sister, Claudia (born in 1951). Unfortunately, her father died when the girl was 10 years old.
At the age of 13 Ornella worked as a model for the Italian magazine – Fotoromanzi. At the same time she began working as an artist’s model and posed nude for erotic magazines.
To tell the truth, the girl never dreamed of becoming an actress. Her sister Claudia persuaded Ornella to go with her to a casting for a new film. And the girl received the role in the film The Most Beautiful Wife, which became her debut one.
You know, Ornella has primarily worked in Italian films, but she made her British film debut as Princess Aura in Flash Gordon in 1980. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon a Crime (1992).
Muti was voted The Most Beautiful Woman in the World in 1994 by a worldwide poll of readers of the Class magazine.
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