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Faina Ranevskaya

Faina Ranevskaya

Actor Aug 27 (died age 87) Taganrog, Don Voisko Oblast, Russian Empire [now Rostov Oblast, Russia] 1934–2016 (82 year career)
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Biography

Faina Georgiyevna Ranevskaya (born Faina Girschevna Feldman, on August 27th, 1896 in Taganrog), was a Soviet theatre and film actress. She is also very well known for her cheeky aphorisms. In childhood, she attended the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls, receiving additional education usual for someone from an affluent family (music, singing, foreign languages). Heavily influenced by her mother's love for the arts, Ranevskaya had a budding interest in theatre and by the age of 14 was attending c…

Known For

Karlson Returns
Film

Karlson Returns

Freken Bok (voice)
Cinderella
Film

Cinderella

Stepmother
The Foundling
Film

The Foundling

Lyalya (as F.G. Ranevskaya)
The Sky Slow-Mover
Film

The Sky Slow-Mover

military doctor, professor of medicine
Boule de Suif
Film

Boule de Suif

Mme. Loiseau
Spring
Film

Spring

Margarita Lvovna, housekeeper
Wedding
Film

Wedding

Настасья Тимофеевна Жигалова (мать невесты)
An Easy Life
Film

An Easy Life

Margarita Ivanovna, AKA Queen Margot

Filmography

Acting (31)

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