Faina Ranevskaya(1896-1984)
- Actress
- Writer
Faina Ranevskaya was born Faina Georgievna Feldman in Taganrog. Her
father was the head of the local synagogue. Her family eventually left
the country, but Faina stayed in the Soviet Union and went on to become
one of the country's most acclaimed stage and screen actresses. One of
her most famous movie roles was as the stepmother in a 1947 musical
adaptation of "Cinderella" (called "Zolushka" in Russian). After her
death, Ranevskaya was buried in the Donskoye Cemetery. Post-Soviet
Russia issued a stamp bearing her likeness. The Ranevskaya Monument was
unveiled in 2008 in front of her birth house.
