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- Alla Kliouka was born on February 18, 1970 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. Alla graduated from Shepkin Theater School, Moscow in 1991 and she moved to New York. Fluent in English and Russian. She is an actress known for Cloud-Paradise (1990), Khochu v tyurmu (1999), From Hell to Hell (1993), Evlampiya Romanova. Sledstvie vedet diletant (2003), The Sopranos (1999), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
- Ms. Locke became the toast of Broadway's 1937 season when she starred with John Garfield in "Having a Wonderful Time", the Arthur Kober comedy. She was critically acclaimed as Ophelia in the Maurice Evans production of "Hamlet". Her other Broadway plays included "Fifth Column," with Lee J. Cobb, and "Clash by Night", with Tallulah Bankhead.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Evgenia Dodina was born on 10 December 1964 in Belarus. She is an actress, known for One Week and a Day (2016), Killing Eve (2018) and Invisible (2011).- Cinematographer
Arseni Khachaturan is a cinematographer based in New York.
He worked in Georgia with director Rati Oneli on his feature film "City of the Sun". It premiered at the 67' Berlinale Forum and gained numerous awards at film festivals. He worked with Palme D'or nominated director Dea Kulumbegashvili. Their short film "Lethe" premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival to a critical acclaim. He worked with Chuko&Arie Esiri in their debut feature film "This is my desire", which premiered at the 70' Berlinale Forum and was included in the Criterion Collection. He worked on Dea Kulumbegashvili's feature film titled "Beginning". It was in the 2020 Cannes Official Selection and won 4 awards at San Sebastian International Film Festival, FIPRESCI at Toronto Film Festival, European Film awards nomination and was Georgia's submission for Oscars.
Arseni has recently wrapped photography on Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film "Bones and All".- Actress
- Producer
Aleksandra Bortich was born on 24 September 1994 in Svietlahorsk, Gomel Region, Belarus. She is an actress and producer, known for I Am Losing Weight (2018), Soulless 2 (2015) and Fisher (2023). She was previously married to Evgeniy Saveliev and Vyachelslav ''Mezza'' Vorontsov.- Anastasiya Krasovskaya was born on 2 January 1999 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for Gerda (2021), The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt (2023) and Chernyy zamok.
- Gene Farber was born on November 14th, in Minsk, Belarus (in the former Soviet Union.) He is an actor, known for X-Men: First Class (2011), Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), and Virtuality (2009). After emigrating to Queens, NY at a young age, he attended the renowned Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in NYC where he was awarded 1st level Prize by the National Foundation For the Advancement in the Arts (NFAA/ ARTS week). Received his BFA in Acting from Boston University, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Upon graduating from BU, he was awarded the prestigious Albert and Esther B. Kahn award. The actor balances his way through TV, film, and theatre, appearing in productions in NYC's renowned theaters such as Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Classic Stage Company, and others.
- Kurt Katch was born on 28 January 1896 in Grodno, Poland, Russian Empire [now Hrodna, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for The Seventh Cross (1944), The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) and The Mummy's Curse (1944). He was married to Hinda Ryfka Kleinlerer. He died on 14 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools. His earliest musical education was from his father, a cantor. He earned Honorary degrees from Bucknell University and Temple University. Beginning his career as a song-plugger for publisher Harry von Tilzer, Berlin worked as a singing waiter in Chinatown. In 1909, he was hired as a staff lyricist by the Ted Snyder Company, and became a partner to that firm four years later.
In 1910, he began doing vaudeville appearances in the United States and abroad, and also appeared with Snyder in the Broadway musical "Up and Down Broadway", that ran for 72 performances. He joined ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, and served on its first board of directors between 1914-1918. Berlin enlisted the United States Army infantry in World War I, and was a sergeant at Camp Upton, New York. After the war, he established his own public-relations firm, and in 1921, he built the 1025-seat Music Box Theatre (at 239 W. 45th Street, New York) with Sam H. Harris. After Harris' death in 1941, Berlin assumed full ownership and the theatre remains a Broadway institution to this day.
Among his many awards was the Medal for Merit for his 1942 all-soldier show "This Is the Army", which toured the United States, Europe and South Pacific battle zones; all proceeds were assigned to Army Emergency Relief and other service agencies. Berlin was also a member of the French Legion of Honor and held the Congressional Medal of Honor for "God Bless America", the proceeds from which went to the God Bless America Fund. His songs were sung by Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Dick Powell, Alice Faye and many others. Irving Berlin died at the age of 101 of natural causes on September 22, 1989 in New York City.- Actress
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Anastasiya Ador is a Belarusian-Ukrainian actor and film-maker. She was born in Belarus, to a family of academics, but from an early age loved the performing arts. She was in stage-plays and film productions, and won international talent competitions in Egypt, Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. India too, had a special place in her heart, ever since she started learning Indian classical dance at the Indian Embassy in Minsk. When she was sixteen, among deteriorating economic conditions at home, Anastasiya made the decision to move to India. She did her diploma at a film school in Delhi and completed her Masters in Drama from East15 Acting School in London. She performs in 7 languages. In her acting work she is best known for portraying Svetlana on Prime's "FArfi", Chloe from MX Player's "Campus Diaries" and Aimee from Netflix's "Aranyak". She was selected for Aluna Lab, run by Vanessa Kirby, for emerging directors transitioning from stage to screen. Her several short films like "Sthir" and "No Lift" played at international film festivals. Anastasiya continues making her work on screen and stage, and is based in London.- Actress
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Katsiaryna Shulha started working in theater in 2008 and in television a few years after. After starring in the short movie "Academy Girl", in 2011 she portrayed a young Angelica, Vasco's mother, in "La ragazza americana". She guest starred in many productions, such as "Immaturi - Il viaggio", "I Cesaroni", "Un passo dal cielo" and "Che Dio ci aiuti". She got her first main role in the TV series "Talent High School - Il sogno di Sofia", where she was Marion, the conceited daughter of the school principal.
Shulha also worked as a model, posing in 2012 for "Shampa Love" collection.- Director
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Sergei Loznitsa, Ukrainian film maker, was born on September, 5th 1964 in Baranovichi, USSR. He grew up in Kiev, and in 1987 graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1987-1991 Sergei worked as a scientist at the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics, specializing in artificial intelligence research. He also worked as a translator from Japanese. In 1997 Loznitsa graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied feature film making. Loznitsa has been making documentary films since 1996 and is the author of 21 documentaries, as well as 4 feature films. In 2013 Sergei Loznitsa launched a film production and distribution company ATOMS & VOID. Currently working in both documentary and feature genres.- Actor
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Jack Tornek was born on 2 January 1887 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for A Five Foot Ruler (1917), Bombs and Banknotes (1917) and David Hartman: Counterspy (1955). He died on 18 February 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Pola Raksa was born on 14 April 1941 in Lida, Nowogródzkie, Poland [now Lida, Belarus]. She is an actress, known for Przygoda z piosenka (1969), Zosya (1967) and Paryz - Warszawa bez wizy (1967).
- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Tatiana Chekhova has over 20 years of experience in different fields of entertainment business. Originally from Belarus, she started her career as an actress at the age of 14, got her degree in Theater Arts from one of the most prestigious theater schools in Moscow - Vakhtangov Theater Academy (Vysshee Teatralnoe Uchilische imeni Schukina) later on, and was working on various stages of the best Moscow State theaters, including Vakhtangov State Theater, Theater of Satire and Ruben Simonov State Theater, before moving to Canada, where she started working in film and TV. Her acting credits include famous TV series: Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, NYPD Blue, The Leftovers, Mindy Project, to name a few, films Carpool - directed by Arthur Hiller, and Hallmark's Channel Dad's Home and BET's Never and Again.
Tatiana relocated to Los Angeles over 15 years ago, where she began her career as a producer. She co-executive produced 26 episodes of the award winning animated 3D CGI TV series Cosmic Quantum Ray. The TV series intended to spark children's interest in quantum physics and cosmology, has been selected as a special public outreach program by IYA2009 declared by UN General Assembly and partially administered by UNESCO. The show has been distributed for broadcast worldwide and premiered in the US on 10/10/10, reaching 60 million households through the newly created HUB channel. Awards: Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Award 2009 -The Best TV Series. The Hugo Television Awards - Certificate of Merit, Animated TV Series. Some of her other credits include: Aimee Price, Short Film 2004 (Associate Producer). Awards: Boston International Film Festival 2006 - Jury Award. Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2006 - Eddy Award Best Narrative Short. Tatiana Produced Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award, 2005 - presented by Sr. Ben Kingsley and Executive Producer of Chekhov Shorts - a Night of Vaudeville - a stage production created for the opening event of new Santa Monica Boulevard in city of West Hollywood.
In the last three years Tatiana also a producer and co-produced a psychological thriller film "Unknown" which is now being distributed worldwide, a romantic drama "Never and Again" - a # 1 watched film on BET network and BET + and currently in post-production of her the most recent holiday movie "A Miracle Before Christmas".- Andrei Arlovski was born on 4 February 1979 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is an actor, known for Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) and The Equalizer 2 (2018).
- Polish-born Meyer Lansky emigrated to New York with his family and grew up in the Lower East Side. It was there that he ran into Bugsy Siegel, at the time a teenaged neighborhood gangster, and the two would remain lifelong friends. When Lansky saw the kinds of money Siegel was making from his various illegal activities--mainly gambling--he decided that this was the line of work for him. His specialty was the floating crap game, and he was so successful at that and other gambling schemes that he and Siegel soon controlled a large gang that was known as the Bugs and Meyer Mob. The gang's size, and Lansky's business acumen, attracted the attention of another local gangster, Lucky Luciano, who approached Lansky and invited him to participate in his idea of forming a national criminal syndicate. The Prohibition Era was a goldmine for Lansky and other gangsters, and he, Siegel and Luciano became incredibly wealthy from bootlegging, prostitution, drug smuggling, gambling and other rackets. In the 1930s Luciano's dream of a national crime commission became a reality, and Lansky was appointed to a seat on its board of directors. Lansky's specialty was financial matters and he proved to be a genius at laundering the mob's illegal profits and squeezing every last penny from its legal and illegal investments. When his friend Luciano was sent to prison, Lansky managed to get him an early release by ensuring his cooperation with the U.S. government in its preparation for the invasion of Sicily. After Luciano was deported to Italy, Lansky took over the management of his empire. Friendship only went so far in the mob, however. His good friend Siegel got into trouble by wasting millions of dollars of "wiseguy" money building Las Vegas, and when the decision was made to have him killed, Lansky went along with it.
In the 1950s Lansky formed a friendship with Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and the mob was given basically a blank check to run all the rackets in Cuba, especially the gambling casinos, prostitution and drug smuggling, with a large cut of the profits going to Batista. From Cuba Lansky spread his gambling and prostitution rackets to other South American countries, and even had a hand--although not a public one--in the casinos in Hong Kong and Macao. Lansky's fortunes began to wane, however, in the late 1960s when the U.S. government went after him for income tax evasion. He fled to Israel, and claimed citizenship there as a returning Jew. However, after legal wrangling with the Israeli government, Lansky's visa was revoked and he was deported back to the U.S. He stood trial, but managed to avoid conviction, reportedly because of his extensive political connections. He settled into a comfortable life in Miami, Florida, where he died of a heart attack in 1983. - Actor
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Evgeniy Lazarev was born on 31 March 1937 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Iron Man 2 (2010), Duplex (2003) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). He was married to Akhmatova Obrucheva. He died on 18 November 2016 in Krasnogorsk, Krasnogorskiy rayon, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia.- Darya Vereshchagina was born on 11 November 1997 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for Furiya, Offlayn (2022) and Gostya.
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Yuri Khlystov is a Professional Actor, Model, Producer, & Casting Director. Known for Chinese Zodiac (2012), Unstoppable (2018), and Operation Red Sea (2018), he has worked with top Chinese/Hong Kong actors and global movie stars, including Andy Lao, Gong Li, Bo Huang, Xiaoming Huang, Ma Dong-seok, Song Ji-Hyo, Yi Zhang, Lee Jung-jae, and Liam Neeson. In the last decade, Yuri has acted in 20+ movies and worked with China's leading directors and producers like Chen Kaige, Li Jun, Zhang Yimou, and Jackie Chan.
Born in Minsk, Belarus, Yuri moved to Finland at age 18 to study Film and Television and graduated from the University of Helsinki in 2009. He had always been fascinated by the Chinese film industry and Kung-fu and spent his childhood watching Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Andy Lao.
With the hopes of experiencing the China film industry and culture first-hand, Yuri traveled to Beijing, China, in 2008, following Beijing Olympics, and moved permanently a year later. In 2010, he entered the Chinese Showbiz industry to realize his lifelong dream and launched his entertainment career. Since then, Yuri has appeared in numerous movies, TV shows, documentaries, commercials, 3D/online games, and animated films and has also been featured on CCTV News and China Radio International (CRI). Fluent in English, Russian, and Chinese (Mandarin), Yuri is a highly versatile actor skilled in Martial Arts and Chinese Kung-Fu. He is also trained in Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing and is an adept swimmer, racer, shooter, and rock climber. Yuri also knows how to ski/snowboard and plays and avidly follows sports like Ping Pong, Karts Racing, Football, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, and Badminton. Additionally, he can also dance and knows Yoga.
Following his idols, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Andy Lao, Yuri remains open to different roles and has played diverse characters. He acted as a Russian Mercenary in Chinese Zodiac (2012), British Council Employee in Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads (2014), Military Man in Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite (2016), Wedding Photographer in Bad Daughter (2018), Serviceman in Operation Red Sea (2018), Santa Clause in Begin, Again (2019), Casino Staff Member in Unstoppable (2019), Army Officer in Ocean Rescue (2020), Referee in Leap (2020), Booker's Assistant in Kun Lun Gui (2020), and US Marine Corp Soldier in The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).
In addition, Yuri has acted in multiple TV series, including Ivy Monsters and The Silicon Wave, and TV commercials for CICC, Foton Motor Corp, Mengniu Dairy, Steakhouse, Dettol, & Visa, portraying a range of characters like engineer, creative designer, and assistant. He has also been featured as an animated character and voiceover artist in 3D/Online games like Cash Frenzy Casino and D-War.
During his career, Yuri has acted in numerous action-thriller and dramas. He is a fitness enthusiast who follows a vigorous lifestyle and works out regularly. And this helped him land roles as a soldier, spy, military man, and mercenary in numerous movies and TV series.
An actor, entertainer, and artist, Yuri is passionate about delivering memorable experiences and is always ready for new challenges. Adamant to grow as an artist and performer, he never limits himself to a genre or style and loves to live beyond his comfort zone. Yuri's latest work includes a stint as a US Army Soldier in the movie The Great War (2023), directed by Kaige Chen, a surgeon in a popular Chinese drama Ta De Sheng Cun Zhi Dao (2023) and is acting alongside Andy Lau, Xuan Huang, and Jason Gu in Mosike xingdong (2023).- Molly Shad was born on 7 September 1922 in Minsk, Belarus. She was an actress, known for This Is 40 (2012) and Girls (2012). She died on 4 December 2018 in New York, USA.
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Dmitriy Iosifov was born on 22 October 1965 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a director and actor, known for Elizaveta (2022), Diversant 3: Krym (2020) and Lyubov Sovetskogo Soyuza (2024).- Producer
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Valeriy Fedorovich is a producer, showrunner, and director. He collaborates with his friend Evgeniy Nikishov. Their works include the Netflix Original series To the Lake (2019), which ranked in the Top 10 in 72 countries, Dead Mountain (2020) a limited drama series on HBO Latin America, and Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021) which competed at the Venice International Film Festival and garnered awards at Chicago and Philadelphia International Film Festivals. In total, their filmography includes over 60 films and series. Their second Netflix Original, "Anna K," showcases their prowess in delivering diverse content. In early 2023, Fedorovich and Nikishov are launching a production company in Los Angeles, with "Override" as their debut feature film and more exciting projects in the pipeline.- Actor
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Wenanty Nosul was born in 1949 in Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is an actor and writer, known for 4 w 1 (2000), Anna Karenina (2000) and War and Peace (2007).- Barbara Prakopenka was born on 29 April 1992 in Gomel, Republic of Belarus. She is an actress, known for Die Eifelpraxis (2016), Cut Off (2018) and Lena - Love of My Life (2010).
- Veronika Plyashkevich was born on 22 November 1984 in Zhodino, Minsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. She is an actress, known for The Mistress of the Mountain (2021), Shchit otechestva (2007) and The Adventures of Prantish Vyrvich (2021).
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- Director
Egor Klimovich was born on 27 September 1984 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a producer and editor, known for Three Seconds (2017), Normandia Neman Monolog (2015) and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022).- Soundtrack
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Alexander Rybak was born on 13 May 1986 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus].- Masha Matsel was born on 18 February 2001 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for Otpusk v oktyabre (2023), Dead Mountain (2020) and Strana Sasha (2022).
- Yury Paulau was born in Belarus. He is known for The Acrobat (2019).
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- Producer
Mark Joffe was born in 1956 in Polotsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Great Bookie Robbery (1986), Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story (2020) and Working Class Boy (2018).- Actor
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Michael Mark was born on 15 March 1886 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Wasp Woman (1959) and The Great Flamarion (1945). He died on 3 February 1975 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Manager
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Mikhail began his career at International Creative Management (ICM) before moving on to Mandate Pictures where he ran the Television Division for Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane. In 2007, he co-founded Heroes and Villains Entertainment, LLC, a production and management company that specializes in creating content for the five pillars of entertainment: Film, TV, Video Games, the Internet, and Comic Books, as well as the representation of content creators in those areas (writers and directors).- Kirill Ditzevich was born on 21 December 1992 in Biaroza, Belarus. He is an actor, known for Grom sredi yasnogo neba (2021), Bolshe, chem futbol and Tot, kto ne spit (2017).
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Dimitry Elyashkevich was born on 23 February 1975 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a producer and cinematographer, known for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), Jackass Number Two (2006) and Bad Trip (2021).- Olga Fadeeva was born on 15 October 1978 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. She is an actress, known for Otel 'Ispolnenie zhelaniy' (2003), Nepobedimyy (2008) and Zorka venera (2000). She has been married to Aleksandr Samokhvalov since 2008. They have one child. She was previously married to Pavel Adamchikov.
- Belarus-born Maryna Linchuk is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model. She appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows--2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013. She has also appeared in campaigns for Escada, Versace, Dior, Donna Karen, Gap, Dolce & Gabbana, Massimo, Shiseido, Express and Blumarine, among others. Linchuk has graced the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines, including "Vogue", "Numero", "Allure", "Harper's Bazaar", "Muse", "Glamour", "W" and "V", among others. She was born on September 4, 1987, in Minsk, Belarus, and was discovered while still in high school at age 16.
- George McKay was born on 15 April 1884 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Devil's Playground (1937), The Face Behind the Mask (1941) and Underground Agent (1942). He was married to Ottie Ardine. He died on 3 December 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz was born on 10 August 1898 in Okunevo, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Hlybokaye Raion, Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus]. He was a writer and actor, known for District Attorney (1933), Bialy Murzyn (1939) and Znachor (1937). He died on 20 September 1939 in Kuty, Stanislawowskie, Poland [now Kuty, Ukraine].- Donald Lawton was born on 10 May 1908 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), Get Smart (1965) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He died on 18 October 1990 in Madrid, Spain.
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Bronislava Nijinska was a petite but strong dancer with excellent technique who began her career with the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia. She became famous as a choreographer with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris and Monte Carlo, then opened her own School of Ballet in Los Angeles.
She was born Bronislava Fominichna Nijinska (Bronislawa Nizynska in Polish language) on January 8, 1891, in Minsk, Russian Empire (now Minsk, Belarus), into a family of Polish-Russian heritage. Her father, Foma Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and her mother, Eleonora Bereda, were both professional dancers. Her older brother was Vaslav Nijinsky. In 1895, at age 4, she made her theatrical debut together with her brother in a Christmas pageant performance in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. In 1900 she and her brother were accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Russia. From 1900-07 she studied dance and music at the Imperial School of Ballet, graduating with honors as a ballet dancer.
In 1908, Nijinska became a dancer with the Mariinsky Theare in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1910 she was invited by Sergei Diaghilev and became a dancer in the corps de ballet, then a soloist with Ballets Russes in Paris, what became also known as the Russian Seasons. During the 1910-13 seasons, Nijinska built her reputation under choreographer Mikhail Fokin in such innovative productions as 'Carnival' and 'Petrouchka' by composer Igor Stravinsky. In 1913 she left the Diaghilev's Ballet and made an attempt to start a ballet company with her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, but the effort failed because of her brother's personal problems with his marriage. In 1914 she returned to Russia. There, in 1915, she created and presented her first choreography for ballet 'Tabakerka' (aka... The Snuff-box) at the Petrograd's People's House. During the years of the First World War, she remained in Russia.
In 1919, Nijinska opened her own ballet school in Kiev. There her student was young dancer Serge Lifar, among others. In 1921, she emigrated from Russia. At that time she was again invited by Sergei Diaghilev and joined the Ballets Russes as a choreographer. From 1921-25 she choreographed five highly innovative ballets for the Diaghilev's Russian Ballet, including such productions as 'Renard' (1922) by Igor Stravinsky, 'Les Noces' (1923) by Igor Stravinsky and artist Natalia Goncharova. Her last work with Diaghilev was choreography for ballet 'Romeo et Juliette' (1926).
Nijinska created choreography for the highly acclaimed Diaghilev's production of 'Le Train Bleu' (1924, aka... The Blue Train), a ballet about the exodus of Paris society to the Riviera each summer on the train called 'Le Train Bleu'. In that production Nijinska created a special ambiance through the language of dance, she introduced angular and geometrical movements and organized dancers on stage as interactive groups, that alluded to images of sports activities , such as golf, tennis and recreational games on a beach. Nijinska herself performed in the role as Tennis player. In 'Le Train Bleu' Nijinska worked with plot writer Jean Cocteau, composer Darius Milhaud, and with costumes by Coco Chanel and monumental stage curtain designed by Pablo Picasso and executed by Prince Shervashidze, the largest of all canvasses signed by Picasso, who also wrote on it a dedication to Diaghilev.
From 1927-29 Bronislava Nijinska worked for the Ballet of Paris, then in 1928-29 she worked for the Ballet of Ida Rubinstein. During 1930 and 1931 seasons, she worked with the Russian Opera in Paris, 1932-34 directed her own ballet company, called Polish Ballets of Paris, then, in 1935 worked with the Russian Ballets of Monte Carlo. In 1935 Nijinska made her film debut as a choreographer in Max Reinhardt's film version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
In 1938, Nijinska moved to America, and after her first stint in Hollywood, she settled in Los Angeles. There she opened her own school of dance. She established herself as a reputable teacher and choreographer, and worked with the touring company called "Original Russian Ballet"; she also worked with the American Ballet Theatre, with the Buffalo Ballet, and with the Royal Ballet in London.
Nijinska was married twice and had one daughter; but her one and only true love, whom she never married, was Russian opera star Feodor Chaliapin Sr.. She died of heart failure on February 21, 1972, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.- Writer
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Andrei Kureichik was born on 14 January 1980 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a writer and actor, known for Party-zan Film (2016), GaraSh (2015) and Three Seconds (2017).- Producer
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dima Nevzorov is a director, show runner, screenwriter from Belarus. For past 12 years he worked in Russia with the mission of making fun stories with sense of humanity. He is known for working with film company "123 production" as a show runner and screenwriter of comedy series "To the Sea" (Season 1 and 2), "Ostrov" (Season 1 and 2), "Polar" (Season 1), "Zyatsev +1 (Season 1,2,3)" for TNT TV channel.
The biggest recent work is a romantic comedy film "Free Relations" as a director, author and producer (release date winter 2022).- Yanina Zheymo was born on 29 May 1909 in Wolkowysk, Poland, Russian Empire [now Vawkavysk, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for Cinderella (1947), The Snow Queen (1957) and Three Women (1936). She was married to Leon Jeannot, Iosif Kheifits and Andrei Kostrichkin. She died on 29 December 1987 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Max Pavlov was born on 31 January 1987 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Good Neighbor (2022), WarHunt (2022) and Survive (2020).- Lolita Taborko was born on 29 December 2001 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for Ilhaq (2020), Traditionally Chopin (2023) and Vrednaya privychka (2023).
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Iosif Kheifits was born on 4 December 1905 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a director and writer, known for Baltic Deputy (1937), The Lady with the Dog (1960) and The Rumyantsev Case (1956). He was married to Yanina Zheymo. He died on 24 April 1995 in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Nina Andronaki was born on 24 April 1992 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for And Quiet Flows the Don (2015), No kidding (2021) and Podruzhki nevesty (2024).
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Andrei was born in a republic of the former USSR. He studied film at Columbia College (Chicago) and the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. After serving on the Minnesota Film Board for four years, during which time he directed his first film and appeared in three others, he left the U.S. for Europe, where he made a name for himself as a fashion photographer. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he's gone back to working on his original love - film.- Olga Korbut was born on 16 May 1955 in Grodno, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Hrodna, Belarus]. She is an actress, known for The Bronze (2015), When the Trees Fall (2018) and ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961). She has been married to Alex Voinich since 2001. She was previously married to Leonid Bortkevich.