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- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Dasha Nekrasova was born on 19 February 1991 in Minsk, Belarussian SSR, USSR. She is an actress and writer, known for The Scary of Sixty-First (2021), Succession (2018) and The Ghost Who Walks (2019).- 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).
- 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".- 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.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Olga Dihovichnaya (born September 4, 1980) is a Russian actress, producer, and the director of International Film Festival 2morrow/Zavtra. The bright variety of her roles in independent and art films established Olga's reputation as an indie film actress. She is best known for a lead role in a controversial film Twilight Portrait (2011), director Angelina Nikonova), where she also took a part as a co-writer and co-producer. Twilight Portrait premiered at Venice Film Festival , and among numerous awards at film festivals worldwide received a Nomination «Discovery of the Year» by European Film Academy.- 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.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
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.- Actor
- Stunts
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.- 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.
- 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.
- Darya Vereshchagina was born on 11 November 1997 in Minsk, Belarus. She is an actress, known for Furiya, Offlayn (2022) and Gostya.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- Victoria Azarenka is a Soviet and Belarusian professional tennis player.
She is a former world No. 1 in singles and was the year-end No. 1 in 2012. Azarenka has won 20 WTA singles titles, eight WTA doubles titles, and three mixed-doubles titles. She has won two Australian Open singles titles (2012 and 2013), becoming the only Belarusian player, to win a Grand Slam singles title. - Director
- Actor
- Writer
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).- Soundtrack
- Music Department
Alexander Rybak was born on 13 May 1986 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus].- Producer
- Cinematographer
- 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).- 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".- 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).
- Marina Konyashkina was born on 7 July 1985 in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Union of Salvation (2019), Telokhranitel - 2 (2009) and Telokhranitel: 3 (2009).
- Tatyana Cherdyntseva was born on 16 June 1989 in Minsk, USSR. She is an actress, known for The White Shaman (2020), The Code of Cain (2016) and Treasures of the Caucasus.
- Hanna Dunowska was born on 18 December 1958 in Minsk Mazowiecki, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Pierwsza milosc (2004), Radi semeynogo ochaga (1992) and Blood of the Innocent (1994). She was married to Pawel Luczyca-Wyhovski. She died on 1 August 2019 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Jacques Stany was born on 4 April 1930 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He was an actor and writer, known for Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta (1964), The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985) and The Easy Life (1962). He died on 19 July 2016 in Rome, Italy.- Vera Shpak was born on 6 February 1989 in Minsk, Belarus, USSR. She is an actress, known for Schaste ne za gorami (2023), Spetsbat (2022) and Vtoraya molodost.
- Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
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).- Dmitriy Ratomskiy was born on 15 January 1982 in Minsk, Belarussian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Na tvoey storone (2019), Sluga Gosudarev (2007) and Beglyanki (2007).
- Additional Crew
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.- Lyubov Bakhankova was born on 8 June 1989 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. She is an actress, known for Nanolyubov (2010), Elizium (2010) and Pozyvnoy «Passazhir» (2024). She is married to Nikita Tezin. They have one child.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
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
- Writer
- 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).- Yuliya Marchenko was born on 26 June 1980 in Minsk, USSR. She is an actress, known for Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance (2018), Fandorin. Azazel (2023) and Otpusk v oktyabre (2023).
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Director
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).
- 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.
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Igor Bortnik was born on 2 September 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR. He is a composer and actor, known for Brat 2 (2000), War (2002) and Sisters (2001).- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
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).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
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 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.
- Producer
- Actress
Katya Zharkova was born on 30 October 1981 in Minsk, Belarus. She is a producer and actress, known for A Perfect 14 (2018), Fatalisty (2001) and Ivan Kupala (2012).- Producer
- Editor
- 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).- Producer
- Actor
David Sarnoff was one of the giants of 20th Century mass media as the head of Radio Corp. of America (RCA) and the National Broadcasting System (MBC). Sarnoff, who was of Jewish descent, was born on February 27, 1891 in Belarus in the old Russian Empire and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1900.
Sarnoff quit his job as an office boy with the Commercial Cable Co. when he was refused time off to observe Rosh Hashanah. In 1906, he was hired by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America and, in an "Only in America" Horatio Alger-like story, rose to become of the head of the firm through determination and hard work.
Sarnoff learned all he could about "wireless" (radio broadcasting) technology, serving at Marconi stations (radio stations) both on land and at sea. One of his posts was at the Wanamaker Department Store in New York City, where he and other Marconi operators followed radio traffic to determine the fate of the Titanic. He would later circulate the story that he was the first operator to actually receive a Titanic S.O.S. signal via wireless.
The industrious Sarnoff rose steadily in the company, eventually becoming chief inspector and contracts manager. He pioneered the use of radio on a railroad, music broadcasting (from Marconi's station at the Wanamaker Store), and long-distance wireless telephony. Wireless telephony convinced him of the viability of mass commercial radio broadcasting (transmission from a radio station to many receivers rather than the station-to-station "point-to-point" broadcasting that was the norm). He urged the company to develop a "Radio Music Box", a proposal that was put on the back burner during World War One.
The purchase of American Marconi by General Electric prepared the groundwork for his rise to the top of the electronic communications industry. G.E. rechristened the company the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to serve as a holding company for its radio patents monopoly, To promote his idea of the Radio Music Box for the mass public, Sarnoff helped arrange the broadcast of the 1921 heavyweight title fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. Reaching an audience of over a quarter of a million listeners, it helped proved the viability of "broadcasting", the transmission of a signal to multiple receivers. There was an audience out there, and Sarnoff was determined that RCA cash in, both from the production of radio sets and the creating content to be broadcast to those sets.
The radio medium started to explode as more "amateur" radio operators bought sets. As radio become more popular, Sarnoff's rise at RCA was assured since the commercialization of radio was now viable. RCA bought its first radio station in 1926, WEAF-New York, and established the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC), America's first radio network. It also bought the Victor Talking Machine Co., a major manufacturer of sound recordings, and renamed it RCA Victor.
Sarnoff became RCA's president in 1930. The success of NBC meant that it eventually was divided into two networks, Red and Blue, becoming the dominant force in commercial radio broadcasting. (The Blue Network eventually becoming the American Broadcasting Co. when it was spun-off under threat of anti-trust action during World War II.) As head of RCA and NBC, Sarnoff established himself as the major figure in the development of radio broadcasting in America and in television.
Under Sarnoff's leadership, RCA and NBC became leaders in the development of electronic television and color television, with RCA's equipment and standards dictating national standards. He also had a presence in the movies, with RCA providing the "R" in R.K.O. Pictures (Radio-Keith-Orpheum), which initially used RCA's patents for a sound system for motion pictures.
David Sarnoff retired as CEO of RCA in 1970 and died on December 12, 1971, at the age of 80. His mausoleum in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York is outfitted with a stained-glass window depicting a vacuum tube, an essential component in the development of radio and television broadcasting.- Aleksandr Yatsko was born on 13 June 1958 in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is an actor, known for The Peacemaker (1997), The Russia House (1990) and Test na beremennost (2015).
- Actor
- Producer
Dennis Dewall was born on 16 May 1983 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is an actor and producer, known for Spy Capital (2024), The Vienna Procedure and Tatort (1970).- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Alexander Franskevich-Leie was born on 1 September 1961 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is a producer and director, known for Peresud (2022), Sluchaynye znakomye (2013) and Tonkiy lyod (2016).- Max Asnas was born on 15 March 1898 in Minsk, Russia. He was an actor, known for The Joey Bishop Show (1961), Chesterfield Sound Off Time (1951) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He died on 11 December 1968 in New York, New York, USA.
- Erik Abramovich was born on 14 July 1992 in Minsk, Belarus. He is an actor, known for To the Lake (2019), Zoya (2020) and Vernis v Sorrento (2019).
- Alyona Ivchenko was born on 17 May 1974 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Gosudarynya i razboynik (2009), Bryunetka za 30 kopeek (1991) and Stiker (2022).