Zana Zanoni

Biography

Zana Zanoni (real name — Zinaida Nikolaevna Nikolaenko) was a Soviet actress of theater, cinema, and dubbing, as well as a dancer. She was born on November 5, 1910, in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine). In 1928, she graduated from the First State Choreographic Technical School, and in 1939, she completed her studies at the Theater Studio under the direction of N. P. Khmelyov. From 1925, she worked as an actress at the Lenfilm film studio. In 1939, she became an actress at the Moscow Theater named after M. N. Ermolova. Between 1943 and 1945, she was an actress at the Central Theater of Transport in Moscow, and later, she worked at the Film Actor Studio Theater. Starting in 1960, she was an actress at the Mosfilm studio (M. Gorky Film Studio).

Known For

Crown of Russian Empire, or the Elusives Again

713th Asks for Landing

as индианка

Fuse

Alitet Leaves for the Hills

The Train Goes East

as passenger

The Mexican

as Rivera's mother

Starling and Lyre

as Passenger (uncredited)

My Motherland

as Chinese philanthropist

The Chronicle of the Night

Mark Twain Against...

as Kate