Zana Zanoni

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.