Lidiya Dranovskaya
Biography
Lidiya Dranovskaya was a Russian actress born on October 18, 1922, in Moskalenki, Ukraine, to a family of educators. She made her film debut at 15 and gained recognition for her role as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Vykhodtseva in "The Long Farewell" (1971). After receiving the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation in 1999, Dranovskaya largely retired from leading roles. She passed away on July 11, 2008, at 86.