Людмила Гурченко
Biography
Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko (Russian: ??????? ???????? ????????, November 12, 1935 - March 30, 2011) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer. Lyudmila was born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR. Part of her childhood was spent under German occupation of Ukraine. She moved to Moscow to attend the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and achieved overnight fame and celebrity status at 21 after she starred in young Eldar Ryazanov's 1956 directorial debut, musical Carnival Night.
