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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. 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

Starling and Lyre
as Passenger (uncredited)

The Mexican
as Rivera's mother

The Grey Illness
Mark Twain Against...
as Kate

Crown of Russian Empire, or the Elusives Again

The Chronicle of the Night
Rivals
as Italmaz

The Train Goes East
as passenger

The Minaret of Death
as First wife
