Yelena Solovey

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Yelena Solovey
Born (1947-02-24) 24 February 1947 (age 73)
OccupationActress
Years active1966–present

Yelena Solovey (born 24 February 1947) is a Soviet-American film actress. She has appeared in 55 films since 1966. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Faktas at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Faktas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 31 May 2009.