Erna Mashkevich was born on June 5, 1904 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian Empire. She was an actress, known for Pakhari morya (1931), Otvazhnye moreplavateli (1927) and 'Glavdynya' na otdykhe (1927). She was previously married to Solomon Gershtenzang. She died on April 7, 1988 in Moscow, Soviet Union [now Russia].