Anna Nikolayeva was born on May 5, 1922 in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR [now Voronezh Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Katya-Katyusha (1960), Gadyuka (1965) and Deti solntsa (1956). She died on April 12, 2003 in Kiev, Ukraine.