Elza Lezhdey was born on February 19, 1933 in Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR as Elza Ivanovna Lezhdey. She was an actress, known for Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971), Ballad of a Soldier (1959) and Poludennyy vor (1985). She died on June 13, 2001 in Moscow, Russia.