Nelli Ilina-Gutsol was born on May 5, 1939 in Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Ekaterinburg, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Pora krasnykh yablok (1981), Dalnoboyshchiki (2001) and Zhenya, Zhenechka i 'Katyusha' (1967). She was previously married to Adolf Ilin. She died on April 4, 2016.