Yuliya Solntseva

Biography

Yuliya Solntseva is a Soviet director and actress, known for The Enchanted Desna (1964), Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961), Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) and Poem of the Sea (1958). She is the first woman to win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961).

Known ForDirecting

BornAugust 7, 1901

DiedOctober 28, 1989 (88)

Place of BirthMoscow, USSR [now Russia]