Yekaterina Nelidova
1756–1839 (age 83)
Biography
Yekaterina Nelidova (1756–1839) was an accomplished actor whose career spanned the transformative years of late 18th and early 19th-century Russian theater. Her work on the stage contributed to the cultural life of Imperial Russia during a period of significant artistic development and refinement of theatrical traditions.
Nelidova's burial in Bolsheohtinskoe cemetery honors her place among the notable cultural figures of her time. Her long life of eighty-three years witnessed the evolution of Russian dramatic arts and the flourishing of its theatrical heritage.