Rufina Nifontova

Rufina Dmitriyevna Nifontova (Russian: Руфина Дмитриевна Нифонтова; 15 September 1931 – 27 November 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1978). Rufina Nifontova was born in Moscow in a family with Greek roots.Nifontova studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (course of Bibikov-Pyzhova). In 1955 she graduated from VGIK and was admitted to the Film Actor Theater Studio.

In 1957 Nifontova came into the troupe of the Maly Theatre, where she became a famous actress.

In 1986–1991 – Secretary of the Board Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.Nifontova died in Moscow at the age of 63, and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.