Maria Zankovetska

Maria Zankovetska
Born
Maria Adasovska

4 August 1854
Zanky, Nizhyn County, Chernihiv Governorate (now Ukraine)
Died4 October 1934(1934-10-04) (aged 80)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
OccupationTheater actress
Years active1876-1934

Maria Kostiantynivna Adasovska (Ukrainian: Марія Костянтинівна Адасовська; 4 August 1854 – 4 October 1934), better known under her pseudonym Maria Zankovetska (Ukrainian: Марія Заньковецька) was a Ukrainian theater actress. Some sources date her birth to 3 August 1860.

In 1922, Zankovetska became the first recipient of the People's Artist of Ukraine (People's Artist of Ukrainian SSR).

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