Yelena Chernykh
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August 24, 1979
| Born | Yelena Kolesnichenko August 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Died | October 4, 2011 (aged 32) |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Years active | 2001–2011 |
| Spouse(s) | Yegor Chernykh (m? - 2011 (her death); 1 child |
Yelena Chernykh (Cyrillic: Елена Черных) (August 24, 1979 – October 4, 2011) was a Russian theatre actress.[1][2] She has been called "хрупкая красавица и вместе с тем необычайно выносливая актриса" (a fragile beauty and yet extraordinarily hardy actress).[3]
The 32-year-old actress was killed in a car crash on 4 October 2011 in Novoanninsky, along with fellow actors, 59-year-old Aleksandr Yegorov and 52-year-old Valentina Yudina.[4] Chernykh and Yegorov, who both died in the same collision, were considered favorite artists of the "Волгоградского музыкально-драматического казачьего театра" (Volgograd Music and Drama Theatre of the Cossack).[5]
At the time her death, Yelena was married to Yegor Chernykh, with whom she had one daughter.[3]