Elza Lezhdey was born on February 19, 1933 in Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Crimea, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for
Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971),
Ballad of a Soldier (1959) and
Poludennyy vor (1985). She was married to
Vsevolod Safonov and
Vladimir Naumov. She died on June 13, 2001 in Moscow, Russia.