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May 6, 2020 · Natalie was the daughter of Russian immigrants Nikolai and Maria Zakharenko and she was born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko in San Francisco. Wood's father was a daily-wage worker and he often displayed violent outbursts driven by his alcoholism, while her mother was a rather manipulative taskmaster.
Aug 12, 2020 · Celebrity News. Natalie Wood's Life in Photos. See how the actress transitioned from child star to leading lady. By Charlotte Chilton Published: Aug 12, 2020. Save Article. Use Arrow Keys to...
- Charlotte Chilton
Nov 17, 2021 · Lana, 75, dropped the bombshell news in her memoir “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood,” which hit bookshelves Nov. 9, and is now revealing why...
- Samantha Ibrahim
May 11, 2020 · Magazine in 2018, the Wood sisters' mother, Maria Zakharenko, told her daughters that during her earlier years living abroad in China, a psychic proclaimed she would give birth to a "child that...
Oct 7, 2023 · Recognizing her extraordinary talent, her mother Maria Zakharenko ensured she received acting lessons, setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career. Her breakout role came at the age of eight when she starred in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), earning her an Academy Award nomination.
Nov 9, 2021 · According to Lana, the fortuneteller had told their mother, Maria Zakharenko, that some day she would have a daughter who would become a movie star, but that her famous child's life “would ...
Maria was the wife of Nicholas Zakharenko. She was born in Barnaul, Russia which is the capital of Altai Krai Oblast, Russia. Both changed their names to Gurdin. They were the parents of actresses Natalie Wood and Lana Wood. Cause of death was pneumonia.
