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Lewis Milestone, a clothing manufacturer's son, was born in Bessarabia (now Moldova), raised in Odessa (Ukraine) and educated in Belgium and Berlin (where he studied engineering). He was fluent in both German and Russian and an avid reader. Milestone had an affinity for the theatre from an early age, starting as a prop man and background artist before traveling to the US in 1914 with $6.00 in his pocket. After a succession of odd jobs (including as a dishwasher and a photographer's assistant) he joined the Army Signal Corps in 1917 to make educational short films for U.S. troops. Following World War I, having acquired American citizenship, he went on to Hollywood to meet the director William A. Seiter at Ince Studios. Seiter started him off as an assistant cutter. Milestone quickly worked his way up the ranks to become editor, assistant director and screenwriter on many of Seiter's projects in the early 1920s, experiences that would greatly influence his directing style in years to come.

Milestone directed his first film, Seven Sinners (1925), for Howard Hughes and two years later won his first of two Academy Awards for the comedy Two Arabian Knights (1927). He received his second Oscar for what most regard as his finest achievement, the anti-war movie All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), based on a novel by Erich Maria Remarque. The film, universally praised by reviewers for its eloquence and integrity, also won the Best Picture Academy Award that year. A noted Milestone innovation was the use of cameras mounted on wooden tracks, giving his films a more realistic and fluid, rather than static, look. Other trademarks associated with his pictures were taut editing, snappy dialogue and clever visual touches, good examples being the screwball comedy The Front Page (1931), the melodrama Rain (1932)--based on a play by W. Somerset Maugham--and an adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (1939). When asked in 1979 about the secret behind his success, he simply declared "Arrogance, chutzpah--in the old Hollywood at least that's the thing that gave everybody pause" (New York Times, September 27, 1980). Milestone had a history of being "difficult", having clashed with Howard Hughes, Warner Brothers and a host of studio executives over various contractual and artistic issues. Nonetheless, he remained constantly employed and worked for most of the major studios at one time or another, though never on long-term contracts. While he was not required to testify before HUAC, Milestone was blacklisted for a year in 1949 because of left-wing affiliations dating back to the 1930's. His output became less consistent during the 1950s and his career finished on a low with the remake of Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) and its incongruously cast, equally headstrong star Marlon Brando.

Milestone must be credited with a quirky sense of humor: when the producer of "All Quiet on the Western Front", Carl Laemmle Jr., demanded a "happy ending" for the picture, Milestone telephoned, "I've got your happy ending. We'll let the Germans win the war".

Having suffered a stroke, Lewis Milestone spent the last ten years of his life confined to a wheelchair. He died September 25, 1980, at the University of California Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Alla Wartenberg was born on 18 October 1973 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Nikolay Lebedev was born on 16 November 1966 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He is a director and writer, known for The Star (2002), Flight Crew (2016) and The Source of Snakes (1997).

Oleg Mutu was born on 22 July 1972 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Miracle (2021) and In Bloom (2013).

Ira Verbitskaya was born on 3 March 1992 in Chisinau, Moldova. She is an actress, known for Wake Me Up (2017), Poteryannye (2021) and Animation (2020).

Vyacheslav Baranov was born on 5 September 1958 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He was an actor, known for Priklyucheniya v gorode, kotorogo net (1974), Lilac Ball (1988) and Otryad «D» (1993). He was married to Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya. He died on 20 June 2012 in Moscow, Russia.

Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova was born on June 22, 1950, in Kishinev, Moldavia, USSR (now Chishnau, Moldavia). Her father, named Nikolai Kryuchkov, was an army officer. Before becoming an actress, Kryuchkova was a worker at ZIL automobile plant in Moscow. In 1973 she graduated from the Acting Studio named after Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, and was an actress at Moscow Art Theatre for two seasons. She shot to fame after starring in TV series The Long Recess (1973).

Since 1975, Kryuchkova has been a permanent member of the legendary troupe of Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) upon personal invitation from the legendary director Georgi Tovstonogov. Kryuchkova worked with Tovstonogov for 14 years, she played in many of the Tovstonogov's stage productions and was highly regarded by Tovstonogov for her commanding stage presence and effortless style. During that time Kryuchkova worked with an outstanding ensemble of actors at BDT. There her stage partners were Sergey Yurskiy, Oleg Basilashvili, Kirill Lavrov, Zinaida Sharko, Elena Popova, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Gennadiy Bogachyov, Andrey Tolubeev, and many other remarkable Russian actors. Her best known stage performances in BDT were the role of Kupavina in 'Volki i ovtsy', a play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, and Kostyleva in 'Na dne' (Lower Depths) by Maxim Gorky.

Svetlana Kryuchkova received the title of People's Artist of Russia. She was two times winner of Nika Award in 1989, and was again nominated for Nika Award in 1999. Kryuchkova played over 40 roles in film and television, and also made stage performances at Gogol Theatre and at Galina Vishnevskaya Centre in Moscow. From 1998-2003 Kryuchkova was a professor of acting school at St. Petersburg University of Humanities. In 2003, with the graduates of her acting class, Kryuchkova formed her own company, named Theatre-Studio of Svetlana Kryuchkova in St. Petersburg. There she directed such plays as 'Lysistrata' (2005), a comedy by Aristophanes, and 'Blazhenny Ostrov' (2004) among other plays. For several seasons the Theatre-Studio of Svetlana Kryuchkova has been a popular entertainment in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Svetlana Kryuchkova is a popular TV show host in Russia. She is also regarded as a connoisseur of Russian poetry. She has been giving many concert recitals of poetry to "sold out" audiences. Kryuchkova's concert repertoire includes poems of Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky, Alexander Pushkin, David Samoylov, Marina Tsvetaeva, Ivan Bunin, Mikhail Lermontov, Boris Pasternak and other Russian poets.

Svetlana Kryuchkova is currently residing in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Valeria Badiuc was born in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. She is an actress, known for Transylvania Tapes.

Actor Dorian Boguta, best known for "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" (2005) and "Francesca" (2009) was born in Kishinyov, USSR (now Chisinau, The Republic of Moldova) on April 24, 1971. He graduated from Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University in Georgia in 1992 and started his acting career at the National Theatre in Chisinau, where he played numerous noticeable lead roles. In 1999 he moved to Bucharest and started acting in films, gaining recognition with the TV series "Lombarzilor 8" (2006) and later with "Francesca" (2009), which was highly appreciated worldwide and garnered a lot of attention at many prestigious film festivals. In 2009 he made his debut in directing, with the short-film "10", marking the beginning of a series of highly successful short-films, including "From now on" (2012), which gained several awards, as well as The best Romanian short-film. Another important moment in his career was directing the short-film "Kazimir", which became one of the first Romanian horror films. Following his passion for acting and directing, he founded actoriedefilm.ro with fellow actors, Dragos Bucur and Alexandru Papadopol, which encompasses both an acting school and a producing company. Their purpose is to introduce their students to an acting style that is realistic and comes naturally. In 2013, they produced their first feature film with actoriedefilm.ro, "Love Building", which soon became one of the most successful Romanian films in the Romanian box office. He is currently working on a project for 2015, which will mark his first time as a director in a feature film.

Miss Maria Cebotari complained about horrible pain during her opera performance the Figaro (music by Mozart) in Milano. She complained about her tiredness, and tried to fight against her unknown illness. Doctors discovered she had gallbladder infection. The diet she was on did not help at all. Miss Cebotari finally went for a medical examination under the direction of primarius doctor Strasser. An infected gallbladder was found, and gall stones needed to be removed. Miss Cebotari thought about her pain and tiredness, however she had no time to be ill at all. In March she played Laura in the operette 'The Beggar Student'. Furthermore she sang for an American movie company in Vienna 'L'Habanera' from the opera Carmen. Miss Cebotari was still performing in the operette which turned out to be a huge success; however her health was declining rapidly. The premiere of 'The Beggar Student' took place on March 27 in Vienna, Austria. Her last performance on stage ever was on March 31, while she was tortured by a lot of pain. Finally a surgery was performed on April 4 by primarius doctor Stradal. The doctor also discovered that Miss Cebotari suffered from Pankreas-Leberkarzinom, however did not inform her about this. The surgery came too late. After the surgery Miss Cebotari continued to have severe pains. However she made plans for the coming year and continued her schedule. Heavy painkillers relieved Miss Cebotari in her last days. After a long life in agonay Miss Cebotari died in her Villa in Vienna, Austria on June 9, 1949. Only the good die young.

Andrey Gaydulyan was born on 12 April 1984 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He is an actor, known for Mantikora (2011), Red Prophecies (2021) and Univer (2008). He is married to Aleksandra Veleskevich. He was previously married to Rimma Gaydulyan and Diana Ochilova.

Russian-born Joseph Gershenson began his show-business career in 1920 as a conductor of orchestras in movie theaters. Hired by Universal Pictures for its music department, he was made the department head in 1940. Gershenson's name appeared on virtually every Universal film made as music supervisor from 1949 until his retirement in 1969 after Angel in My Pocket (1969). He also branched out into producing and directing, using the pseudonym Joseph G. Sanford.

Ion Grosu is a Romanian film and theatre actor .He was born on August 12, 1974 in Chisinau, Moldova. He graduated from National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1995 .In 2002, he plays first role in the movie Binecuvântatã fii, închisoare. Other notable roles in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Baieti buni (2005) and Comrade Detective (2017). Play on the stage of the theater ''Nottara'' in Bucharest.

Serafima Birman was born on 10 August 1890 in Kishinyov, Russian Empire [now Chisinau, Moldova]. She was an actress, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946) and The Girl with the Hat Box (1927). She died on 11 May 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Nicon Caraman was born in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. He moved to London in 2012 to pursue a professional acting carrier. The son of Maria and Andrei Caraman he is the second child of three siblings. He started his career in acting for commercials and short films. He then signed with a model agency and worked on several print and commercial campaigns whilst studying acting. He moved on to become a host on a well established Breakfast Show. For many years he excelled as a volunteer at the local NGO. He was also lucky enough to be chosen as one of only 16 contestants to star in Moldova's first reality talent show. As a young man he was a competitive footballer for a professional team but suffered an injury that caused a halt in his football career, which gave him the opportunity to realise his acting abilities. At the age of 23, Nicon moved to Italy to be closer to his family that had previously moved there. After having a really promising proposal from an acting agency in London Nicon decided to make the move. Nicon has worked on numerous projects and films, network and television shows. The most recent role is in Tv Series "River" produced by "Kudos" for BBC written by Primetime Emmy Award winner Abi Morgan.

Ilya Oleynikov was born on 10 July 1947 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He was a writer and director, known for Gorodok (1993), Gitler kaput! (2008) and Master i Margarita (2005). He was married to Irina Klyaver. He died on 11 November 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artour Aristakisian was born on 11 October 1961 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Republic of Moldova]. He is a director and writer, known for Ladoni (1994), Mesto na zemle (2001) and Karot (1990).

Mariana Liurka is a Romanian film and theater actress and producer. She was born in Chisinau, Moldova and graduated from National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1994. In 1997, she plays first role in the movie "Omul zilei". Other notable roles in films: for Beyond the Hills (2012) and Cel ales (2015).

In 2023 Mariana graduated MCIA Berlin- Michael Chekhov International Academy - she is an accredited actress and professor of this Method of acting. She plays on the stage of the theater ''Nottara'' in Bucuresti and is married with Jean Pierre Vigroux.

Alina Gorun was born in Chisinau, Moldova. She is known for American Satan (2017), American Violence (2015) and Fan-O-Rama (2016).

Nita Raya was born on 15 October 1915 in Kishinev, Russian Empire [now Chisinau, Moldova]. She was an actress, known for Le roi des gangsters (1935), Bécassine (1940) and Chipée (1938). She was married to Joseph Akcelrod. She died on 25 March 2015 in Trégastel, Côtes-d'Armor, France.

Ana Felicia Scutelnicu was born in 1978 in Chisinau, Moldova. Ana Felicia is a director and writer, known for Anisoara (2016), Panihida (2012) and Hinterhof (2010).

Daniela Tocari started studying piano and ballet at the age of six and continued for twelve years until her graduation from Music High School. When she was 15, Daniela began to dance in professional competitions as a ballroom dancer. She debuted in "Women of Troy" at the National Theatre and continued to work in musicals such as "West Side Story", "Our ladies of perpetual succor", "Chicago", "My Fair Lady and plays such as "The Seagull" by Checkov, "Tartuffe" by Moliere, "The Italian Straw Hat" by Labiche and Commedia dell' Arte shows. She did several short films before she moved to London to pursue a career in movies. Tocari speaks Romanian, Italian, English, and Russian fluently.

Nikolay Volkov was born on 6 May 1926 in Kishinev, Kingdom of Romania [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He was an actor and production manager, known for Dersu Uzala (1975), Nu crede tipatului pasarii de noapte (1977) and Kazhdyy desyatyy (1984). He died on 27 December 2012.

Oleg Mokshantsev was born on 30 December 1924 in Chisinau, Romania [now Moldova]. He was an actor, known for Po tonkomu ldu (1966), Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) and Heimkehr in ein fremdes Land (1976). He died on 22 January 2007 in Moscow, Russia.

Moldovan-born Alexander Karavay immigrated with his family to northern California at the age of nine. He studied theatre and film at CSU Sacramento, the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio, and Steppenwolf West. As a multi-disciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, he works as an actor, independent filmmaker, and published singer-songwriter.