contemporary Russian singers & actresses

[Steven Hill]

Dear colleagues who closely follow "pop arts":

Curious puzzle, perhaps mistaken identity, turns up on "WWW.IMDB.COM"

1.  The current jazz singer Natalia [NB] Nazarova (also film star in
"Postcard Paradise") supposedly was born in a village named Ramenskoe
on Nov. 16, 1969.  After college (performing arts, probably "GITIS")
in Moscow in the early 1990s, she is now emerging as a pop diva in
the West (and former USSR, as well).   "Listen with Your Heart" is
one of her recordings.

A movie actress named Natalya [NB] Nazarova supposedly was born in
Ramenskoe on 11/16/69, which would have made her a "child star." She
is credited by "IMDB" with acting roles in 13 Soviet films between
1976 and 1988, some aimed in children but at least one at adults
(Mikhalkov's "Unfin. Piece for Mechan. Piano").  This Natalya's
last film credit dates from 1988 (when, according to "IMDB," she
would have been only 19 years old.)  After which no further data
about her on "IMDB."  Vanished without a trace...

Having noted the above biographical "complementary distribution,"
I suspected #1 and #2 could be one and the same person.  But when
I contacted the jazz singer's representative in the US, Mr Griesen,
he replied that they were separate, unrelated people. (Presumably,
so far as he was aware.)  This despite the same name, and (if IMDB
is correct) also the same place and date of birth.   Hmmm.

3.  My "Google" search turned up still another (third?) Natalya
Nazarova, a  contemporary female athlete (400-meter run), so it's
clear that name is not so rare.  About this "sportsmenka" the data
do seem clear. It's #1 and #2 above that raise a bit of doubt.

Thus I'm hoping to learn whether any SEELANGS readers can confirm
things one way or the other. Are #1 and #2 above the same, or
different, Nazarova's...?

Gratefully,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois (USA).
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