Gulya Korolyova

Gulya Korolyova Marionella Vladimirovna Korolyova was a Soviet child actress born on September 9 1922 in Moscow She appeared in films from a young age including Women of Ryazan 1927 and Partisans Daughter 1936 before leaving acting to study and later join the Red Army during World War II Korolyova became a war hero serving as a medic and dying heroically in the Battle of Stalingrad on November 23 1942 for which she was posthumously honored