Researching Svetlana Toma
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The name Svetlana means "star" and is of Russian origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Svetlana Toma and the Toma Family History
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Some Famous People called Svetlana Toma
Svetlana Toma
Svetlana Andreevna Toma (, born Svetlana Andreevna Fomichyova ; May 24, 1947 in Chişinău, Moldova) is a Soviet actress. She debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. She worked in the Soviet Union.
She is the mother of actress Irina Lachina.
Toma gained global fame after starring in the film Queen of the Gypsies directed by Emil Loteanu, which brought her huge international success as an actress. The picture was bought by 112 countries. This record still has not been beaten by any Soviet or Russian film.
The artistic alias Toma is usually pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable. However, the actress herself points out that originally (with emphasis on the second syllable) it was the surname of her great-grandmother from her mother's side, who was of French origin.
Source: Svetlana Toma, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Toma
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