Lana Wood

Wood in 2003, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Svetlana Gurdin

Place of Birth: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 1, 1946

Ethnicity: Russian, Ukrainian

Lana Wood is an American actress and producer.

Lana is the daughter of Maria Stepanovna (Zudilova/Zoodiloff) and Nikolai/Nicholas Stephanovich Zakharenko. Her father was born in Nikolskoye, now Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Her mother was born in Barnaul, Siberia, Russia, or in Tomsk, Russia. Her elder sister was actress Natalie Wood. Her niece, Natalie’s daughter, is actress Natasha Gregson Wagner. Lana has a daughter with her former husband Richard Smedley.

Lana’s paternal grandfather was named Stephan A. Zakharenko.

Lana’s paternal grandmother was named Eudoxie/Joyce Timothy/Timofeevna Sauchenko/Savchenko (the daughter of Timofey Savchenko). Eudoxie was born in Kiev, Ukraine.

Lana’s maternal grandfather was named Stepan Ilich Zudilov/Zoodilov (the son of Ilya Semenovich Zudilov and Elisabeth).

Lana’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Andreevna Kuleva (the daughter of Andrey Alekseevich Kulev).

Sources: Genealogies of Lana Wood – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
http://www.geni.com

U.S. Naturalization records of Lana’s paternal grandmother, Eudoxie/Joyce Timothy/Timofeevna (Sauchenko/Savchenko) Zavarin – https://www.familysearch.org
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