Natalya Negoda

Natalya Igorevna Negoda (born 12 November 1963, Moscow) is a Russian actress best known for her role as Vera in the film Little Vera, which was the first Soviet film to include a sex scene. She gained further recognition for her appearances in Tomorrow Was the War (1987), How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989), and Back in the USSR (1992). Negoda moved to the United States in the early 1990s but returned to Russia in 2007. In addition to her acting career, she appeared in Playboy magazine. Negoda has been vocal about her criticism of Vladimir Putin and signed a statement supporting the release of Pussy Riot.