Nadia Benois
1896–1975
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Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (Russian: Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова; née Benois (Бенуа); 17 May 1896 – 8 December 1975), better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born British painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov.
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