Valentina Leontyeva
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Valentina Mikhaylovna Leontyeva (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Леонтьева; born 1 August 1923 in Moscow) was a famous announcer on Soviet TV. She was one of the first television presenters in the Soviet Union. In the 1980s, she hosted "V gostyakh u skazki", a show for children, and became popularly known as simply "Aunt Valya" (Russian: Тётя Валя). Her growth of popularity led to her being awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR (1982), the highest honour that could be bestowed on a voice actress. As of 2005, she lives in retirement with her sister in the Ulyanovsk Oblast.
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