Actress Svetlana Svetlichnaya has passed away.

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Svetlana Svetlichnaya passed away at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness, as reported byRIA Novosti, quoting Valeria Gushchina, director of the Guild of Actors of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia.

“Svetlana Afanasyevna passed away after a long illness related to her age,” said the agency's source.

In recent months, Svetlichnaya had been hospitalized, undergoing intensive therapy for kidney and lung diseases.

Svetlichnaya's filmography includes several dozen films, with the most notable being “The Diamond Arm,” “Seventeen Moments of Spring,” “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed,” “Goddess: How I Fell in Love,” and others.