Nelly Ivanovna Korniyenko (Russian: Не́лли Ива́новна Корние́нко; May 23, 1938 – May 9, 2019)[1][2] was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actress.

[3] She graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theater School (course of Viktor Korshunov).

From 1959 she worked at Maly Theatre.

[4] She was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1974.

[5] From 1980 to 1988 she taught acting at the Shchepkin Theater School.