Actress Catherine Elaine Ellsworth, known on stage as Naana Wortova, or more commonly as Elaine Worth, was born in Russia in 1909. She began dancing ballet at an early age, winning her first competition at three years old. After achieving some childhood success in Moscow, her family immigrated to California, settling in the northern Bay Area city of Richmond. Elaine Worth excelled in her young career, winning a competition in San Francisco for children under the age of six, t
