French Wikipedia is the key data source for finding European actors' full birth names
When you have identified a European (especially French) actor's stage name but cannot find their full birth name in English sources.
Full birth names of French actors are frequently recorded only in French Wikipedia. English Wikipedia and IMDb often list only the stage name.
Strategies: (1) Search [actor name] Wikipedia français. (2) Search [actor name] nom de naissance. (3) For Eastern European actors, try Russian/Georgian Wikipedia and search Soviet-era honors like "People's Artist" as identifiers.
List specific years (e.g., "1950 1951 1952 1953") rather than range descriptions for better matching.
[actor stage name] Wikipedia français nom de naissance[actor stage name] née born as full name French"People's Artist" USSR [year range] actor actress born [decade]Question: born 1920s, died in birth city 1992-2002, spouse is director and translator, People's Artist title.
"People's Artist USSR 1950 1951 1952 1953 actor actress born 1920s""Medea Japaridze spouse Revaz Tabukashvili director translator"Searching only English sources: If English Wikipedia lacks the birth name, do not give up. French Wikipedia almost always has the full legal name for French actors, including all middle names.