She graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (1977, workshop of Sergei Bondarchuk and Irina Skobtseva). As a schoolgirl, she starred in Victor Titov’s film “Every Day by Dr. Kalinnikova” (1973). After graduation, she played the role of a nurse in Sergei Bondarchuk’s film “They Fought for Their Homeland” (the great success of the small role served as the basis for entering the...
