Natalya Nikolayevna Fateyeva was a Soviet and Russian actress and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980). Natalya Nikolayevna Fateyeva was born on December 23, 1934, in Kharkov. Her father was Nikolai Demyanovich Fateyev, a serviceman. Her mother was Yekaterina Vasilyevna Fateyeva, who worked in light industry and was the director of a fashion atelier. In 1952–1954 Fateyeva studied at the Kharkov Theater Institute. In 1956 Fateyeva became the first announcer of the Kharkov amateur television studio. In 1958 she graduated from VGIK (the workshop of S.

A. Gerasimov and T. F. Makarova). Since 1958 she has been a member of the troupe of the Film Actor Theater-Studio. In 1959–1961 she worked at the Yermolova Theater. In 1961 Fateyeva hosted the first KVN games. She was invited as host by the KVN director Bella Sergeyeva. She was subsequently invited to the jury of the KVN Major League. From 1997 to 1999 she hosted the program "Ekolokol" on the Moskovia and Kultura television channels. In 2014 she received the Nika Award for Best Supporting Actress (the film "Leaves Flying in the Wind").