Soviet and Russian actress; People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980). She has been an actress at the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theatre since 1959, on whose stage she has played leading roles in more than fifty productions, including Ophelia in "Hamlet", Masha in "Irkutsk Story", Negina in "Talents and Admirers", Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire", Elizabeth Tudor in "Long Live the Queen, Vivat!", Mae in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Anna Andreevna in "The Government Inspector", Fekla Ivanovna in "The Marriage", Anna-Regina in "Kant" and others. The actress began appearing in films in early childhood, first gaining recognition in 1958 thanks to the role of Olga Larina in the film "Eugene Onegin" (1958). She gained wide fame for her roles in Eldar Ryazanov's films — "Office Romance" (1977), "The Garage" (1979) and "Promised Heaven" (1991).

Winner of the national theatre award "Golden Mask" (2013, 2020) and the audience sympathy award "Theatre Star" (2012, 2014, 2019).