Yana Koshkina was born and raised in the city of Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR. During her school years the girl devoted much time to sports, mainly synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics, in which she achieved high results. Yana even passed the standards for the title of Master of Sports in gymnastics. After school Koshkina entered the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied until 2011 in the workshop of the Honored Art Worker Arvid Zeland.

During her studies the girl began acting in films and also worked as a fashion model. After graduating from the university, Yana set off to conquer Moscow, where her film career took off.