Biography

Mariya Stepanova was born on February 1, 1916 in Kuyta, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Alarsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress and talent agent, known for Pora tayozhnogo podsnezhnika (1959), Sled rosomakhi (1979) and Tolko vdvoyom (1976). She died on August 10, 1983 in Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Republic of Buryatia, Russia].