Biography

Natalya Ionova was born on June 7, 1986 in Syzran, Kuybyshevskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Samarskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Rud i Sem (2007), Voyna Printsessy (2013) and Triumf (2000). She has been married to Aleksandr Chistyakov since June 17, 2006. They have two children.

She and her husband, Russian businessman cum producer and writer Aleksandr Chistyakov, have two daughters. Their oldest, Lidiya Chistyakova-Ionova, was born on May 10, 2007. Lidiya's younger sister, Vera, was born on September 8, 2011. Both girls were born in Marbella, Spain, where Natalya and Aleksandr have a vacation home. Natalya's son Aleksandr from her first marriage also lives with them.

Winner of Dancing with the Stars (2006) season 7 with dance pro partner Evgeniy Papunaishvili.