She graduated from high school in Novoaleksandrovsk and in 2003, she moved to Moscow.

[1][2] In 2007, Prokofyeva graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.

In the same year, she won the Golden Leaf Award in the Best Actress category for her role as Sophia in the play Woe from Wit.

She made her film debut in 2007 with a starring role in Life Unawares.

[10] On 7 November 2013, Prokofyeva married basketball player Evgeny Kolesnikov.