She entered the Moscow Musical School in 1955, graduating after four years, and then enrolled into the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts.

[1] During her studies, she made her screen debut in the 1962 comedy Hussar Ballad, in the role of Shurochka Azarova.

Golubkina matriculated in 1964, becoming a regular actor in the Russian Army Theatre.

She appeared in some twenty movies and in numerous theater productions.

In 1991, she was declared a People's Artist of the Russian SFSR, and in 2000 was awarded the Order of Friendship.