[1][2][3] Kasatkina was born in a village near Vyazemsky Uyezd, Smolensk Oblast, and attended a ballet school.

After breaking her leg at age 14, she gave up her dream of dancing and joined the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts.

Kasatkina joined the troupe of the Red Army Theatre in 1947 and worked there for the rest of her life.

Kasatkina was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975 and was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2 class in 2010.

She died in Moscow eleven days after the death of her husband, Sergey Kolosov.