Natalia Mykhailivna Uzhviy (Ukrainian: Наталія Михайлівна Ужвій; 8 September [O.S.

Natalia Uzhviy was born on 8 September 1898 in Liuboml[3] and was the oldest of 7 children.

[1] In 1922–1925, she studied at the Drama Studio at the First State Drama Theater of the Ukrainian SSR named after Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv and performed on its stage.

[4] In 1925–1926, she worked at the Odesa State Ukrainian Drama Theater.

[5] In Odesa, she played her first role in the cinema as Hala Dombrovskaya in the film "P.K.P.