Her father was a Soviet military officer, and her mother was manager of a local fashion shop.
There, after meeting Sergei Gerasimov, Fateyeva was admitted to the graduate year at VGIK acting school.
[citation needed] Natalya Fateyeva was married, and divorced, three times.
[citation needed] Natalya Fateyeva was awarded Medal "Defender of a Free Russia" by president Boris Yeltsin for her active position defending democracy in Russia.
[2] In 1999, Fateyeva was awarded Order of Honour for her achievements in the art of cinema[3] Natalya Fateyeva was member of People's Freedom Party (Russia) and also was associated with the leadership of United Democratic Movement Solidarnost until both political parties were banned and dissolved in Russia.