[4] In 1938, Koperzhynska entered the Kyiv Theater Institute where she took courses with Amvrosy Buchma.
[6] In 1941, Koperzhynska had to interrupt her studies because the World War II began.
[1] In 1946, Koperzhynska was accepted into the troupe of Ivan Franko Kyiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater, where she worked until the end of her life.
[1] She became recognized by the public after her roles in the films Chasing Two Hares (1961) and Queen of the Gas Station (1963).
[11] A memorial plaque in honor of Nonna Koperzhynska also known as the Mother of the Ukrainian Theater was erected on 9 June 9, 2009 at 2 Mykhailivska Street in Kyiv, where the actress lived since 1981.