[2] From an early age she studied ballroom dance, rhythmic gymnastics, and attended art and musical courses, the latter at the Moscow Conservatory.

Having graduated from secondary school, Olga joined the Treatre studio at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.

She became famous in 1989 for her role in Lysistrata Comedy (featuring some nudity scenes) which brought her the reputation of a Russian movie sex symbol.

[4] In the 1990s she became internationally known for her roles in The Ice Runner (Lena, 1992) and Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats (Anna, 1995).

In 2002 Kabo joined the Mossovet Theatre troupe; that year she was honoured with the Meritorious Artist of Russia title.