Viktoriya Tolstoganova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

Born on March 24, 1972, in Moscow in the family of an engineer and an English teacher.

In 1992, Victoria passed the selection at both Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and GITIS.

While still a student, she was invited to the troupe of the Moscow Art Theatre, where she served until the mid-2000s.

[4] In 2004 she was selected to help chose the recipients of Russia's Triumph Prize winners.