After her family returned from the GDR, she spent part of her childhood in the city of Biysk, Altai Territory.
In 1984 she graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (course of Viktor Korshunov, Vladimir Sulimov).
While studying at the drama school, in 1982 she made her film debut, starring in the comedy I Don't Want to Be an Adult.
And immediately after graduating from college, in 1984, she got her second, but immediately the main role Maria in Mark Zakharov's musical comedy Formula of Love a charming, big-eyed girl who was not afraid to go with Count Cagliostro to cure daddy.
Valyushkina's hobbies include painting furniture, weaving beads, sewing and designing.