Tchoulpan Khamatova was born in Kazan into an engineering family on October 1, 1975. She studied in a mathematical school, attached to the University of Kazan, then began studying economics in Kazan. A few months later she abandoned her studies to enter the Moscow Theater Art Institute (ГИТИС). Having become an actress, she played in several Moscow theaters. Her recent role on the stage of the Sovremennik Theater in the play 'A naked pioneer' (Голая пионерка) under the direction of Kirill Serebrennikov has sparked a lot of debate!
In Russia Tchoulpan Khamatova made a name for herself thanks to her first major roles in the films The Time of the Dancer by Vadim Abdrachitov and Luna papa by Bakhtier Khudoinazarov. His name is known in European Cinema thanks to the film Good Bye, Lenin
As soon as the war started, Chulpan KHAMATOVA left Russia and took refuge in Latvia.