Born in the Soviet Union, Vavilova entered the world of performance at fourteen, taking on supporting parts before formal study. She completed her education at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in 1984, where Yevgeny Matveyev mentored her and she shared classes with Alim Kouliev.
Her breakthrough arrived with the role of Aleksandra Tikhomirova in the Oscar-winning film Moscow Does…
