Mariya Stepanova was born on February 1, 1916 in Kuyta, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire as Mariya Nikolaevna Stepanova. She was an actress and talent agent, known for Pora tayozhnogo podsnezhnika (1959), Gorkiy mozhzhevel`nik (1985) and Tolko vdvoyom (1976). She died on August 10, 1983 in Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, RSFSR, USSR.