Maria Pastukhova was born on July 22, 1918 in Melitopol, Aleksandrovsk Governorate, Ukrainian State as Maria Fominichna Pastukhova. She was an actress, known for Rasskazy o Lenine (1958), Andzamb tchanachum em (1958) and Metel (1965). She was married to Nikolay Kryuchkov. She died on October 25, 2003 in Moscow, Russia.