Nadezhda Vasilevna Rumyantseva Republic, she retired from acting in Russia for several years, in order to live with her husband abroad. In her comeback as a Russian actress in recent decades, she had to "act her age," no longer the once-beloved cute little teenager, and occasionally she has dubbed voices for animated cartoons.
In 1996 she was attacked by burglars in her Moscow apartment. One of the burglars hit her in the head, causing her a severe head trauma.
Daughter Karina was born in Malaysia.
Lived abroad for about 15 years, mostly in Malaysia and Egypt.
Her name Nadezhda means "Hope" in English.
