Svetlana Druzhinina was born on December 16, 1936 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia] as Svetlana Sergeyvna Druzhinina. She is a director and writer, known for Solntse, snova solntse (1977), Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (2000) and Midshipmen, Onwards! (1988). She is married to Anatoliy Mukasey. They have one child.