Maya Kulieva was born on May 1, 1920 in village Bezmein, Poltoratsk uyezd, Transcaspian Oblast, Turkestan ASSR, RSFSR as Mamajan Kulieva. She is an actress, known for Lichnaya zhizn korolevy (1993), Syn pastukha (1955) and Volshebnyy kristall (1945).