Dunya Smirnova was born on June 29, 1969 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR as Avdotya Andreevna Smirnova. She is a writer and director, known for Shkola zlosloviya (2002), Dva dnya (2011) and Kokoko (2012). She has been married to Anatoliy Chubays since January 17, 2012. She was previously married to Arkday Ippolitov.