Irina Margolina was born on May 27, 1953 in Roslavl, Roslavlskiy rayon, Smolenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is a writer and producer, known for Masters of Russian Animation (2010), Dmitri Shostakovich. From New Babylon to King Lear (1997) and Tales of the Old Piano (2007).