Nizhinskaya was born in
Pyatigorsk,
Stavropol Krai, into a
Mountain Jewish family. Her father,
Hasan Borisovich Mirzoev, is a lawyer. In 1990, her family emigrated to the United States, where she completed high school in New York. In 1993, she returned to Russia to pursue acting studies and was admitted to the
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where she studied under
Anatoli Romashin. In 1994, she enrolled at the American Theatre Academy — the Serguei Melkonian Drama Academy — located at the Harlequin Theater in the United States. In 1996, together with her husband, she founded the Nijinsky Theatre. In 1998, she continued her training at the Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Strasbourg, France. She later graduated in 2001 from the
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she studied under
Aleksandr Shirvindt. Between 2001 and 2003, Nizhinskaya worked at the
La Chauve-Souris, followed by a tenure at the
Moscow Satire Theatre from 2003 to 2004. In 2008, she completed the
High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors of acclaimed director
Vladimir Menshov. Since 2011, she has held the position of General Producer at Luxema Production and Artistic Director of Luxema Film Studio. Since 2024, Nizhinskaya has been working in Phuket, Thailand, as a media producer for international projects, representing Maikhao Dream Co. In 2025, she became PR Executive Producer for the
BRICS Investment Forum and also produced media campaigns for Maikhao Dream Villas & Spa and Phuket Fashion Week. In March 2025, she recorded the final interview with Russian comedian
Pasha Technique, who died a month later. == Personal life ==