Zoya Bajhanova was born 8 February, 1902 in Moscow.

She is a student of Y.Vakhtangov and M.Chekhov.  Since 1919 – an actress in the Vakhtangov studio, then, in 1926, when it became a theatre, she became an actress of the theatre and worked there till the end of her life. In 1930-1957 she taught at the Schukin Drama School.

Z.K. Bajhanova died 30 December, 1968.