Larisa Khalafova (Larisa Soloninova) was born in Baku. She studied at the Boris Shchukin Theater Vocational School (1972). She was an actress of the Sverdlovsk Drama Theater (1972-1974), and since 1975 she has been an actress of the Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater.

She starred in the following films produced by foreign filmmakers: “The Last Sailor” (1972, directed by Valeriu Gajiu / Moldova), “When a Man Smiles” (1973, directed by Boris Ivchenko, in the role of a stewardess / Ukraine), “Marina” (1974, directed by Boris Ivchenko, in the role of Aspasia / Ukraine), “The Success of a Lonely Merchant” (1984, directed by Sebastian Alarcon / Russia), “Under the Mask of Berkut” (1991, directed by Georgi Nikolayenko, in the role of Jeannette Delorme / Russia).

She currently lives in Moscow and works as an assistant director for working with actresses and actors in numerous films and TV series.