Career
She debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. She worked in Moldova and Russia. Absolving the Arts Institution from Chişinău (1965–1969) as a movie and theater actress, she debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966.
Her daughter is Irina Latchina, with an actor Oleg Latchin.
Svetlana Toma is a vegetarian. Her last project was Russian telenovela Bednaya Nastya.
She was the presenter at 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards in 1993.