Career
Born in Sofia as Maria Isabella Cociani, Russinova came to the success in 1983 with the Rai Uno musical show Discoring. The same year, she co-hosted the. She later hosted several television programs, and she appeared as an actress in a number of films and television-series.
Russinova is also the artistic director of the film, television and theater production company Ars Millennia and the director of the Bravo theater festival.