The young and brave Mariietta Volynska was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family. Her mother, Tetiana, is a fashion designer, her father, Oleg is an architect, and she is the oldest child, she has three sisters and three brothers. At the age of thirteen, she was sent to attend the private boarding schools in Massachusetts. There, she realized that she wanted to be in the film industry for the rest of her life. She got accepted and graduated from the Idyllwild Arts Academy, major in Moving Pictures. She graduated in December 2013 from the New York Film Academy, Universal Studios with Bachelors in Filmmaking.