Member of the Union of Artists of Russia (Theater and Cinema Section).
Theater and cinema designer (costume designer), graphic artist.

Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Makhota was born in Gubakha, Perm Oblast, in 1944. She graduated from the Nizhny Tagil School of Applied Arts in 1966. In 1973, she graduated from the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry named after V.I. Mukhina (costume designer). Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1997. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia since 1988. She worked at the Sverdlovsk Film Studio and as an associate professor in the Fashion Design Department at the Russian State Professional Pedagogical University (RSPPU). She has participated in all-Union, city, and international exhibitions. The works are in private collections and museums: Germany, USA, England, Russia.

The most famous films and performances by costume designer L.A. Makhota:
"Before Dawn," directed by Ya.L. Lapshin
"Ivan Babushkin," directed by G.M. Kuznetsov.
"The Life of Alexander Nevsky," directed by G.M. Kuznetsov.
"I Declare War on You," directed by Ya.L. Lapshin
"Little Lord Fantleroy," directed by Yu. Zhigulsky, etc.