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Acting
Elena Maksimova
Also known as: A. Maksimova, J. Maksimova, Ye. Maksimova, 叶连娜·马克西莫娃
Biography
Elena Alexandrovna Maksimova (23.11.1905—23.09.1986) was born in Moscow to a grocer father (he sold non-perishable goods) and a housewife mother, who was often ill. Apart from her, there were two other daughters in the family. Following her father's death in 1920, her mother was forced by poverty to send all three daughters to Orphanage No. 55, located in the Sokolniki district. Shortly after, in 1922, her mother also passed. Thus, at the age of 17, she was left completely orphaned. From an early age, Elena Maximova had dreamed of becoming an actress. When she finished schooling in 1925, she immediately went to the film studio attached to ‘Moskprofobor’ (Москпрофобр) to sit her entrance exams. There was only one free place available, and it went to Elena – as the most talented of all the applicants. From 1925 to 1927, she trained under the guidance of renowned film masters Vladimir Gardin and Konstantin Eggert. Alongside her studies at the film studio, Elena Maksimova had to work as a press operator at a button factory. She worked in film since 1927, appearing in productions by various film studios in Moscow and Leningrad. Between 1940 and 1964, she was an actress at the Soyuzdetfilm studio (now the Gorky Film Studio). Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (30 September 1958). The characters she portrayed were distinguished by their realism and attention to everyday detail. Her heroines were most often active, energetic and impetuous, yet she was equally at home with gentle, lyrical roles. She served Soviet cinema for nearly fifty years, and her work was modest and selfless — rarely in supporting roles, but more often in small cameos.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 23, 1905
Day of Death
September 23, 1986
Age at Death
80 years old
Place of Birth
Moscow, Russian Empire
Popularity Score
0.4
Filmography
A Small Favor
1984Movie
Russia Is Young
старуха
1984TV
To My People!
1983Movie
Streak of Luck
1983Movie
Assol
1983Movie
The Secret Agent's Return
Utkin's neighbour
1982Movie
Rebirth
домработница Дарья Алексеевна
1981Movie
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
babushka
1981Movie
Carnival
visitor of the pawnshop
1981Movie
The Secret of the Notebook
Glafira Petrovna
1981Movie
Shot In The Back
Вера Николаевна
1980Movie
The Soldier and the Elephant
1978Movie
Without Father
Glafira
1977Movie
Storm on the Land
1976Movie
This Disturbing Winter
1976Movie
The Last Meeting
Drenched Passerby
1974Movie
Birds Over the City
1974Movie
Fulfillment of Desires
1974Movie
Conscience
1974Movie
Duration of the Day
1974Movie
The Red Snowball Tree
1974Movie
Conscience
санитарка
1974TV
Yeralash
1974TV
The Sky Behind the Clouds
1973Movie
Right to Jump
1973Movie
This Merry Planet
мать Прошки
1973Movie
Alkin songs
бабка Анфиса
1973Movie
Declaration of Love to G.T.
Old Woman
1971Movie
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
Прасковья Андреевна
1971TV
New Year's Abduction
Maksimova
1970Movie
Time to Live
1969Movie
Ivan Makarovich
1968Movie
The Gypsy
Lushchilikha
1967Movie
Such a Big Boy
Filippovna
1967Movie
The Stars of the Day
1966Movie
Someone Else's Name
Babushka
1966Movie
The Conscience
Елена Евгеньевна
1966Movie
Afterlight
1966Movie
Beloved
Нина Петровна
1965Movie
Null kolm
1965Movie
Black Business
Aunt Masha
1965Movie
Early in the Morning
мать Жени Горохова
1965Movie
Father of a Soldier
Borya's grandma
1965Movie
Sorcerer Island
Marya Stepanovna
1965Movie
Они не пройдут
The passenger of the tram
1965Movie
Meeting at the Crossing
woman in boat
1964Movie
The Green House
Marfa Nikolayevna
1964Movie
Summer is Short in the Mountains
Praskovya Savvishna
1964Movie
No Fear, No Blame
janitor
1962Movie
The Judgment
woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
1962Movie
In Transit
1961Movie
Yevdokiya
Maryushka
1961Movie
Miraculous One
1960Movie
King of Diamonds
1959Movie
A Home for Tanya
Makarikha
1959Movie
The Sun Shines to Everyone
Pelageya Ivanovna
1959Movie
Strict Woman
1959Movie
The Song of Koltsov
Aleksey Koltsov's mother
1959Movie
In the Silence of Steppe
Anfisa
1959Movie
The Volunteers
(uncredited)
1958Movie
Rains
1958Movie
"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва
Манефа
1958Movie
Height
Berestova
1957Movie
The Tight Knot
Sasha's mother
1957Movie
Polyushko, pole
1957Movie
Quiet Flows the Don
Кошевая
1957Movie
Other People's Relatives
Varvara Stepanovna
1956Movie
For the Power of the Soviets
1956Movie
The Frigid Sea
Dergachikha
1955Movie
Two Captains
aunt Dasha
1955Movie
The Grasshopper
krestyanka iz Glukhova
1955Movie
Incident in the Taiga
1954Movie
Admiral Ushakov
Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
1953Movie
The Country Doctor
1952Movie
First-Year Student
Woman with flowers
1948Movie
The Old Courtyard
жиличка
1941Movie
Личное дело
Vitya Surikov's mother
1940Movie
Stepan Razin
Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
1939Movie
Pugachev
1937Movie
Aerograd
Mariia Kudina
1935Movie
A Personal Affair
1932Movie
Men and Jobs
Worker woman (uncredited)
1932Movie
And Quiet Flows the Don
Daria Melekhova
1931Movie
Killing to Live
1931Movie
Earth
Natalia, Vasyl's bride
1930Movie
The Last Attraction
Polly
1929Movie
Ranks and People
Modest's servant - Anna na shee
1929Movie
The Other Woman
Provincial lady
1929Movie
A Bright City
Marusenka
1928Movie
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
Lukerya
1927Movie