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Elena Maksimova
Actor

Elena Maksimova

23 Nov 1905Born
23 Sep 1986Died
80Age at death
90Credits

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 90 credits.

  1. 1984A Small FavorFilm
  2. 1984Russia Is YoungSeries: старуха (9 episodes)
  3. 1983Streak of LuckFilm
  4. 1983To My People!Film
  5. 1983AssolFilm
  6. 1982The Secret Agent's ReturnFilm: Utkin's neighbour
  7. 1981The Secret of the NotebookFilm: Glafira Petrovna
  8. 1981CarnivalFilm: visitor of the pawnshop
  9. 1981RebirthFilm: домработница Дарья Алексеевна
  10. 1981We'll Be Waiting, Come BackFilm: babushka
  11. 1980Shot In The BackFilm: Вера Николаевна
  12. 1978The Soldier and the ElephantFilm
  13. 1977Without FatherFilm: Glafira
  14. 1976This Disturbing WinterFilm
  15. 1976Storm on the LandFilm
  16. 1974The Last MeetingFilm: Drenched Passerby
  17. 1974ConscienceFilm
  18. 1974ConscienceSeries: санитарка (1 episode)
  19. 1974Birds Over the CityFilm
  20. 1974YeralashSeries (2 episodes)
  21. 1974Fulfillment of DesiresFilm
  22. 1974Duration of the DayFilm
  23. 1974The Red Snowball TreeFilm
  24. 1973This Merry PlanetFilm: мать Прошки
  25. 1973The Sky Behind the CloudsFilm
  26. 1973Right to JumpFilm
  27. 1973Alka's SongsFilm: бабка Анфиса
  28. 1971Declaration of Love to G.T.Film: Old Woman
  29. 1971Investigation Held by ZnaToKiSeries: Прасковья Андреевна (1 episode)
  30. 1970New Year's AbductionFilm: Maksimova
  31. 1969Time to LiveFilm
  32. 1968Ivan MakarovichFilm
  33. 1967The GypsyFilm: Lushchilikha
  34. 1967Such a Big BoyFilm: Filippovna
  35. 1966AfterlightFilm
  36. 1966Someone Else's NameFilm: Babushka
  37. 1966The ConscienceFilm: Елена Евгеньевна
  38. 1966The Stars of the DayFilm
  39. 1965Они не пройдутFilm: The passenger of the tram
  40. 1965BelovedFilm: Нина Петровна
  41. 1965Sorcerer IslandFilm: Marya Stepanovna
  42. 1965Black BusinessFilm: Aunt Masha
  43. 1965Father of a SoldierFilm: Borya's grandma
  44. 1965Early in the MorningFilm: мать Жени Горохова
  45. 1965Null kolmFilm
  46. 1964The Green HouseFilm: Marfa Nikolayevna
  47. 1964Summer is Short in the MountainsFilm: Praskovya Savvishna
  48. 1964Meeting at the CrossingFilm: woman in boat
  49. 1962The JudgmentFilm: woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
  50. 1962No Fear, No BlameFilm: janitor
  51. 1961YevdokiyaFilm: Maryushka
  52. 1961In TransitFilm
  53. 1960Miraculous OneFilm
  54. 1959The Song of KoltsovFilm: Aleksey Koltsov's mother
  55. 1959The Sun Shines to EveryoneFilm: Pelageya Ivanovna
  56. 1959In the Silence of SteppeFilm: Anfisa
  57. 1959Strict WomanFilm
  58. 1959A Home for TanyaFilm: Makarikha
  59. 1959King of DiamondsFilm
  60. 1958The VolunteersFilm: (uncredited)
  61. 1958RainsFilm
  62. 1958"Чудотворец" из БирюлёваFilm: Манефа
  63. 1957Quiet Flows the DonFilm: Кошевая
  64. 1957The Tight KnotFilm: Sasha's mother
  65. 1957HeightFilm: Berestova
  66. 1957Polyushko, poleFilm
  67. 1956For the Power of the SovietsFilm
  68. 1956Other People's RelativesFilm: Varvara Stepanovna
  69. 1955Two CaptainsFilm: aunt Dasha
  70. 1955The GrasshopperFilm: krestyanka iz Glukhova
  71. 1955The Frigid SeaFilm: Dergachikha
  72. 1954Incident in the TaigaFilm
  73. 1953Admiral UshakovFilm: Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
  74. 1952The Country DoctorFilm
  75. 1948First-Year StudentFilm: Woman with flowers
  76. 1941The Old CourtyardFilm: жиличка
  77. 1940A Personal MatterFilm: Vitya Surikov's mother
  78. 1939Stepan RazinFilm: Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
  79. 1937PugachevFilm
  80. 1935AerogradFilm: Mariia Kudina

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