Acting
Elena Maksimova
RU, RO, DE, UZ cinema · 88 credits
Born
23 November 1905
Died
23 September 1986 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian Empire
Also known as A. Maksimova · J. Maksimova · Ye. Maksimova · 叶连娜·马克西莫娃 · Е. Максимова
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.
Known for
Filmography
Assol
Actor
Carnival
as visitor of the pawnshop
The Secret Agent's Return
as Utkin's neighbour
Rebirth
as домработница Дарья Алексеевна
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
as babushka
The Secret of the Notebook
as Glafira Petrovna
Shot In The Back
as Вера Николаевна
Without Father
as Glafira
The Last Meeting
as Drenched Passerby
This Merry Planet
as мать Прошки
Алкины песни
1973
Alka's Songs
as бабка Анфиса
Declaration of Love to G.T.
as Old Woman
New Year's Abduction
as Maksimova
The Gypsy
as Lushchilikha
Such a Big Boy
as Filippovna
Someone Else's Name
as Babushka
The Conscience
as Елена Евгеньевна
Beloved
as Нина Петровна
Black Business
as Aunt Masha
Early in the Morning
as мать Жени Горохова
Father of a Soldier
as Borya's grandma
Sorcerer Island
as Marya Stepanovna
Они не пройдут
as The passenger of the tram
Meeting at the Crossing
as woman in boat
Summer is Short in the Mountains
as Praskovya Savvishna
The Green House
as Marfa Nikolayevna
No Fear, No Blame
as janitor
The Judgment
as woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
Yevdokiya
as Maryushka
Chronicle of Flaming Years
as mother of the disabled person
A Home for Tanya
as Makarikha
The Sun Shines to Everyone
as Pelageya Ivanovna
The Song of Koltsov
as Aleksey Koltsov's mother
The Volunteers
as (uncredited)
Height
as Berestova
The Tight Knot
as Sasha's mother
Quiet Flows the Don
as Кошевая
Other People's Relatives
as Varvara Stepanovna
The Frigid Sea
as Dergachikha
Two Captains
as aunt Dasha
The Grasshopper
as krestyanka iz Glukhova
Admiral Ushakov
as Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
First-Year Student
as Woman with flowers
The Old Courtyard
as жиличка
A Personal Matter
as Vitya Surikov's mother
Stepan Razin
as Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
Pugachev
Actor
Aerograd
as Mariia Kudina
Men and Jobs
as Worker woman (uncredited)
And Quiet Flows the Don
as Daria Melekhova
Earth
as Natalia, Vasyl's bride
The Last Attraction
as Polly
Ranks and People
as Modest's servant - Anna na shee
The Other Woman
as Provincial lady
A Bright City
as Marusenka
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
as Lukerya