Elena Maksimova
Acting
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
Acting88
tvRussia Is Young
1984
старуха
movieThe Secret Agent's Return
1982
Utkin's neighbour
movieThe Secret of the Notebook
1981
Glafira Petrovna
movieCarnival
1981
visitor of the pawnshop
movieRebirth
1981
домработница Дарья Алексеевна
movieShot In The Back
1980
Вера Николаевна
movieWithout Father
1977
Glafira
movieThe Last Meeting
1974
Drenched Passerby
tvConscience
1974
санитарка
movieThis Merry Planet
1973
мать Прошки
Alkin songs
1973
бабка Анфиса
movieDeclaration of Love to G.T.
1971
Old Woman
tvInvestigation Held by ZnaToKi
1971
Прасковья Андреевна
movieNew Year's Abduction
1970
Maksimova
movieThe Gypsy
1967
Lushchilikha
movieSuch a Big Boy
1967
Filippovna
movieSomeone Else's Name
1966
Babushka
movieThe Conscience
1966
Елена Евгеньевна
movieОни не пройдут
1965
The passenger of the tram
movieBeloved
1965
Нина Петровна
movieSorcerer Island
1965
Marya Stepanovna
movieBlack Business
1965
Aunt Masha
movieFather of a Soldier
1965
Borya's grandma
movieEarly in the Morning
1965
мать Жени Горохова
movieThe Green House
1964
Marfa Nikolayevna
movieSummer is Short in the Mountains
1964
Praskovya Savvishna
movieMeeting at the Crossing
1964
woman in boat
movieThe Judgment
1962
woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
movieNo Fear, No Blame
1962
janitor
movieYevdokiya
1961
Maryushka
movieThe Song of Koltsov
1959
Aleksey Koltsov's mother
movieThe Sun Shines to Everyone
1959
Pelageya Ivanovna
movieA Home for Tanya
1959
Makarikha
movieThe Volunteers
1958
owner of the hut (uncredited)
movieQuiet Flows the Don
1957
Кошевая
movieThe Tight Knot
1957
Sasha's mother
movieHeight
1957
Berestova
movieOther People's Relatives
1956
Varvara Stepanovna
movieTwo Captains
1955
aunt Dasha
movieThe Grasshopper
1955
krestyanka iz Glukhova
movieThe Frigid Sea
1954
Дергачиха
movieAdmiral Ushakov
1953
Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
movieFirst-Year Student
1948
Woman with flowers
movieThe Old Courtyard
1941
жиличка
movieЛичное дело
1940
Vitya Surikov's mother
movieStepan Razin
1939
Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
movieAerograd
1935
Mariia Kudina
movieMen and Jobs
1932
Worker woman (uncredited)
movieAnd Quiet Flows the Don
1931
Daria Melekhova
movieEarth
1930
Natalia, Vasyl's bride
movieRanks and People
1929
Modest's servant - Anna na shee
movieThe Other Woman
1929
Provincial lady
movieA Bright City
1928
Marusenka