Cast
Elena Maksimova
Acting
Cast
Elena Maksimova
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-11-23
From
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died
1986-09-23
Also known as A. Maksimova, J. Maksimova, Ye. Maksimova
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.
The Last Attraction
as Polly
Stepan Razin
as Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
The Grasshopper
as krestyanka iz Glukhova
No Fear, No Blame
as janitor
The Red Snowball Tree
Two Captains
as aunt Dasha
Quiet Flows the Don
as Кошевая
Carnival
as visitor of the pawnshop
This Merry Planet
as мать Прошки
The Stars of the Day
Storm on the Land
Aerograd
as Mariia Kudina
Height
as Berestova
Assol
The Volunteers
as owner of the hut (uncredited)
First-Year Student
as Woman with flowers
Earth
as Natalia, Vasyl's bride
Shot In The Back
as Вера Николаевна
The Country Doctor
The Sky Behind the Clouds
The Gypsy
as Lushchilikha
The Frigid Sea
as Дергачиха
Admiral Ushakov
as Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
as Lukerya
Polyushko, pole
Conscience
The Secret Agent's Return
as Utkin's neighbour
Fulfillment of Desires
Men and Jobs
as Worker woman (uncredited)
New Year's Abduction
as Maksimova
Pugachev
Father of a Soldier
as Borya's grandma
Streak of Luck
Birds Over the City
Black Business
as Aunt Masha
Meeting at the Crossing
as woman in boat
Without Father
as Glafira
The Soldier and the Elephant
Null kolm
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
as babushka
Early in the Morning
as мать Жени Горохова
Yevdokiya
as Maryushka
Other People's Relatives
as Varvara Stepanovna
Someone Else's Name
as Babushka
The Secret of the Notebook
as Glafira Petrovna
A Small Favor
Ivan Makarovich
A Home for Tanya
as Makarikha
The Conscience
as Елена Евгеньевна
Declaration of Love to G.T.
as Old Woman
Right to Jump
A Personal Affair
And Quiet Flows the Don
as Daria Melekhova
Rebirth
as домработница Дарья Алексеевна
Ranks and People
as Modest's servant - Anna na shee
Они не пройдут
as The passenger of the tram
Strict Woman
The Judgment
as woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
Miraculous One
Such a Big Boy
as Filippovna
Time to Live
Sorcerer Island
as Marya Stepanovna
The Sun Shines to Everyone
as Pelageya Ivanovna
This Disturbing Winter
To My People!
Rains
King of Diamonds
Duration of the Day
The Song of Koltsov
as Aleksey Koltsov's mother
In Transit
Beloved
as Нина Петровна
Личное дело
as Vitya Surikov's mother
Summer is Short in the Mountains
as Praskovya Savvishna
Afterlight
The Tight Knot
as Sasha's mother
The Green House
as Marfa Nikolayevna
Alkin songs
as бабка Анфиса
The Other Woman
as Provincial lady
In the Silence of Steppe
as Anfisa
The Old Courtyard
as жиличка
The Last Meeting
as Drenched Passerby
A Bright City
as Marusenka
"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва
as Манефа