Elena Maksimova

Acting

Born Nov 23, 1905

From Moscow, Russian Empire

Died Sep 23, 1986

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.

Elena Maksimova

Known For

The Red Snowball Tree

Streak of Luck

Aerograd

Quiet Flows the Don

Carnival

The Frigid Sea

Earth

New Year's Abduction

Birds Over the City

The Country Doctor

Filmography — Acting

The Red Snowball Tree

Streak of Luck

Aerograd

Quiet Flows the Don

Carnival

The Frigid Sea

Earth

New Year's Abduction

Birds Over the City

The Country Doctor

Without Father

Yevdokiya

Father of a Soldier

Height

The Sun Shines to Everyone

Admiral Ushakov

Polyushko, pole

Men and Jobs

The Volunteers

The Secret of the Notebook

This Merry Planet

Ranks and People

Conscience

Someone Else's Name

Early in the Morning

A Personal Affair

Shot In The Back

A Bright City

Such a Big Boy

A Home for Tanya

First-Year Student

Right to Jump

The Tight Knot

The Last Meeting

To My People!

Other People's Relatives

The Sky Behind the Clouds

The Grasshopper

Strict Woman

Fulfillment of Desires

The Judgment

Assol

And Quiet Flows the Don

Rains

In the Silence of Steppe

In Transit

King of Diamonds

Storm on the Land

Stepan Razin

Miraculous One

A Small Favor

The Conscience

The Secret Agent's Return

No Fear, No Blame

Ivan Makarovich

Black Business

The Peasant Women of Ryazan

Declaration of Love to G.T.

Они не пройдут

The Song of Koltsov

Sorcerer Island

Beloved

Meeting at the Crossing

Null kolm

Time to Live

Two Captains

Summer is Short in the Mountains