Elena Maksimova
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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
Credits
Aerograd (1935)
as Mariia Kudina
Admiral Ushakov (1953)
as Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
Quiet Flows the Don (1957)
as Кошевая
Earth (1930)
as Natalia, Vasyl's bride
The Red Snowball Tree (1974)
Actor
Carnival (1981)
as visitor of the pawnshop
Shot In The Back (1980)
as Вера Николаевна
Father of a Soldier (1965)
as Borya's grandma
The Gypsy (1967)
as Lushchilikha
New Year's Abduction (1970)
as Maksimova
No Fear, No Blame (1962)
as janitor
The Grasshopper (1955)
as krestyanka iz Glukhova
The Secret of the Notebook (1981)
as Glafira Petrovna
The Frigid Sea (1954)
as Дергачиха
Null kolm (1965)
Actor
Streak of Luck (1983)
Actor
Stepan Razin (1939)
as Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
Height (1957)
as Berestova
Yevdokiya (1961)
as Maryushka
The Secret Agent's Return (1982)
as Utkin's neighbour
Two Captains (1955)
as aunt Dasha
A Home for Tanya (1959)
as Makarikha
The Volunteers (1958)
as owner of the hut (uncredited)
The Country Doctor (1952)
Actor
This Merry Planet (1973)
as мать Прошки
Polyushko, pole (1957)
Actor
Conscience (1974)
Actor
Without Father (1977)
as Glafira
Birds Over the City (1974)
Actor
In Transit (1961)
Actor
Other People's Relatives (1956)
as Varvara Stepanovna
Assol (1983)
Actor
The Judgment (1962)
as woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
Such a Big Boy (1967)
as Filippovna
First-Year Student (1948)
as Woman with flowers
Declaration of Love to G.T. (1971)
as Old Woman
Someone Else's Name (1966)
as Babushka
To My People! (1983)
Actor
The Tight Knot (1957)
as Sasha's mother
In the Silence of Steppe (1959)
as Anfisa
Ranks and People (1929)
as Modest's servant - Anna na shee
Ivan Makarovich (1968)
Actor
Strict Woman (1959)
Actor
The Last Attraction (1929)
as Polly
The Soldier and the Elephant (1978)
Actor
Time to Live (1969)
Actor
The Stars of the Day (1966)
Actor
Alkin songs (1973)
as бабка Анфиса
Fulfillment of Desires (1974)
Actor
A Personal Affair (1932)
Actor
A Small Favor (1984)
Actor
And Quiet Flows the Don (1931)
as Daria Melekhova
Early in the Morning (1965)
as мать Жени Горохова
Storm on the Land (1976)
Actor
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back (1981)
as babushka
The Last Meeting (1974)
as Drenched Passerby
Sorcerer Island (1965)
as Marya Stepanovna
Meeting at the Crossing (1964)
as woman in boat
Men and Jobs (1932)
as Worker woman (uncredited)
Killing to Live (1931)
Actor
The Green House (1964)
as Marfa Nikolayevna
Afterlight (1966)
Actor
The Other Woman (1929)
as Provincial lady
This Disturbing Winter (1976)
Actor
Summer is Short in the Mountains (1964)
as Praskovya Savvishna
The Old Courtyard (1941)
as жиличка
The Sun Shines to Everyone (1959)
as Pelageya Ivanovna
Black Business (1965)
as Aunt Masha
A Bright City (1928)
as Marusenka
The Sky Behind the Clouds (1973)
Actor
Они не пройдут (1965)
as The passenger of the tram
The Conscience (1966)
as Елена Евгеньевна
Pugachev (1937)
Actor
The Peasant Women of Ryazan (1927)
as Lukerya
Duration of the Day (1974)
Actor
Beloved (1965)
as Нина Петровна
Right to Jump (1973)
Actor
"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва (1958)
as Манефа
Rains (1958)
Actor
Miraculous One (1960)
Actor
The Song of Koltsov (1959)
as Aleksey Koltsov's mother
King of Diamonds (1959)
Actor
Rebirth (1981)
as домработница Дарья Алексеевна
Личное дело (1940)
as Vitya Surikov's mother