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