1905-11-23 Moscow, Russian Empire
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.
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Маленькое одолжение | 1984-10-29 | |
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К своим!.. | 1983-05-10 | |
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Полоса везения | 1983-08-22 | |
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Ассоль | 1983-01-01 | |
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Возвращение резидента | Utkin's neighbour | 1982-12-17 |
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Тайна записной книжки | Glafira Petrovna | 1981-12-21 |
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Карнавал | visitor of the pawnshop | 1981-11-08 |
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Будем ждать, возвращайся | babushka | 1981-01-01 |
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Второе рождение | домработница Дарья Алексеевна | 1981-09-07 |
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Выстрел в спину | Вера Николаевна | 1980-10-10 |
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Солдат и слон | 1978-03-11 | |
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Безотцовщина | Glafira | 1977-01-07 |
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Эта тревожная зима | 1976-09-13 | |
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Шторм на суше | 1976-02-05 | |
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Птицы над городом | 1974-08-19 | |
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Калина красная | 1974-03-25 | |
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Исполнение желаний | 1974-05-13 | |
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Последняя встреча | Drenched Passerby | 1974-12-30 |
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Durata zilei | 1974-05-07 | |
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Совесть | 1974-08-26 | |
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Право на прыжок | 1973-04-30 | |
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Алкины песни | бабка Анфиса | 1973-01-01 |
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Эта веселая планета | мать Прошки | 1973-12-31 |
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За облаками – небо | 1973-10-29 | |
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Liebeserklärung an G.T. | Old Woman | 1971-06-02 |
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Новогоднее похищение | Maksimova | 1970-01-13 |
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Zeit zu leben | 1969-09-25 | |
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Іван Макаравіч | 1968-11-18 | |
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Циган | Lushchilikha | 1967-07-13 |
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Такой большой мальчик | Filippovna | 1967-06-22 |
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Совесть | Елена Евгеньевна | 1966-06-06 |
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Прозрение | 1966-10-17 | |
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Чужое имя | Babushka | 1966-06-20 |
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Дневные звезды | 1966-02-08 | |
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Null kolm | 1965-01-27 | |
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ჯარისკაცის მამა | Borya's grandma | 1965-05-11 |
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Чёрный бизнес | Aunt Masha | 1965-06-02 |
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Рано утром | мать Жени Горохова | 1965-03-21 |
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Они не пройдут | The passenger of the tram | 1965-11-07 |
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Остров Колдун | Marya Stepanovna | 1965-08-25 |
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Любимая | Нина Петровна | 1965-10-04 |
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Встреча на переправе | woman in boat | 1964-05-28 |
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Коротко лето в горах | Praskovya Savvishna | 1964-08-03 |
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Зелёный дом | Marfa Nikolayevna | 1964-09-28 |
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Без страха и упрёка | janitor | 1962-04-26 |
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Суд | woman at a court hearing (uncredited) | 1962-07-11 |
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Евдокия | Maryushka | 1961-04-03 |
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В пути | 1961-01-01 | |
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Чудотворная | 1960-12-13 | |
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Песня о Кольцове | Aleksey Koltsov's mother | 1959-10-20 |
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Строгая женщина | 1959-06-01 | |
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Король бубен | 1959-02-01 | |
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В степной тиши | Anfisa | 1959-08-02 |
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Солнце светит всем | Pelageya Ivanovna | 1959-10-19 |
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Отчий дом | Makarikha | 1959-04-25 |
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Дожди | 1958-05-18 | |
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Добровольцы | owner of the hut (uncredited) | 1958-10-20 |
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"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва | Манефа | 1958-01-01 |
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Полюшко-поле | 1957-03-18 | |
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Тихий Дон | Кошевая | 1957-10-26 |
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Высота | Berestova | 1957-04-27 |
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Тугой узел | Sasha's mother | 1957-10-21 |
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Чужая родня | Varvara Stepanovna | 1956-01-16 |
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Два капитана | aunt Dasha | 1955-12-31 |
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Попрыгунья | krestyanka iz Glukhova | 1955-04-01 |
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Море студёное | Дергачиха | 1954-01-01 |
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Адмирал Ушаков | Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited) | 1953-04-22 |
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Сельский врач | 1952-01-12 | |
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Первоклассница | Woman with flowers | 1948-03-22 |
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Старый двор | жиличка | 1941-04-08 |
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Личное дело | Vitya Surikov's mother | 1940-03-23 |
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Степан Разин | Woman in the crowd (uncredited) | 1939-02-09 |
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Пугачев | 1937-02-05 | |
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Аэроград | Mariia Kudina | 1935-11-06 |
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Дела и люди | Worker woman (uncredited) | 1932-10-09 |
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Личное дело | 1932-04-24 | |
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Тихий Дон | Daria Melekhova | 1931-05-14 |
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Моряки защищают родину | 1931-12-12 | |
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Земля | Natalia, Vasyl's bride | 1930-04-08 |
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Чины и люди | Modest's servant - Anna na shee | 1929-10-01 |
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Посторонняя женщина | Provincial lady | 1929-09-24 |
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Последний аттракцион | Polly | 1929-09-08 |
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Светлый город | Marusenka | 1928-09-04 |
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Бабы рязанские | Lukerya | 1927-12-13 |
