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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 5, 1961
Place of Birth
Novograd-Volynskiy, Zhytomyrskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Also Known As
- Елена Яковлева
- Yelena Yakovleva
Elena Yakovleva
0.9 Popularity
Biography
Elena Yakovleva is a Russian film and stage actress known for the leading role in Intergirl (1989) and also as a lead of the popular Russian TV franchise 'Kamenskaya'. She was born Elena Alekseevna Yakovleva on March 5, 1961, in Novograd-Volynsky, Zhitomir province, Ukraine republic of the Soviet Union (now Novohrad, Ukraine). Her father, Aleksei Nikolaevich Yakovlev, was an Army officer. Her mother, Valeria Pavlovna, was a science researcher. Her great-grandmother was an actress. Young Yakovleva was fond of theatre, she participated in school plays. In 1978 she graduated from a secondary school and took a job as a librarian at public library in Kharkov, then worked at a local electronics industry. In 1980 she moved to Moscow and enrolled in the State Institute for Theatrical Arts (GITIS). In 1984 she graduated from the class of Vladimir Andreev as an actress, and joined the troupe of Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow. In 1983, while still a student, Yakovleva made her big screen debut as Lera opposite Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Dvoe pod odnim zontom: Aprelskaya skazka (1983). From 1986-1989 she was a member of the troupe at Moscow Theatre named after M.I. Ermopova, however, she was not very busy on stage. In 1989 Elena Yakovleva shot to fame with the leading role as Tatiana, a medical nurse turned prostitute because of the grim life in the Soviet Union, in Intergirl (1989), a film adaptation of the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin. She received numerous awards and nominations for the role, and was named the "Best Actress" of 1990 in the Soviet Union. Elena Yakovleva became a celebrity in Russia after her portrayal of a compassionate prostitute, but she managed to overcome the drawback of her popularity and departed from being typecast as a "femme fatale" of Russian cinema. After the success of Intergirl (1989), she demonstrated her range and multifaceted talent playing a string of leading and supporting roles in about 20 films. Her role as Kamenskaya, a criminal investigator in modern day Moscow, turned into a six-year gig, and brought Yakovleva a new wave of popularity, becoming her most acclaimed work on television. From 1984 - 1986, and since 1989, Elena Yakovleva has been a member of the troupe at "Sovremennik" Theatre in Moscow, under directorship of Galina Volchek. There her stage partners has been such actors as Sergey Shakurov, Dina Korzun, Valentin Gaft, Inna Churikova, Sergey Garmash, Marina Neyolova, Chulpan Khamatova and other notable Russian actors. Elena Yakovleva has been married to actor Valeri Shalnykh, and the couple has one son, Denis, born in 1992. Yakovleva is a popular TV show host in Russia. Outside of her acting profession she spends time playing tennis, or walking her two dogs; she is also involved in public activity related to social causes. Yakovleva is residing with her family in Moscow, Russia.
Known For
0.0
Chebi 2
2026
5.8
Baba Yaga
Finist. The First Warrior
2024
9.0
Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья
The Last Warrior. Heritage
2024
8.7
Тамара Николаевна Кулик
Mastodon
2023
8.5
Tatyana Sergeevna
The Light
2023
0.0
Parts of Happiness, or Salt Beans Mezzanine
2023
7.4
мать Анны
Off the Rails
2023
5.0
Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky
2023
6.9
Rimma
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend
2023
0.0
Дама с собачкой
2022
Credits
Chebi 2
2026
0.0
Finist. The First Warrior
as Baba Yaga
2024
5.8
The Last Warrior. Heritage
as Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья
2024
9.0
Mastodon
as Тамара Николаевна Кулик
2023
8.7
The Light
as Tatyana Sergeevna
2023
8.5
Parts of Happiness, or Salt Beans Mezzanine
2023
0.0
Off the Rails
as мать Анны
2023
7.4
Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky
2023
5.0
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend
as Rimma
2023
6.9
Дама с собачкой
2022
0.0
Like Father, Like Son
as Nadejda
2022
6.7
Chernobyl
as Angelina Guskova
2022
7.5
Peppermint Gingerbread
2022
0.0
The Last Warrior: Emissary of Darkness
as Baba Yaga
2021
6.9
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
as Baba Yaga
2020
6.8
Cosmoball
as Anton's mother
2020
6.3
Seven Dinners
as mother-in-law
2019
6.2
The Last Six Degrees of Celebration
as Andrey's mother
2018
6.0
Dominika
as Dominika (43 years)
2018
3.3
A Rough Draft
2018
5.1
Six Degrees of Celebration 6
as мама Андрея
2017
5.4
The Last Warrior
as Baba-Yaga
2017
6.9
Научи меня жить
2016
0.0
Flight Crew
as Irina
2016
6.9
The Wonderland
as Люба (жена Семёна)
2016
4.8
The Best Day Ever
2015
5.2
A Diary of a First-grader Mom
2014
2.5
A Shot Into the Silence
2014
0.0
Friends of Friends
2013
2.4
Вальс-Бостон
2013
0.0
The Attackers
as мама Лидии
2013
7.2
Sklifosovsky
2012
7.7
🎬
Five Stars
2012
0.0
Чистая победа
2012
0.0
Naydyonish
as Анна Краснова
2012
0.0
Kamenskaya - 6
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
2011
9.0
Naydenysh 2
as Анна Краснова
2011
0.0
In Jazz Style
2010
6.2
🎬
Услышь мое сердце
2010
0.0
Rita
2010
0.0
Space Dogs
as Strelka (voice)
2010
5.2
Naydenysh
as Анна Краснова
2010
0.0
Hi, Kinder!
as Светлана, мама Тёмки
2009
5.8
Kamenskaya - 5
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
2008
9.3
Downsizing the Family
2008
1.0
Crime & Punishment
as Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
2007
7.0
Ada's Family
2007
0.0
Спасибо за любовь!
as Ольга Аркадьевна
2007
0.0
Night Visitors
as Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)
2007
0.0
I'm Staying
as Natalya Tyrsa
2007
6.5
Nobody Knows Sex
as Kesha's mother
2006
3.5
Kamenskaya
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
2005
9.3
The Spot
2005
5.9
My Step Brother Frankenstein
as Rita
2004
6.4
Каменская - 3
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
2003
7.3
Каменская - 2
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
2002
9.3
Kamenskaya
as Каменская Анастасия Павловна
1999
8.1
Fort Boyard Russia
as Self
1998
10.0
Retro Threesome
as Rita
1998
10.0
Yukka
1998
5.0
What a Wonderful Game
1995
1.6
The Woman in the Window
1993
3.5
Одна на миллион
as Елена Мещерякова
1992
7.0
Bringing Up Cruelty in Women and Dogs
as Anna
1992
6.0
Encore, Once More Encore!
as Anya Kryukova
1992
5.7
An Outrageous Woman
1992
0.0
Black Square
1992
2.4
The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin
1991
0.0
Mother of Jesus
1991
0.0
Russian Roulette
1990
0.0
Chernov/Chernov
1990
7.0
Aurora Borealis
1990
4.9
The Stairway
as Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке
1989
2.8
Faithfulness We Pledge
1989
0.0
Bird Flight
1989
4.3
Own Cross
as Olga
1989
5.0
Intergirl
as Таня Зайцева
1989
6.6
Heart Is Not a Stone
1989
7.0
A Step
as Tatyana
1988
6.4
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game
as Mariya
1987
5.7
Time to Fly
as Милка, дежурная справочного бюро
1987
1.0
A Strong Personality from 2 "A"
as Lena
1984
5.5
Two Under One Umbrella
as Лера
1983
4.5