Elena Maksimova
Born November 23, 1905 (Age: 120)
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Moscow, Russian Empire
Biography
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 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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Filmography
The Secret of the Notebook
1981
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as Glafira Petrovna
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Age: 76
Carnival
1981
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as visitor of the pawnshop
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Age: 75
Rebirth
1981
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as домработница Дарья Алексеевна
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Age: 75
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
1981
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as babushka
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Age: 75
Shot In The Back
1980
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as Вера Николаевна
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Age: 74
The Soldier and the Elephant
1978
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as
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Age: 72
The Last Meeting
1974
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as Drenched Passerby
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Age: 69
Conscience
1974
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as
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Age: 68
Birds Over the City
1974
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as
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Age: 68
Fulfillment of Desires
1974
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as
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Age: 68
Duration of the Day
1974
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as
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Age: 68
The Red Snowball Tree
1974
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as episode
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Age: 68
This Merry Planet
1973
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as мать Прошки
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Age: 68
The Sky Behind the Clouds
1973
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as
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Age: 67
Right to Jump
1973
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as
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Age: 67
No Image
Alkin songs
1973
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as бабка Анфиса
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Age: 67
Time to Live
1969
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as
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Age: 63
Ivan Makarovich
1968
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as
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Age: 62
Afterlight
1966
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as
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Age: 60
The Conscience
1966
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as Елена Евгеньевна
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Age: 60
Они не пройдут
1965
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as The passenger of the tram
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Age: 59
Beloved
1965
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as Нина Петровна
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Age: 59
Sorcerer Island
1965
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as Marya Stepanovna
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Age: 59
Black Business
1965
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as Aunt Masha
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Age: 59
Father of a Soldier
1965
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as Borya's grandma
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Age: 59
Early in the Morning
1965
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as мать Жени Горохова
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Age: 59
Null kolm
1965
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as
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Age: 59
The Green House
1964
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as Marfa Nikolayevna
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Age: 58
Summer is Short in the Mountains
1964
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as Praskovya Savvishna
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Age: 58
Meeting at the Crossing
1964
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as woman in boat
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Age: 58
The Judgment
1962
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as woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
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Age: 56
No Fear, No Blame
1962
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as janitor
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Age: 56
Yevdokiya
1961
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as Maryushka
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Age: 55
In Transit
1961
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as
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Age: 55
Miraculous One
1960
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as
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Age: 55
The Song of Koltsov
1959
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as Aleksey Koltsov's mother
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Age: 53
The Sun Shines to Everyone
1959
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as Pelageya Ivanovna
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Age: 53
Strict Woman
1959
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as
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Age: 53
A Home for Tanya
1959
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as Makarikha
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Age: 53
King of Diamonds
1959
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as
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Age: 53
The Volunteers
1958
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as owner of the hut (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Rains
1958
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as
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Age: 52
Other People's Relatives
1956
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as Varvara Stepanovna
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Age: 50
Two Captains
1955
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as aunt Dasha
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Age: 50
The Grasshopper
1955
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as krestyanka iz Glukhova
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Age: 49
The Frigid Sea
1954
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as Дергачиха
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Age: 48
The Old Courtyard
1941
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as жиличка
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Age: 35
Men and Jobs
1932
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as Worker woman (uncredited)
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Age: 26
No Image
A Personal Affair
1932
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as
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Age: 26
And Quiet Flows the Don
1931
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as Daria Melekhova
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Age: 25
Earth
1930
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as Natalia, Vasyl's bride
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Age: 24