- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 23, 1905
- Place of Birth
- Moscow, Russian Empire
- Died
- September 23, 1986
Elena Maksimova
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 Gard…
Filmography
movieA Small Favor
1984
tvRussia Is Young
1984 · старуха
movieStreak of Luck
1983
movieTo My People!
1983
movieAssol
1983
movieThe Secret Agent's Return
1982 · Utkin's neighbour
movieThe Secret of the Notebook
1981 · Glafira Petrovna
movieCarnival
1981 · visitor of the pawnshop
movieRebirth
1981 · домработница Дарья Алексеевна
movieWe'll Be Waiting, Come Back
1981 · babushka
movieShot In The Back
1980 · Вера Николаевна
movieThe Soldier and the Elephant
1978
movieWithout Father
1977 · Glafira
movieThis Disturbing Winter
1976
movieStorm on the Land
1976
movieThe Last Meeting
1974 · Drenched Passerby
movieConscience
1974
tvConscience
1974 · санитарка
movieBirds Over the City
1974
tvYeralash
1974
movieFulfillment of Desires
1974
movieDuration of the Day
1974
movieThe Red Snowball Tree
1974
movieThis Merry Planet
1973 · мать Прошки
movieThe Sky Behind the Clouds
1973
movieRight to Jump
1973
Alkin songs
movieAlkin songs
1973 · бабка Анфиса
movieDeclaration of Love to G.T.
1971 · Old Woman
tvInvestigation Held by ZnaToKi
1971 · Прасковья Андреевна
movieNew Year's Abduction
1970 · Maksimova
movieTime to Live
1969
movieIvan Makarovich
1968
movieThe Gypsy
1967 · Lushchilikha
movieSuch a Big Boy
1967 · Filippovna
movieAfterlight
1966
movieSomeone Else's Name
1966 · Babushka
movieThe Conscience
1966 · Елена Евгеньевна
movieThe Stars of the Day
1966
movieОни не пройдут
1965 · The passenger of the tram
movieBeloved
1965 · Нина Петровна
movieSorcerer Island
1965 · Marya Stepanovna
movieBlack Business
1965 · Aunt Masha
movieFather of a Soldier
1965 · Borya's grandma
movieEarly in the Morning
1965 · мать Жени Горохова
movieNull kolm
1965
movieThe Green House
1964 · Marfa Nikolayevna
movieSummer is Short in the Mountains
1964 · Praskovya Savvishna
movieMeeting at the Crossing
1964 · woman in boat
movieThe Judgment
1962 · woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
movieNo Fear, No Blame
1962 · janitor
movieYevdokiya
1961 · Maryushka
movieIn Transit
1961
movieMiraculous One
1960
movieThe Song of Koltsov
1959 · Aleksey Koltsov's mother
movieThe Sun Shines to Everyone
1959 · Pelageya Ivanovna
movieIn the Silence of Steppe
1959 · Anfisa
movieStrict Woman
1959
movieA Home for Tanya
1959 · Makarikha
movieKing of Diamonds
1959
movieThe Volunteers
1958 · owner of the hut (uncredited)
movieRains
1958
"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва
movie"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва
1958 · Манефа
movieQuiet Flows the Don
1957 · Кошевая
movieThe Tight Knot
1957 · Sasha's mother
movieHeight
1957 · Berestova
moviePolyushko, pole
1957
movieOther People's Relatives
1956 · Varvara Stepanovna
movieTwo Captains
1955 · aunt Dasha
movieThe Grasshopper
1955 · krestyanka iz Glukhova
movieThe Frigid Sea
1954 · Дергачиха
movieAdmiral Ushakov
1953 · Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
movieThe Country Doctor
1952
movieFirst-Year Student
1948 · Woman with flowers
movieThe Old Courtyard
1941 · жиличка
movieЛичное дело
1940 · Vitya Surikov's mother
movieStepan Razin
1939 · Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
moviePugachev
1937
movieAerograd
1935 · Mariia Kudina
movieMen and Jobs
1932 · Worker woman (uncredited)
A Personal Affair
movieA Personal Affair
1932
Killing to Live
movieKilling to Live
1931
movieAnd Quiet Flows the Don
1931 · Daria Melekhova
movieEarth
1930 · Natalia, Vasyl's bride
movieRanks and People
1929 · Modest's servant - Anna na shee
movieThe Other Woman
1929 · Provincial lady
movieThe Last Attraction
1929 · Polly
movieA Bright City
1928 · Marusenka
movieThe Peasant Women of Ryazan
1927 · Lukerya