Cast & creator
Elena Maksimova
Best known for Yeralash, Investigation Held by ZnaToKi, Conscience
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.
Also known as: A. Maksimova, J. Maksimova, Ye. Maksimova, 叶连娜·马克西莫娃, Е. Максимова
86
film credits
4
television credits
90
1927–1984 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (90)
Showing 90 of 90 credits
Yeralash
1974
Investigation Held by ZnaToKi
Прасковья Андреевна
1971
Conscience
санитарка
1974
Russia Is Young
старуха
1984
Father of a Soldier
Borya's grandma
1965
Admiral Ushakov
Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
1953
Quiet Flows the Don
Кошевая
1957
Earth
Natalia, Vasyl's bride
1930
Aerograd
Mariia Kudina
1935
Null kolm
1965
No Fear, No Blame
janitor
1962
Duration of the Day
1974
The Grasshopper
krestyanka iz Glukhova
1955
The Red Snowball Tree
1974
The Gypsy
Lushchilikha
1967
A Small Favor
1984
Shot In The Back
Вера Николаевна
1980
Meeting at the Crossing
woman in boat
1964
A Personal Matter
Vitya Surikov's mother
1940
Summer is Short in the Mountains
Praskovya Savvishna
1964
Miraculous One
1960
Declaration of Love to G.T.
Old Woman
1971Alka's Songs
бабка Анфиса
1973
Height
Berestova
1957
Ranks and People
Modest's servant - Anna na shee
1929
In the Silence of Steppe
Anfisa
1959
To My People!
1983Killing to Live
1931
Incident in the Taiga
1954
The Last Attraction
Polly
1929
Someone Else's Name
Babushka
1966
Streak of Luck
1983
Carnival
visitor of the pawnshop
1981
The Old Courtyard
жиличка
1941
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
Lukerya
1927
Beloved
Нина Петровна
1965
Black Business
Aunt Masha
1965
Stepan Razin
Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
1939"Чудотворец" из Бирюлёва
Манефа
1958
The Stars of the Day
1966
Assol
1983
The Green House
Marfa Nikolayevna
1964
Conscience
1974
Afterlight
1966
The Volunteers
(uncredited)
1958
King of Diamonds
1959
A Bright City
Marusenka
1928
The Sky Behind the Clouds
1973
New Year's Abduction
Maksimova
1970
The Last Meeting
Drenched Passerby
1974
Ivan Makarovich
1968
Two Captains
aunt Dasha
1955
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
babushka
1981
Yevdokiya
Maryushka
1961
First-Year Student
Woman with flowers
1948
The Secret Agent's Return
Utkin's neighbour
1982
The Other Woman
Provincial lady
1929
The Sun Shines to Everyone
Pelageya Ivanovna
1959
And Quiet Flows the Don
Daria Melekhova
1931
The Tight Knot
Sasha's mother
1957
Polyushko, pole
1957
Early in the Morning
мать Жени Горохова
1965
Birds Over the City
1974
Such a Big Boy
Filippovna
1967
The Soldier and the Elephant
1978
This Merry Planet
мать Прошки
1973
Time to Live
1969
In Transit
1961
The Frigid Sea
Dergachikha
1955
Они не пройдут
The passenger of the tram
1965
Right to Jump
1973
A Home for Tanya
Makarikha
1959
The Song of Koltsov
Aleksey Koltsov's mother
1959
This Disturbing Winter
1976
The Country Doctor
1952
Strict Woman
1959A Personal Affair
1932
Sorcerer Island
Marya Stepanovna
1965
Pugachev
1937
Rains
1958
Without Father
Glafira
1977
Fulfillment of Desires
1974
Storm on the Land
1976
The Conscience
Елена Евгеньевна
1966
For the Power of the Soviets
1956
The Secret of the Notebook
Glafira Petrovna
1981
Men and Jobs
Worker woman (uncredited)
1932
The Judgment
woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
1962
Rebirth
домработница Дарья Алексеевна
1981
Other People's Relatives
Varvara Stepanovna
1956