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