Elena Maksimova
Acting
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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(82)
A Small Favor
1984
Streak of Luck
1983
To My People!
1983
Assol
1983
The Secret Agent's Return
Utkin's neighbour
1982
The Secret of the Notebook
Glafira Petrovna
1981
Carnival
visitor of the pawnshop
1981
Rebirth
домработница Дарья Алексеевна
1981
We'll Be Waiting, Come Back
babushka
1981
Shot In The Back
Вера Николаевна
1980
The Soldier and the Elephant
1978
Without Father
Glafira
1977
This Disturbing Winter
1976
Storm on the Land
1976
The Last Meeting
Drenched Passerby
1974
Conscience
1974
Birds Over the City
1974
Fulfillment of Desires
1974
Duration of the Day
1974
The Red Snowball Tree
1974
This Merry Planet
мать Прошки
1973
The Sky Behind the Clouds
1973
Right to Jump
1973
Alkin songs
бабка Анфиса
1973
Declaration of Love to G.T.
Old Woman
1971
New Year's Abduction
Maksimova
1970
Time to Live
1969
Ivan Makarovich
1968
The Gypsy
Lushchilikha
1967
Such a Big Boy
Filippovna
1967
Afterlight
1966
Someone Else's Name
Babushka
1966
The Conscience
Елена Евгеньевна
1966
The Stars of the Day
1966
Они не пройдут
The passenger of the tram
1965
Beloved
Нина Петровна
1965
Sorcerer Island
Marya Stepanovna
1965
Black Business
Aunt Masha
1965
Father of a Soldier
Borya's grandma
1965
Early in the Morning
мать Жени Горохова
1965
Null kolm
1965
The Green House
Marfa Nikolayevna
1964
Summer is Short in the Mountains
Praskovya Savvishna
1964
Meeting at the Crossing
woman in boat
1964
The Judgment
woman at a court hearing (uncredited)
1962
No Fear, No Blame
janitor
1962
Yevdokiya
Maryushka
1961
In Transit
1961
Miraculous One
1960
The Song of Koltsov
Aleksey Koltsov's mother
1959
The Sun Shines to Everyone
Pelageya Ivanovna
1959
In the Silence of Steppe
Anfisa
1959
Strict Woman
1959
A Home for Tanya
Makarikha
1959
King of Diamonds
1959
The Volunteers
owner of the hut (uncredited)
1958
Rains
1958
Quiet Flows the Don
Кошевая
1957
The Tight Knot
Sasha's mother
1957
Height
Berestova
1957
Polyushko, pole
1957
Other People's Relatives
Varvara Stepanovna
1956
Two Captains
aunt Dasha
1955
The Grasshopper
krestyanka iz Glukhova
1955
The Frigid Sea
Дергачиха
1954
Admiral Ushakov
Wife of doctor Yermolaev (uncredited)
1953
The Country Doctor
1952
First-Year Student
Woman with flowers
1948
The Old Courtyard
жиличка
1941
Личное дело
Vitya Surikov's mother
1940
Stepan Razin
Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
1939
Pugachev
1937
Aerograd
Mariia Kudina
1935
Men and Jobs
Worker woman (uncredited)
1932
A Personal Affair
1932
And Quiet Flows the Don
Daria Melekhova
1931
Earth
Natalia, Vasyl's bride
1930
Ranks and People
Modest's servant - Anna na shee
1929
The Other Woman
Provincial lady
1929
The Last Attraction
Polly
1929
A Bright City
Marusenka
1928
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
A soldier widow
1927