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Elena Yakovleva

Elena Yakovleva

Known for: Acting

Born 05/03/1961
Place of birth Novograd-Volynskiy, Zhytomyrskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Elena Yakovleva is a Russian film and stage actress known for the leading role in Intergirl (1989) and also as a lead of the popular Russian TV franchise 'Kamenskaya'. She was born Elena Alekseevna Yakovleva on March 5, 1961, in Novograd-Volynsky, Zhitomir province, Ukraine republic of the Soviet Union (now Novohrad, Ukraine). Her father, Aleksei Nikolaevich Yakovlev, was an Army officer. Her mother, Valeria Pavlovna, was a science researcher. Her great-grandmother was an actress. Young Yakovleva was fond of theatre, she participated in school plays. In 1978 she graduated from a secondary school and took a job as a librarian at public library in Kharkov, then worked at a local electronics industry. In 1980 she moved to Moscow and enrolled in the State Institute for Theatrical Arts (GITIS). In 1984 she graduated from the class of Vladimir Andreev as an actress, and joined the troupe of Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow. In 1983, while still a student, Yakovleva made her big screen debut as Lera opposite Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Dvoe pod odnim zontom: Aprelskaya skazka (1983). From 1986-1989 she was a member of the troupe at Moscow Theatre named after M.I. Ermopova, however, she was not very busy on stage. In 1989 Elena Yakovleva shot to fame with the leading role as Tatiana, a medical nurse turned prostitute because of the grim life in the Soviet Union, in Intergirl (1989), a film adaptation of the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin. She received numerous awards and nominations for the role, and was named the "Best Actress" of 1990 in the Soviet Union. Elena Yakovleva became a celebrity in Russia after her portrayal of a compassionate prostitute, but she managed to overcome the drawback of her popularity and departed from being typecast as a "femme fatale" of Russian cinema. After the success of Intergirl (1989), she demonstrated her range and multifaceted talent playing a string of leading and supporting roles in about 20 films. Her role as Kamenskaya, a criminal investigator in modern day Moscow, turned into a six-year gig, and brought Yakovleva a new wave of popularity, becoming her most acclaimed work on television. From 1984 - 1986, and since 1989, Elena Yakovleva has been a member of the troupe at "Sovremennik" Theatre in Moscow, under directorship of Galina Volchek. There her stage partners has been such actors as Sergey Shakurov, Dina Korzun, Valentin Gaft, Inna Churikova, Sergey Garmash, Marina Neyolova, Chulpan Khamatova and other notable Russian actors. Elena Yakovleva has been married to actor Valeri Shalnykh, and the couple has one son, Denis, born in 1992. Yakovleva is a popular TV show host in Russia. Outside of her acting profession she spends time playing tennis, or walking her two dogs; she is also involved in public activity related to social causes. Yakovleva is residing with her family in Moscow, Russia.

Filmography

Sklifosovsky Series ★ 7,7

Sklifosovsky

Павлова

2012

Fort Boyard Russia Series ★ 10,0

Fort Boyard Russia

Self

1998

Kamenskaya Series ★ 8,1

Kamenskaya

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

1999

Bringing Up Cruelty in Women and Dogs Film ★ 6,0

Bringing Up Cruelty in Women and Dogs

Anna

1992

The Attackers Series ★ 7,2

The Attackers

мама Лидии

2013

Flight Crew Film ★ 6,9

Flight Crew

Irina

2016

The Last Warrior: Root of Evil Film ★ 6,7

The Last Warrior: Root of Evil

Baba Yaga

2020

Cosmoball Film ★ 6,3

Cosmoball

Anton's mother

2020

The Last Warrior Film ★ 6,9

The Last Warrior

Baba-Yaga

2017

The Last Warrior: Emissary of Darkness Film ★ 7,0

The Last Warrior: Emissary of Darkness

Baba Yaga

2021

Mastodon Series ★ 8,4

Mastodon

Тамара Николаевна Кулик

2023

Каменская - 3 Series ★ 6,7

Каменская - 3

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

2003

Chernobyl Series ★ 7,5

Chernobyl

Angelina Guskova

2022

Crime & Punishment Series ★ 7,8

Crime & Punishment

Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna

2007

The Last Warrior. Heritage Series ★ 8,6

The Last Warrior. Heritage

Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья

2024

A Rough Draft Film ★ 5,2

A Rough Draft

Kirill's mother

2018

Finist. The First Warrior Film ★ 6,6

Finist. The First Warrior

Baba Yaga

2024

Kamenskaya - 6 Series ★ 8,6

Kamenskaya - 6

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

2011

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 2 Film ★ 7,1

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 2

Rimma

2026

Дама с собачкой Series

Дама с собачкой

2022

The Spot Film ★ 5,7

The Spot

Self (TV Cameo)

2006

Kamenskaya - 5 Series ★ 9,1

Kamenskaya - 5

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

2008

My Step Brother Frankenstein Film ★ 6,1

My Step Brother Frankenstein

Rita

2004

Каменская - 2 Series ★ 9,1

Каменская - 2

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

2002

Kamenskaya Series ★ 9,1

Kamenskaya

Каменская Анастасия Павловна

2005

Intergirl Film ★ 6,4

Intergirl

Tanya Zaitseva

1989

Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky Series ★ 5,0

Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky

2023

Научи меня жить Series ★ 7,0

Научи меня жить

2016

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend Film ★ 6,6

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend

Rimma

2023

A Step Film ★ 6,7

A Step

Tatyana

1988

The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin Series ★ 8,0

The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin

1991

Bird Flight Film ★ 4,4

Bird Flight

1989

The Wonderland Film ★ 5,5

The Wonderland

Люба (жена Семёна)

2016

Space Dogs Film ★ 5,2

Space Dogs

Strelka (voice)

2010

Like Father, Like Son Film ★ 5,6

Like Father, Like Son

Nadejda

2022

Kursanty Series ★ 4,5

Kursanty

Eyzhbeta Danilovna

2005

Yukka Film ★ 5,0

Yukka

1998

Katya: War History Series

Katya: War History

Клавдия

2009

Six Degrees of Celebration 6 Film ★ 5,4

Six Degrees of Celebration 6

мама Андрея

2017

Aurora Borealis Film ★ 5,2

Aurora Borealis

1990

Crime & Punishment Film ★ 7,0

Crime & Punishment

Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna

2007

Series

Kursanty

Eyzhbeta Danilovna

2005

Friends of Friends Film ★ 2,5

Friends of Friends

Лена

2013

I'm Staying Film ★ 6,7

I'm Staying

Natalya Tyrsa

2007

Fa-Sol Film

Fa-Sol

2025

Retro Threesome Film ★ 8,5

Retro Threesome

Rita

1998

Off the Rails Film ★ 7,3

Off the Rails

мать Анны

2023

Ada's Family Film

Ada's Family

2007

The Last Six Degrees of Celebration Film ★ 6,0

The Last Six Degrees of Celebration

Andrey's mother

2018

Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game Film ★ 6,0

Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game

Mariya

1987

The Best Day Ever Film ★ 5,0

The Best Day Ever

2015

Chernov/Chernov Film ★ 6,5

Chernov/Chernov

Irina / Irene

1990

Sviridovs Series

Sviridovs

2013

Nobody Knows Sex Film ★ 3,7

Nobody Knows Sex

Kesha's mother

2006

A Shot Into the Silence Film

A Shot Into the Silence

2014

In Jazz Style Film ★ 6,2

In Jazz Style

2010

Encore, Once More Encore! Film ★ 5,8

Encore, Once More Encore!

Anya Kryukova

1992

Seven Dinners Film ★ 6,0

Seven Dinners

mother-in-law

2019

The Stairway Film ★ 3,9

The Stairway

Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке

1989

Dominika Film ★ 3,2

Dominika

Dominika (43 years)

2018

One in a Million Film ★ 7,0

One in a Million

Елена Мещерякова

1992

Mother of Jesus Film ★ 10,0

Mother of Jesus

1991

Time to Fly Film ★ 5,5

Time to Fly

Милка, дежурная справочного бюро

1987

An Outrageous Woman Film

An Outrageous Woman

1992

Heart Is Not a Stone Film ★ 7,5

Heart Is Not a Stone

1989

Hi, Kinder! Film ★ 5,8

Hi, Kinder!

Светлана, мама Тёмки

2009

Curious Varvara 3 Series ★ 10,0

Curious Varvara 3

Varvara Ivanovna Slutskaya

2015

Naydenysh 2 Film

Naydenysh 2

Анна Краснова

2011

Peppermint Gingerbread Film

Peppermint Gingerbread

2022

Спасибо за любовь! Film

Спасибо за любовь!

Ольга Аркадьевна

2007

A Diary of a First-grader Mom Film ★ 2,5

A Diary of a First-grader Mom

2014

Two Under One Umbrella Film ★ 6,0

Two Under One Umbrella

Лера

1983

A Strong Personality from 2 "A" Film ★ 8,2

A Strong Personality from 2 "A"

Lena

1984

The Light Film ★ 9,0

The Light

Tatyana Sergeevna

2023

Own Cross Film ★ 5,0

Own Cross

Olga

1989

What a Wonderful Game Film ★ 2,8

What a Wonderful Game

1995

Series

Hold On to the Ground

Вальс-Бостон Film

Вальс-Бостон

2013

The Woman in the Window Film ★ 5,5

The Woman in the Window

Эмма

1994

Spring Blossoms Film

Spring Blossoms

2026

Naydyonish Film

Naydyonish

Анна Краснова

2012

Night Visitors Film

Night Visitors

Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)

2007

Russian Roulette Film ★ 7,0

Russian Roulette

1990

Film

Five Stars

2012

Black Square Film ★ 3,4

Black Square

1992

Naydenysh Film

Naydenysh

Анна Краснова

2010

Rita Film

Rita

2010

Faithfulness We Pledge Film ★ 7,0

Faithfulness We Pledge

1989

Чистая победа Film

Чистая победа

2012

Downsizing the Family Film ★ 1,0

Downsizing the Family

Лариса Карась

2008

Film

Hear My heart

2010

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 3 Film

Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 3

Rimma

2027

Гроза Film

Гроза

Кабанова

2006

Склифосовский. Новый год Series

Склифосовский. Новый год

Павлова

2025

Film

Vitka Shusher and the Car

1993