
Yakovleva Elena Alekseevna
Born on March 5, 1961 in the city of Novograd, Zhitomir region. Father Alexey Nikolaevich. A soldier, his mother Valeria Pavlovna works at a research institute.
Elena spent her childhood in Kharkov.
In 1978 she graduated from school. After that, she worked as a librarian and cartographer for two years.
In 1980 she entered GITIS.
In 1983, she made her film debut in the film “Two under one umbrella” by Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich.
In 1984, she graduated from GITIS and miraculously ended up in the Sovremennik troupe.
Her debut on the stage of this theater was her role in the play “Two on a Swing.”
In 1985, she married actor of the Sovremennik theater Valery Shalnykh. This was her second marriage.
In the same year, she joined the troupe of the Ermolova Theater.
In 1986, Vadim Abdrashitov’s film “Plumbum, or Dangerous Game” was released, in 1987 - “Time to Fly” by Alexei Sakharov, in 1989 - “The Staircase” by the same director.
At the III International Film Festival of Fantastic Films in Rome, Elena received the main prize for her role in the film “The Staircase”.
In 1989, Pyotr Todorovsky’s film “Intergirl” was released. This is a huge success. Yakovleva’s fame was not limited to the scale of our country; people also learned about her abroad.
In 1990, Elena returned to the Sovremennik Theater.
In 1992, she gave birth to a son, whom she named Denis.
Film roles:
1983 Two under an umbrella (April's Tale)
1986 Plumbum, or a dangerous game
1987 Time to Fly
1987 Two Shores
1988 We'll Remain Faithful
1988 Bird Flight
1988 Step
1989 Eternal Husband
1989 Intergirl
1989 Staircase
1989 Your cross
1989 Heart is not a stone
1990 Russian Roulette
1990 Chernov
1991 Sukhov-Kobylin case
1991 Crazy woman
1992 Anchor, more anchor!
1992 Education of cruelty in women and dogs
1992 One in a million
1992 Black Square
1993 Vityak Shushera and car
1993 That woman in the window
1994-1995 St. Petersburg
1995 What a wonderful game
2000 Kamenskaya (t/s)
Contact phone: 203-79-52.