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Aliases: Елена Яковлева , Yelena Yakovleva

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Novograd-Volynsky, Zhytomyr region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, (now Ukraine)

Homepage: http://www.elena-yakovleva.ru/

Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Fort Boyard Russia
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10

Fort Boyard Russia

(1998) Self
Cosmoball
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6

Cosmoball

(2020) Anton's mother
Flight Crew
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7

Flight Crew

(2016) Irina
The Attackers
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7

The Attackers

(2013) мама Лидии
Space Dogs
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5

Space Dogs

(2010) Strelka (voice)
Intergirl
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7

Intergirl

(1989) Tanya Zaytseva
Crime & Punishment
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7

Crime & Punishment

(2007) Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
The Light
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0

The Light

(2023) Tatyana Sergeevna

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Baba Yaga
2023 Тамара Николаевна Кулик
Tatyana Sergeevna
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rimma
2022 N/A
Nadejda
N/A
N/A
2021 Baba Yaga
2020 Baba Yaga
Anton's mother
2019 mother-in-law
2018 Andrey's mother
Dominika (43 years)
N/A
2017 мама Андрея
Baba-Yaga
2016 N/A
Irina
Люба (жена Семёна)
2015 N/A
2014 N/A
N/A
2013 N/A
мама Лидии
2012 N/A
N/A
N/A
Анна Краснова
2011 Анастасия Павловна Каменская (главная роль, подполковник милиции, начальник аналитического отдела ГУВД г. Москвы)
Анна Краснова
2010 N/A
N/A
N/A
Strelka (voice)
Анна Краснова
2009 Светлана, мама Тёмки
2008 Анастасия Павловна Каменская (главная роль, подполковник милиции)
N/A
2007 Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
N/A
Ольга Аркадьевна
Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)
Natalya Tyrsa
2006 Kesha's mother
2005 Анастасия Павловна Каменская (главная роль)
N/A
2004 Rita
2003 Анастасия Павловна Каменская (главная роль)
2002 N/A
1999 Анастасия Павловна Каменская
Анастасия Каменская
1998 Self
Rita
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1995 N/A
1993 N/A
1992 Anna
Anya Kryukova
N/A
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1991 N/A
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1990 N/A
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1989 Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке
N/A
N/A
Olga
Tanya Zaytseva
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1988 Tatyana
1987 Mariya
N/A
1984 Lena
1983 Лера
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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