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'.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466169
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Filmography (Movies)
Chebi 2
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2026
Fa-Sol
Character:
Release Date:11/09/2025
Finist. The First Warrior
Character:Baba Yaga
Release Date:29/12/2024
The Light
Character:Tatyana Sergeevna
Release Date:07/08/2023
Off the Rails
Character:мать Анны
Release Date:08/03/2023
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend
Character:Rimma
Release Date:01/01/2023
Like Father, Like Son
Character:Nadejda
Release Date:29/09/2022
Peppermint Gingerbread
Character:
Release Date:26/02/2022
The Last Warrior: Emissary of Darkness
Character:Baba Yaga
Release Date:23/12/2021
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
Character:Baba Yaga
Release Date:24/12/2020
Cosmoball
Character:Anton's mother
Release Date:27/08/2020
Seven Dinners
Character:mother-in-law
Release Date:14/02/2019
The Last Six Degrees of Celebration
Character:Andrey's mother
Release Date:27/12/2018
Dominika
Character:Dominika (43 years)
Release Date:05/07/2018
A Rough Draft
Character:
Release Date:25/05/2018
Six Degrees of Celebration 6
Character:мама Андрея
Release Date:21/12/2017
The Last Warrior
Character:Baba-Yaga
Release Date:19/10/2017
Flight Crew
Character:Irina
Release Date:21/04/2016
Wonderland
Character:Люба (жена Семёна)
Release Date:01/01/2016
The Best Day Ever
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Release Date:24/12/2015
A Diary of a First-grader Mom
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Release Date:30/10/2014
A Shot Into the Silence
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Release Date:01/01/2014
Friends of Friends
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Release Date:10/10/2013
Вальс-Бостон
Character:
Release Date:20/09/2013
Five Stars
Character:
Release Date:13/08/2012
Чистая победа
Character:
Release Date:01/08/2012
Naydyonish
Character:Анна Краснова
Release Date:21/04/2012
Naydenysh 2
Character:Анна Краснова
Release Date:07/03/2011
In Jazz Style
Character:
Release Date:04/10/2010
Услышь мое сердце
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2010
Rita
Character:
Release Date:05/06/2010
Space Dogs
Character:Strelka (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2010
Naydenysh
Character:Анна Краснова
Release Date:28/02/2010
Hi, Kinder!
Character:Светлана, мама Тёмки
Release Date:24/10/2009
Downsizing the Family
Character:
Release Date:11/11/2008
Crime & Punishment
Character:Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
Release Date:03/12/2007
Ada's Family
Character:
Release Date:01/12/2007
Спасибо за любовь!
Character:Ольга Аркадьевна
Release Date:18/11/2007
Night Visitors
Character:Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)
Release Date:06/06/2007
I'm Staying
Character:Natalya Tyrsa
Release Date:19/04/2007
Гроза
Character:Кабанова
Release Date:01/12/2006
Nobody Knows Sex
Character:Kesha's mother
Release Date:15/03/2006
The Spot
Character:Self (TV Cameo)
Release Date:01/12/2005
My Step Brother Frankenstein
Character:Rita
Release Date:21/10/2004
Retro Threesome
Character:Rita
Release Date:09/05/1998
Yukka
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1998
What a Wonderful Game
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Release Date:15/05/1995
The Woman in the Window
Character:
Release Date:26/01/1993
One in a Million
Character:Елена Мещерякова
Release Date:12/10/1992
Bringing Up Cruelty in Women and Dogs
Character:Anna
Release Date:27/07/1992
Encore, Once More Encore!
Character:Anya Kryukova
Release Date:06/06/1992
An Outrageous Woman
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1992
Black Square
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1992
Mother of Jesus
Character:
Release Date:10/07/1991
Russian Roulette
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1990
Chernov/Chernov
Character:Irina / Irene
Release Date:06/10/1990
Aurora Borealis
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1990
The Stairway
Character:Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке
Release Date:11/11/1989
Faithfulness We Pledge
Character:
Release Date:27/03/1989
Bird Flight
Character:
Release Date:06/03/1989
Own Cross
Character:Olga
Release Date:01/02/1989
Intergirl
Character:Таня Зайцева
Release Date:21/01/1989
Heart Is Not a Stone
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1989
A Step
Character:Tatyana
Release Date:08/06/1988
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game
Character:Mariya
Release Date:19/01/1987
Time to Fly
Character:Милка, дежурная справочного бюро
Release Date:18/01/1987
A Strong Personality from 2 "A"
Character:Lena
Release Date:19/05/1984
Two Under One Umbrella
Character:Лера
Release Date:20/12/1983
Television Appearances
Склифосовский. Новый год
Character:Павлова
The Last Warrior. Heritage
Character:Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья
Mastodon
Character:Тамара Николаевна Кулик
Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky
Character:
Дама с собачкой
Character:
Chernobyl
Character:Angelina Guskova
Научи меня жить
Character:
Curious Varvara 3
Character:Varvara Ivanovna Slutskaya
The Attackers
Character:мама Лидии
Sklifosovsky
Character:
Kamenskaya - 6
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Katya: War History
Character:Клавдия
Kamenskaya - 5
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Kamenskaya
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Каменская - 3
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Каменская - 2
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Kamenskaya
Character:Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Fort Boyard Russia
Character:Self
The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin
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