Elena Yakovleva
Acting • Born 1961-03-05
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.
Filmography
89 credits
My Step Brother Frankenstein
Movie • 2004
Rita
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend
Movie • 2023
Rimma
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game
Movie • 1987
Mariya
Yukka
Movie • 1998
Space Dogs
Movie • 2010
Strelka (voice)
A Rough Draft
Movie • 2018
Night Visitors
Movie • 2007
Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)
Like Father, Like Son
Movie • 2022
Nadejda
Naydenysh 2
Movie • 2011
Анна Краснова
Hi, Kinder!
Movie • 2009
Светлана, мама Тёмки
Naydyonish
Movie • 2012
Анна Краснова
Naydenysh
Movie • 2010
Анна Краснова
The Stairway
Movie • 1989
Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке
Intergirl
Movie • 1989
Таня Зайцева
Услышь мое сердце
Movie • 2010
Peppermint Gingerbread
Movie • 2022
The Spot
Movie • 2005
Self (TV Cameo)
Black Square
Movie • 1992
In Jazz Style
Movie • 2010
Downsizing the Family
Movie • 2008
Лариса Карась
Чистая победа
Movie • 2012
Aurora Borealis
Movie • 1990
The Light
Movie • 2023
Tatyana Sergeevna
Crime & Punishment
Movie • 2007
Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
Encore, Once More Encore!
Movie • 1992
Anya Kryukova
Friends of Friends
Movie • 2013
Лена
I'm Staying
Movie • 2007
Natalya Tyrsa
Off the Rails
Movie • 2023
мать Анны
The Woman in the Window
Movie • 1993
A Diary of a First-grader Mom
Movie • 2014
Finist. The First Warrior
Movie • 2024
Baba Yaga
What a Wonderful Game
Movie • 1995
Спасибо за любовь!
Movie • 2007
Ольга Аркадьевна
A Shot Into the Silence
Movie • 2014
The Best Day Ever
Movie • 2015
Wonderland
Movie • 2016
Люба (жена Семёна)
A Step
Movie • 1988
Tatyana
Flight Crew
Movie • 2016
Irina
Bringing Up Cruelty in Women and Dogs
Movie • 1992
Anna
Five Stars
Movie • 2012
One in a Million
Movie • 1992
Елена Мещерякова
Nobody Knows Sex
Movie • 2006
Kesha's mother
The Last Warrior
Movie • 2017
Baba-Yaga
Dominika
Movie • 2018
Dominika (43 years)
Six Degrees of Celebration 6
Movie • 2017
мама Андрея
Cosmoball
Movie • 2020
Anton's mother
Seven Dinners
Movie • 2019
mother-in-law
Bird Flight
Movie • 1989
Heart Is Not a Stone
Movie • 1989
Two Under One Umbrella
Movie • 1983
Лера
Retro Threesome
Movie • 1998
Rita
The Last Six Degrees of Celebration
Movie • 2018
Andrey's mother
Own Cross
Movie • 1989
Olga
Russian Roulette
Movie • 1990
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
Movie • 2020
Baba Yaga
Chernov/Chernov
Movie • 1990
Irina / Irene
Faithfulness We Pledge
Movie • 1989
Time to Fly
Movie • 1987
Милка, дежурная справочного бюро
The Last Warrior: Emissary of Darkness
Movie • 2021
Baba Yaga
A Strong Personality from 2 "A"
Movie • 1984
Lena
Rita
Movie • 2010
Ada's Family
Movie • 2007
An Outrageous Woman
Movie • 1992
Mother of Jesus
Movie • 1991
Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 2
Movie • 2026
Rimma
Вальс-Бостон
Movie • 2013
Fa-Sol
Movie • 2025
Гроза
Movie • 2006
Кабанова
Tulips
Movie • 2026
Fort Boyard Russia
TV • 1998
Self
Sklifosovsky
TV • 2012
Mastodon
TV • 2023
Тамара Николаевна Кулик
Chernobyl
TV • 2022
Angelina Guskova
Каменская - 2
TV • 2002
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Каменская - 3
TV • 2003
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Kamenskaya - 5
TV • 2008
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Kamenskaya - 6
TV • 2011
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Kamenskaya
TV • 2005
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Дама с собачкой
TV • 2022
Научи меня жить
TV • 2016
Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky
TV • 2023
The Last Warrior. Heritage
TV • 2024
Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья
The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin
TV • 1991
The Attackers
TV • 2013
мама Лидии
Kamenskaya
TV • 1999
Каменская Анастасия Павловна
Katya: War History
TV • 2009
Клавдия
Curious Varvara 3
TV • 2015
Varvara Ivanovna Slutskaya
Склифосовский. Новый год
TV • 2025
Павлова
Стрелец — молодец!
TV • 2020
Self