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- 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 (1984). 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. - Actress
- Director
- Writer
Elena Aminova was born on 29 December 1949 in Novograd-Volynsky, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She is an actress and director, known for Pokhorony na vtorom etazhe (1991), O tom, chego ne bylo (1987) and Poyezd vne raspisaniya (1986).- Actress
- Writer
Raisa Nedashkovskaya was born on 17 February 1943 in Malin, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Malyn, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. She is an actress and writer, known for The Commissar (1967), Cara ligava (1965) and Lisova pisnya (1961).- Valeri Nikitenko was born on 30 March 1940 in Ovruch, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Chetvyortaya planeta (1995), The Snow Queen (1967) and Uboynaya sila (2000).
- Leonid Stadnyk was born on 5 August 1969 in Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He died on 24 August 2014 in Podolyantsi, Chudniv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
- Irina Polyanskaya was born on 29 May 1967 in Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for God sobaki (1994), Uboynaya sila (2000) and Snegurochka (2014).
- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Villen Novak was born on 3 January 1938 in Glezno, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Hlezne, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He is a director and actor, known for Printsessa na bobakh (1998), Gu-Ga (1989) and Krasnye dipkurery (1977).- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ekaterina Stashevskaya-Naroditskaya was born on 13 April 1926 in Zhitomir, Kiev oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Zhitomir oblast, Ukraine]. She was a director and assistant director, known for Kontsert dlya dvukh skripok (1975), Yabloko razdora (1962) and Berega (1973). She died on 12 November 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Valeriy Nakonechnyy was born on 23 July 1951 in Gladkovichi, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Proryv (1992), Blue Moon (2002) and Radi semeynogo ochaga (1992). He died on 1 August 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Morits Umansky was born on 8 March 1907 in Zhitomir, Zhitomir uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. Morits was a production designer and art director, known for Secret Agent (1947), Strogiy yunosha (1935) and Molodost (1934). Morits died on 19 December 1948 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].- Antonina Girycz was born on 20 February 1939 in Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Interrogation (1989), Polowanie na muchy (1969) and Gracze (1995). She was married to Maciej Dzienisiewicz. She died on 19 January 2022 in Poland.
- Anatoliy Gurev was born on 14 October 1955 in Narodichi, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Mytar (1997), The Code of Cain (2016) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980).
- Ivan Sadovskiy was born on 10 July 1876 in Zhitomir, Zhitomir uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Self-Seeker (1929) and Makar Nechay (1940). He died on 1 April 1948 in Vinnitsa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Vinnytsia, Ukraine].
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Nina Matviyenko was born on 10 October 1947 in Nedilishche, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Zozulya s diplomom (1972), Solomiani dzvony (1988) and Propala hramota (1972). She was married to Petro Honchar. She died on 8 October 2023.- Director
- Writer
Naum Loiter was born on 10 January 1891 in Berdichev, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zhitomir oblast, Ukraine]. Naum was a director and writer, known for Dve dorogi (1932) and Zapomnite ikh litsa (1931). Naum died on 29 August 1966 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Gennadiy Ostrovskiy was born on 9 March 1960 in Berdichev, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. He is a writer and director, known for Volk (2020), Lyubovnik (2002) and Bednye rodstvenniki (2005).- Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Volodymyr Grygorovych Gorpenko was born on 3 July 1941 in Buglaki, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was a director and actor, known for Lavri (1973), Yaroslav Mudry (1982) and Tvoyo mirnoye nebo (1984). He died on 17 October 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine.- Lyudmila Tatyanchuk was born on 7 January 1932 in Bulilovka, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Povest nashikh dney (1959), Povernennya (1960) and Artist iz Kokhanovki (1962). She died on 5 August 1983.
- Viktor Tsimbalist was born on 25 January 1930 in Chervone, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Vesyolka (1959), Glavnyy prospekt (1956) and Krovavyy rassvet (1957). He died on 30 January 1998 in Kiev, Ukraine.
- Viktor Burkhart was born on 12 February 1930 in Chernyakhovo, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for 20-e dekabrya (1982), Sluchay iz sledstvennoy praktiki (1968) and Skvorets i Lira (1974). He died on 4 September 1981 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR.
- Konstantin Artyomenko was born on 25 February 1925 in Khomivka, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Hetmanski kleinody (1993), Chyornyy kapitan (1973) and Yaroslav Mudry (1982). He died on 7 October 2006.