Elena Yaroslavovna Valaeva - Soviet film actress. How was the life of this woman? What is she famous for? The life and creative path of the actress will be discussed in the article.
Biography of Elena Valaeva
The future Soviet film actress E. Valaeva was born in the small city of Zhukovsky in the Moscow Region in 1953, on April 1.
After graduating from school, she decided to realize her dream of becoming an actress and entered the All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), where she studied with the famous Soviet actor, theater and film director and professor Boris Andreyevich Babochkin.
She connected her life with the famous Soviet director Igor Voznesensky, with whom she lived until her death.
Beginning of a creative career
Actress Elena Valaeva got her first major role very early, back in 19 years. It was a picture of Vladimir Basov's "Dangerous Turn", based on the works of the same name by John Boyton Priestley. This film was first aired in 1972.
Elena Valaeva got the role of the young wife of Gordon Whitehouse, Betty, through and through a fake and selfish person, however unhappy in her own way. In the process of developing the storyline of the film, the details of the murder and some unpleasant secrets of the heroes are untwisted. They all reveal their true character, and Elena Valaeva was especially good at conveying the reincarnation from a pretty little doll to a calculating predator.
Movie work
During her creative career from 1972 to 1991, the Soviet film actress Elena Valaeva played in 16 films, most of which were shot by her husband Igor Voznesensky. All her film works belonged to the genres of detectives, action films or dramas.
Elena Valaeva is an actress who had roles that were different in importance: both main ones, and the second plan, and almost episodic.
In 1973, the film "Old Walls" was released by director Viktor Tregubovich with Lyudmila Gurchenko in the title role. Elena Valaeva got the role of a worker in a textile factory Ali Voznesenskaya, a young girl who seeks to find a good guy and therefore prefers dancing to work after school hours.
In 1974, Igor Voznesensky’s film “The Lot” was released. The picture is about the young hockey player Viktor Golikov, who should take the place of goalkeeper Krotov in the famous hockey team of the USSR, playing at the world championships. Elena Valaeva played a small role as the daughter of goalkeeper Krotov, Irina.
In Igor Voznesensky’s work “The Stunning Berendeev”, filmed in 1975, the actress got the tiny role of a music teacher. It was an easy children's picture of a student in vocational school with great ideas to reach out to an alien mind.
1977 brought the actress Elena Valaeva a supporting role in the film "Rings of the Almanzor" directed by Igor Voznesensky, based on the tale "Tin Rings". There she played a court lady at the royal court.
In the same 1977, Voznesensky made the biographical film "Fourth Height", where Valaeva had the role of a teacher.
1979 is the year of the publication of the fantastic film by Igor Voznesensky “Aquanauts”. In it, Elena Valaeva played the role of Natasha. The picture tells about the bold experiments of scientists, the consequences of which no one could have foreseen.
In 1981, the actress starred in the movie "Staying with You", shot by her husband, in a small role as a doctor.
In the same 1981, Valaeva starred with director Sergei Nikonenko in the film "Gypsy happiness", where she played the role of Nastya. The film tells the story of a mother and son, gypsies who decided to change their lives for the better.
1982 brought the actress work in the tape of Anton Vasilyev "You can’t forbid a beautiful life." Elena Valaeva played the role of an official of the Ministry of Light Industry of the RSFSR. And the picture in question is a young fashion designer in a textile factory, who, having not found understanding in his native land, goes to seek production improvement at the Ministry of Light Industry.
In 1982, Valaeva received an episodic role in the social drama by Mark Osepyan “Monogamous”.
1982 also brought the actress another supporting role. It was a painting by Valentin Popov, "A date with youth." Valaeva has the role of Oksana Rodionov’s secretary there.
1983 brought Valaeva a small role as a visitor to the savings bank in the comedy melodrama Gennady Melkonyan "Unexpectedly."
In 1983, the actress starred with her husband Igor Voznesensky in the criminal drama "Convict", where she played the role of an English teacher in 9th grade "A".
In 1985, detective Voznesensky saw the light To all posts ... ”about policeman Viktor Koltsov. Valaeva played a teacher at the police school there.
The continuation of the detective story came out in 1986 under the title "Where is your son?" There, the actress has one of the main roles - policeman Lazareva.
In 1986, the actress starred in one of the issues of the satirical-humorous magazine "Wick".
In the detective Igor Voznesensky's "Ideal Crime", released in 1989, Elena Valaeva played a small role as a resident of the town.
In 1989, Stanislav Rostotsky’s social drama “From the Life of Fedor Kuzkin” was shot about the life of an old peasant who did not want to join the collective farm. Elena got a small role of the seller in the special distributor.
In 1990, Valaeva played an episodic role in the mystical drama by Vladimir Grammatikov "Liberty Sisters".
In 1991, Elena last starred with her husband, Igor Voznesensky, in his detective action movie Adventure Firm.
Scoring movie
Elena Valaeva was able to participate in the cinema not only as an actress. In 1991, the film was released by Vladimir Grammatikov under the title "The Tale of the Merchant's Daughter and the Mysterious Flower" based on the plot of the tale "The Scarlet Flower" by Aksakov. In this picture, Valaeva was involved in the process of voicing female characters.
The cause of death of Elena Valaeva
For all fans of the actress, as well as friends, her death, of course, was a tragedy. However, throughout the last years of her life, Elena Valaeva struggled with a serious illness, due to which she received disability. In 2010, on September 9, the torment of the Soviet film actress Elena Yaroslavovna Valaeva stopped.