Today, many people prefer to watch a movie rather than read a book. They explain this by the desire to reduce the time, which, as usual, is not enough for everything. After all, it is no secret that the film is shorter than its printed version. That is why filmed novels and novels are especially popular. Currently, many series are being recorded on film. Many of them were preceded by a book version: "Kamenskaya", "Streets of Broken Lights", "Lover of Private Investigation Dasha Vasilyeva" and many others. The last picture was a good start for a number of actors and actresses. One of those to whom the film detectives Daria Dontsova brought fame and fame is Elena Velikanova. This young artist proudly continues the great race of her family name: the girlās great-grandmother was a singer famous throughout the Soviet Union.

To date, the filmography of Elena Velikanova consists of more than twenty works. And this is just the beginning. She is a fairly sought-after actress, and offers to participate in a particular project come to the girl quite often.
Childhood
Biography of Elena Velikanova begins a chain of her coherent narrative in Moscow, in 1984. It was here on October 5 that the future actress was born. The girlās mother is an engineer by profession, but is currently engaged in the restaurant business. Dad, although he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute, never worked in his chosen specialty. He was a radio host, television presenter, director, and currently he is a very popular producer.
From childhood, Elena Velikanova showed creative inclinations. The first gift that was opened in the baby is her amazing singing ability. Initially, she pleased relatives and friends at family holidays. After a while, the girl became part of the popular children's choir, with which she traveled to many countries. Then her parents sent her to a music school, hoping that her daughter would connect her future with a musical notation. However, she believed otherwise.
In addition to music, Elena Velikanova was fond of painting. Aunt instilled a love for this type of art to the girl. Soon, an art school was added to the music school. And then - and the class of ballroom dancing. The girl went here quite a long time. Then the ballet was forgotten, but the love of dancing remained forever.
Trying strength in the theatrical field
The abundance of various additional activities could not prevent the girl from graduating from school well. After receiving the certificate, the question arose about entering a higher educational institution. Rather, this problem tormented only the girlās relatives. Yesterdayās schoolgirl herself set out to try to enter several educational institutions at once. Among them was a theater school. As a result, the girl entered the institution, proudly bearing the name of Mikhail Shchukin. In 2005, the doors of the Higher Theater School opened wide, releasing a flock of newly-minted artists. Among them was Elena Velikanova. She was immediately invited to work in the Hermitage Theater. She was well received by the troupe and immediately joined the friendly team. But she is in no hurry to continue her career in the theater, although she collaborates with another institution - the Sfera Theater.
Screen appearance
The filmography of Elena Velikanova received on her pages the first record in 2000. Then the girl was not yet a student at a theater school. The debut of the novice artist was the episodic role in the series "DMB". This was followed by participation in a film called "Under the North Star."
2005 was a very productive year in the career of a girl. Firstly, she graduated from a theater school. And the newly-made artist was going to do it with dignity. However, the busy period in her studies did not prevent her from participating in four projects for the year. The first work was the performance of the role of Polina Zheleznova in one of the parts of the series āDasha Vasilyeva. A lover of private investigation āunder the nameā Auntie Liesās House ā. Then she starred in an episode of the film entitled "I Will Not Return." At the same time, director Elena Nikolaeva invites a student to become the main character of the film "Pops". On the set, the girl was accompanied by the talented Tatyana Vasilieva.
Continuation of cooperation
Soon after this tape, Elena Velikanova again removed from Nikolaeva. This time she gets the main role in the film "Vanechka". The girlās partner on the site is the eight-month-old baby Maxim Galkin. The role of Hope brought the newly made actress the award "for the best female role" of the prestigious award of the Moscow Film Festival for Children and Youth. The film itself received two awards. The first is a prize presented by the president of the Mirror International Film Festival. The second is the Big Golden Rook, received in Vyborg at the Window to Europe Award. It was the year 2007. Then the actress starred in the familiar comedy-parody "The Best Movie". During this period, Elena works quite fruitfully, appearing on the screen in three more full-length films: the drama "Svan", the melodrama "He, She and Me" and the series "I am a bodyguard. Killer for the anniversary. "
Sought after actress
In 2008, films with Elena Velikanova supplemented their list with three more works. In the series "River-Sea" she plays a secondary role as the daughter of Gromov - senior assistant captain of the ship. But in two other melodrama paintings āLong-awaited loveā and āTime of happinessā, the actress perfectly fits into the image of the main characters.
Until 2010, Elenaās list of works was replenished with two more paintings. She again tries on the images of the main characters. In Vladimir Potapovās melodrama āWhisper of Orange Cloudsā, the girl plays the primary female role. In the series āIf We Fateā, she has to get used to a new role for her - a female detective looking for evidence of the twin actor having famous sons.
Domestic cinema and Hollywood
The anniversary year of 2010 brings Elena two more new projects. In the film Eugene Marcelli "Ermine Dance", the actress plays the main female role - Anna. Alexey Chadov, Alexander Feklistov, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Makogon and many others become the artistās partners on the set. The second project is the mystical film by Vladimir Filimonov ā220 volts of loveā, where Elena plays a provincial girl who has arrived in the capital to solve problems with inheritance. Troubles follow her all the way, from which the āmagicā telephone helps to get out.
In 2011, the continuation of the series "Time of Happiness." Just like in the first season, here the girl plays the main female role. Following are the roles in the films āConditions of the contract 1, 2ā, āThe fate of Maryā and āChange in a jiffyā. In 2012, the actress conquers Hollywood. She is invited to a small episodic role in the movie Jack Ryan. She was lucky to play on the same platform with Keira Knightley and Chris Pine.
Hobbies
In an interview, the actress admits that her priority is not the pursuit of wealth, but simple happiness, which is expressed in small things. She does not seek to become a slave to the usual apartment-car-dacha financial program for many. Elena is easy on money: she can lower a large sum at a time for shopping or traveling. Elena Velikanova, whose height, weight and parameters are close to model, also participates in photo shoots for magazines. In 2008, her erotic images graced the cover of the men's magazine Maxim.
Personal life
The beloved actress's name is Oleg. He is two years older than his chosen one and has nothing to do with art. Young business man busy. Currently, Oleg is already the husband of Elena Velikanova. A couple tries not to advertise photos of their family life. In 2010, Elena and Oleg had a son, who was named Michael.