Elena Skorokhodova is a famous Russian actress, TV presenter and writer hailing from the capital. Today she is 56 years old, and she is divorced. Elena's height is 179 cm. She is Taurus by the sign of the zodiac. She is a strong and confident woman, which often helped her in life.
Elena Skorokhodova. Biography
Elena was born on April 24, 1962 in an intelligent and wealthy family. Both parents were associated with the queen of sciences - mathematics. Papa Dmitry was the main cryptographer in the friend-or-foe radar recognition system, and his mother conducted accounting there.
From an early age, Elena Skorokhodova was interested in mathematics, despite the fact that she was a student of the language school where her parents sent her. In this educational institution, several foreign languages were studied, and some subjects were taught in French.
Also, Elena Skorokhodova from childhood was fond of figure skating. Its leader was Elena Anatolyevna Tchaikovskaya. Thanks to her, the girl was able to succeed in this sport. So, she was able to become a master of sports of the USSR in figure skating. Being on the ice, the future actress Elena Skorokhodova once saw how the film was being shot. Then she decided that she would also like to act in films.
Life after school
After receiving a school certificate, the girl's plans were to enter the Faculty of Mathematics of Moscow State University. However, she had no desire to leave the sport. Combining studies at Moscow State University with skating was an impossible task, so she decided to go to the Shchukin school. Elena Skorokhodova fell in love with acting in the first courses.
She was a favorite of many teachers, she always studied at 4 and 5, took an active part in all the activities of the university and was a very kind girl.
The fate of the actress
After graduating from college, Elena for a long time could not decide where it is better for her to get a job. A large selection of theaters and various reviews about the leadership made her think twice. Over time, she opted for the Pushkin Theater in Moscow.
In parallel with the work there, actress Elena Skorokhodova slowly began her career on TV. At first, she was offered roles in small commercials, but she refused. A few months later, the director of one of the local television channels suggested Lena to become the host of the program on gymnastics. The girl willingly agreed, because it was close to her.
The debut role of Elena
“Ice and Fantasy” was the first film in which Elena managed to work. It was released for the first time in 1975 under the leadership of Vladimir Konovalov. The role of the girl in this picture was very close in spirit. The plot of the film was about skaters who underwent long and painful training before speaking at the Olympics.
At first, film critics were skeptical of this role of the girl, but, looking at the tape, they applauded standing. Skorokhodova fit perfectly into the overall picture and was able to convey to the viewer the desired mood and main idea of the director.
Major and minor roles
As a mature woman, Elena first appeared on television in 1981. She starred in the film “Joke ?!”, where her heroine was Jeanne, a young and naive worker in a local laboratory. Because of her fault, many awkward situations happen at work.
In 1983, the actress received an offer to star along with famous actors in the film entitled "The Lonely is provided with a hostel." According to the director’s idea, an employee of the local workshop suddenly discovered the ability to bring people together - to be a matchmaker. Vera (as the main character of the film was called) from the pictures could determine how people fit together. The girl begins to receive letters and photos from customers and provides them with information at a distance. After some time, this develops into a profitable business. This film in one year of rental was watched by more than 20 million viewers, and the main characters became popular favorites.
Then in one of the publications appeared a photo of Skorokhodova Elena Dmitrievna from the set of a new project called "Happy, Zhenya." Here, the actress got the role of the cheerful nurse Verochka. The main role was given to the already famous Elena Tsyplakova.
In 1985, the actress tried her hand at children's paintings. One of the first was the heroine of a physical education teacher. This time, famous Russian stars: Vera Vasilieva, Mikhail Pugovkin and Raya Ryazanova became colleagues on the set. Over a dozen professionals worked on this project. Musical accompaniment was created by the famous Vladimir Shainsky.
Cinema in the 90s
In the 90s, the actress got roles mainly in comedy films. The most popular among them were Tanks Walking on Taganka, Blaise and New Odeon. The most ridiculous role in her career, Elena Skorokhodova, considers the black heroine in the film "Womanizer".
At that time, the actress had a chance to light up in a Hollywood movie. So, she received an offer to star in the action movies Raging Dog Call and Remove the Dutchman. The girl most often received the role of frivolous nature. One of them was a model from the series “Little Things in Life”.
In 1993, the actress in one of her interviews reports that she decided to take a break in her acting career.
Return to the cinema
More than 7 years later, Elena returns to her work. Fans are looking forward to new pictures with her, and the actress herself is ready to work with renewed vigor. So, her first tape after a long vacation was the television series "On the corner at the Patriarchs". In the film "Kid in Milk" Elena got the role of a stewardess.
Skorokhodova tried her hand as a screenwriter. Her first work was a film entitled "Women's Friendship." According to the plot of this picture, the main character Anna is a 40-year-old woman who, by coincidence, meets Natalya. They have a close friendship. After some time, it becomes known that Anna’s girlfriend is exactly the woman, because of which her husband fell in love with her. Natalia is the lover of the husband of the main character.
So, Elena Dmitrievna Skorokhodova became more and more popular as an actress, whose photo was increasingly seen on the pages of magazines or in newspapers.
In 2008, Elena played the main role in the famous film "The Big Difference". She wrote the script for this film on her own. According to Elena’s plan, the main character is a successful business woman, but a loser in her personal life, she goes to a marriage agency to help her find her husband there. Suddenly, to her surprise, a young man pays attention to her. He is 10 years younger than the main character.
Elena Skorokhodova. The personal life of the actress
The first marriage of the actress took place after filming the film "Happy, Zhenya!" There she met her future husband Vladimir Vinogradov. After some time, he also became a member of the troupe of the Pushkin Theater. The man was younger than the actress, which at first confused her. In addition, Elena Skorokhodova's personal life in the biography for a long time put in last place, she did not accept any courtship from men.
Over time, Elena’s attitude to Vladimir changed, they began a romantic relationship, and soon they got married. A few years after the marriage, the couple broke up. Their relationship began to crumble due to domestic issues and misunderstanding. After the divorce, Vova and Lena maintained a warm relationship and still communicate.
The second marriage of the actress
When Vladimir left the theater, Andrei Tashkov, a Russian actor, appeared in his place. He at that time was faced with the problem of alcohol addiction. Skorokhodova showed sympathy for her colleague and decided to support him. Lena took Andrei to church, introduced him to her friends to protect him from the society of alcoholics. Tashkov, as a thank you, began to look after the actress. Over time, Elena Skorokhodova began to appear on the pages of famous print media along with Tashkov in the photo. Everyone said that they had an affair. The couple did not hide the obvious, and they admitted that they really are in a relationship.
After some time, Andrew made a favorite proposal, and they got married. Then they had a son - Vanechka.
However, this time the union broke up. Their marriage did not help to maintain either the wedding vow or the fact that they have a beautiful son. As it became known later, Andrei cheated on his wife. They divorced officially. But Elena, as a believer and understanding all the subtleties of religion, did not enter into marriage anymore. Since at the wedding people make a vow that this union is one until the end of life.
So, the actress decided to devote her life to the most dear and important person - son Ivan. Today Elena Skorokhodova speaks reluctantly about her biography and personal life in an interview. She writes scripts, plays and creates theatrical productions. One of the last works in the cinema, where Elena played a major role, was the picture "Do not throw ashes on the floor." Film critics appreciated this tape and the heroine separately, played by Elena Skorokhodova.