Elena Popova: biography and personal life of the actress

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Who is Elena Popova? The biography of this actress, who will celebrate her 60th birthday in 2016, began in Leningrad, where little Lena was born on April 17.

Family

Her mother, a corps de ballet dancer, survived the blockade. And dad, returning from the war, soon died. Mom remarried. Elena's godfather became her husband, who introduced the girl to art: he took her to museums, took her to the capital, where he always bought her tickets for ballet performances at the Bolshoi Theater.

But Lena didn't become a ballerina. This was the desire of the mother, who knew firsthand how difficult the fate of the dancer. Having promised her daughter a puppy and a ballpoint pen for refusing ballet, she kept her word when Lena refused the Vaganova School.

Studying at school and first jobs

Elena Popova entered the theater school only the third time. And here her perseverance can be envied. Restoring old books in the library, for two years she dreamed and hoped to become a student at the Theater Institute. These expectations were destined to come true. In 1979, Elena Popova completed her studies at the State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography in her native city of Leningrad.

Already in her third year, she began to play with Tovstonogov in the BDT. Elena was lucky from the very first days. She played the main roles in performances of world and domestic classics, almost daily entering the stage of the famous theater along with outstanding personalities, worked with the best directors.

Georgy Alexandrovich offered Elena role after role, testing the strength of her acting talent. And from her debut performances she showed her high professionalism and creative will. Elena Popova played straightforward, naive, simple and open women. She was completely unsuccessful in the roles of liars and cheats.

Private life

Elena Popova endows her heroines with strength and tenderness. The personal life of the actress herself is not at all like those that she plays on the stage of the theater or the movie screen.

When Elena was at school, she dated her third-year student Boris. Relations developed rapidly, and the question of creating a family was already raised. Boris's mother did not see the need for marriage. Lena's parents forbade her to meet with the young man. Boris suffered greatly, and this was the result of the fact that in 1972 he became the creator of the Aquarium group. Boris Grebenshchikov was passionately in love with a girl.

Elena Popova is not married and does not seek to start a family. She has a son Andrei, who graduated from the military medical academy. Relations with his father improved quite recently, when the son matured.

Movies

Grateful viewers are happy to watch films and TV series, where Elena Popova plays. The actress, whose filmography includes more than 43 works, decoratesany picture in which it is filmed. Among them: "The key without the right to transfer", "Battalions ask for fire", "The extraordinary adventures of Karik and Vali", "Prisoner of If Castle", "Earthly joys", "Criminal talent", "Do not wake the sleeping dog", "Independent life”, “Capercaillie”, “Without a return address”, “Mole”, “Mole-2”, “Secrets of the investigation-4” and others. As you can see, there are many famous and popular paintings on the list.

Elena Popova's film career begins with an episodic role as a tenth-grader in Dinara Asanova's film "The Key Without the Right to Transfer". The role of the medical instructor Shurochka in the TV movie "Battalions ask for fire" is especially highlighted. In this picture, a talented actress plays surrounded by no less talented men - Oleg Efremov, Alexander Zbruev, Nikolai Karachentsov, Igor Sklyar.

In the early 90s, Elena Popova showed her talent by playing the lead role of Ada the hairdresser in the adventurous comedy Don't Wake the Sleeping Dog. Often the girl refused to work in television series, preferring to play on the theater stage. She considered this uninteresting, and besides, she was spoiled by good theater directors, including G. A. Tovstonogov, T. N. Chkheidze, Grigory Dityatkovsky.

Awards and prizes

Elena Popova is the winner of two theatrical awards "Golden Soffit" and "Golden Mask". And in 2006, for her huge contribution to theatrical activity, the breadth of creativity and selfless dedication in her work, Elena Kimovna Popova became the winner of one of the prestigious independent theater awards named after Vladislav Strzhelchik. People'sin 2009, the artist of Russia was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree.

Until now, Elena works a lot on the theater stage, considers herself a happy mother and is very proud of her son, who has taken place in his profession.

Conclusion

As in her early childhood on Nevsky Prospekt, the actress never ceases to dream of new roles, a grateful audience for whom she takes the stage, quiet family comfort, children's voices of grandchildren, frequent meetings with friends not in a working atmosphere. And, accepting congratulations on the anniversary, Elena Popova smiles with her radiant smile of a simple Russian woman, talented and charming. And we will hope that the best roles of this wonderful actress are yet to come!