Elena Popova: biography and personal life of the actress

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

A family

Her mother, a corps de ballet artist, survived the blockade.And papa, having returned from the war, soon died. Mom married again. Her husband was Helen's godfather, who introduced the girl to art: he drove to museums, drove to the capital, where he always bought her tickets for ballet performances to the Bolshoi Theater.

But Lena did not become a ballerina.It was the desire of the mother, who knew firsthand how difficult the fate of the dancer. Having promised the daughter of a puppy and a ballpoint pen for refusing ballet, she kept her word when Lena abandoned the Vaganovo School.

Study at school and first jobs

In the theater school Elena Popova enteredonly the third time. And here her persistence can be envied. Restoring old books in the library, she dreamed for two years and hoped to become a student of the Institute of Theater. These expectations came 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 the third year she began to playTovstonogov in the BDT. Elena was lucky from the very first days. She played the main roles in the performances of world and national classics, almost daily going to the stage of the famous theater together with prominent personalities, worked with the best directors.

Georgy Alexandrovich offered Elena a role forrole, 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 completely failed to play the role of liars and cheats.

Personal life

Strength and tenderness gives their heroines Elena Popova. The personal life of the actress herself is not at all like the ones she plays on the stage of the theater or the movie screen.

When Elena went to school, she met withthird year student Boris. Relationships developed rapidly, and the question of starting a family had already arisen. Mom Boris 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 want to start a family. She has a son Andrew, who graduated from the Military Medical Academy. Relations with his father have improved quite recently, when the son matured.

Films

Grateful viewers enjoy watchingmovies and television series, where Elena Popova plays. The actress, the filmography of which has more than 43 works, decorates with herself any picture in which she is removed. Among them are: “Key without the right to transfer”, “Battalions ask for fire”, “Unusual Adventures of Karik and Vali”, “Prisoner of the Castle If,” “Earthly Joy”, “Criminal Talent”, “Don't Wake a Sleeping Dog”, “Independent Life "," Wood grouse "," Without return address "," Mole "," Mole-2 "," Secrets of the investigation-4 "and others. As you can see, there are many famous and popular paintings in the list.

Career in the movie Elena Popova begins withthe episodic role of a tenth-year schoolgirl in the Dinara Asanova film “The Key Without the Right to Transfer”. The role of the medical officer Shurochka in the television film “The battalions are asking for fire.” In this picture, the talented actress is playing in an environment of equally talented men - Oleg Efremov, Alexander Zbruyev, Nikolai Karachentsov, Igor Sklyar.

In the early 90s, Elena Popova shows her talent,playing the lead role of hairdresser Ada in the adventurous comedy "Don't wake the sleeping dog." Often the girl refused to work in the television series, preferring to play on the theater stage. She considered it uninteresting, and was also spoiled by good theater directors, including G. A. Tovstonogov, T. N. Chkheidze, Grigory Dityatkovsky.

Awards and prizes

Elena Popova - the owner of two theatricalGolden Sophit and Golden Mask awards. And in 2006, for her enormous contribution to the theatrical activity, 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. In 2009, the People’s Artist of Russia was awarded the Order For Services to the Fatherland, II degree.

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

Conclusion

As in early childhood on Nevsky, the actress is notceases to dream of new roles, a grateful spectator, for whom she takes the stage, of quiet family comfort, of children's grandchildren’s voices, of frequent meetings with friends not in a working atmosphere. And, accepting congratulations for the anniversary, Elena Popova smiles with her radiant smile of a simple Russian woman, talented and charming. And we hope that the best roles of this wonderful actress are still ahead!