Elena Yakovleva is mainly remembered by everyone as an actress from the film "Intergirl" (1989). What was it like then and how has it changed now? We will tell you how the role of Tanya Zaitseva in an instant turned Elena Yakovleva into one of the most successful stars of Soviet cinema, and also find out how the fate of the actress developed in the future.
The plot of the film "Intergirl"
The tape will tell about the ordeals that befell Tanya Zaitseva. The main character is a nurse in a hospital in Leningrad. Well, in her free time, the girl is engaged in prostitution, providing intimate services to wealthy foreigners. Her main dream is to get out of poverty and marry a rich prince. But when her dream comes true, Tanya suddenly discovers that she is completely unhappy.
How was the fate of Elena Yakovleva
The main role of Tanya Zaitseva was played by Elena Yakovleva. Then she was just beginning her acting career, playing in theatrical productions. For more than half a year, the producers and director of "Intergirl" tried unsuccessfully to find an actress for the main role in the firm, because the role was originally written for another talented actress - Tatyana Dogileva.
But, in the end, Dogileva did not suit the creators. And finally, they decided to stop at Yakovleva. As it turned out, Elena already had the experience of playing a prostitute - in the production of "Snow near the prison".
At first, director Pyotr Todorovsky was seriously worried: would an aspiring actress be able to cope with such a difficult role? But, as it turned out later, Yakovleva not only coped, but created a real sensation.
It was the role of Tanya Zaitseva that became Elena Yakovleva's ticket to the world of big cinema - after the success of Intergirl, an avalanche of calls and invitations to appear in various film projects fell on the actress.
By the way, for her work in the tape, the actress received several awards and titles:
- Prize of the Tokyo International Film Festival;
- Best Actress of the Year;
- Nika Prize.
More than 30 years have passed since the premiere. What does Elena Yakovleva's acting career look like now? To this day, she continues to work for the benefit of theater and cinema. The actress acts in films, and also shines on the stage of theaters. Among her recent successful works, one can single out such projects as "Crew", "The Last Bogatyr", "Seven Dinners", "Sklifosovsky".
There are many photos on the network of how the actress has changed since the release of "Intergirl". In fact, many netizens point out that the actress has only become more talented and more successful over the years.
Among her titles are "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation" and "People's Artist of the Russian Federation", as well as several solid awards for other films.
Elena with her son
Personal life
Elena was married twice. The first husband turned out to be a colleague in the shop - he was the actor Sergei Yulin. Yakovleva lived with him for only six months. Then, in 1990, Elena married Valery Shalnykh, an actor of the Sovremennik Theater, with whom she had been de facto married for five years. The couple had a son, Denis, who is now engaged in bodybuilding.
We talked about what the actress from the film "Intergirl" (1989) Elena Yakovleva was and what she was now. The film project subsequently turned over all ideas about what can be shown on the screen and what is not. And thanks to her role in "Intergirl" Elena received great success and established herself as a talented actress.