An elegant and fragile girl who loves large-size SUVs and simple daisies is the very actress Elena Nikolaeva. Films and series with her participation over the past few years have been positively received by many film critics and invariably attract a wide audience.
Children and school years
Elena Nikolaeva is an actress who is familiar to us from such acclaimed films as “Girl”, “The History of the Spring Call”, “The House on the Embankment”, has an interesting biography and a beautiful life story. She was born on February 9, 1983. Her mother is a famous ballet dancer.
Elena’s grandmother was also a person not alien to creativity. She actively participated in amateur performances and played well in amateur performances. It was she who saw in the granddaughter the makings of an actress.
From 4 to 6 years old, Lena was very diligent in rhythmic gymnastics. Everyone thought that, having matured, she could become a world champion. But the grandmother of the future “star” did not like the fact that the girls were forbidden to eat semolina there, and she took it from there.
At 9 years old, the girl entered the Borzov Ballet School, and by 11 years old - into the famous ensemble of Igor Moiseev, where she was the youngest student. She successfully finished it and later danced in the military ensemble “Sky of Russia”.
Studying at GITIS
In 2001, Elena decided to enter at the same time with her friend at the Moscow Art Theater School, but could not get there. The girl decided not to be very upset and act next year, only at the theater institute. I learned and the next summer I entered GITIS (RATI). She studied for an actress in the directing department under the direction of O. Kudryashov.
First roles ...
Elena Nikolaeva is an actress who played excellent major roles in many domestic films and TV shows. All her works are unusually talented and incredibly realistic.
For the first time, Elena Nikolaeva starred in a movie in 2003. It was the film "The History of the Spring Call", telling about the relationship between Vanya, who wants to serve in the airborne troops, and Sveta, who is trying to "smear" the guy and ready to do anything for him, even to seduce the major from the military enlistment office. Elena played the role of the girlfriend of this girl.
In 2006, the future actress graduated from GITIS and entered the Theater of Nations. After him, the well-known "Workshop of Oleg Kudryashov" became the new place of work.
... and first success
In 2007, Elena Nikolaeva, together with such famous actors as Irina Kupchenko and Alexei Petrenko, played in the drama House on the Coast. The film was very popular, critics spoke very well about it.
It was after this movie that the young actress began to be recognized on the streets. She gained a certain popularity and began to receive interesting proposals about filming from fashion directors. In the same 2007, she had roles in the films "The Feather and the Sword", "Tumbler", "Trust Service".
From “Girl” to “Phonograms of Passion”
In 2008, good roles rained down on Elena Nikolaev, as from a "cornucopia." She starred in "Girl" - a film about a simple Moscow schoolgirl Lena Yartseva, who dreams of a luxurious life, but who goes to prison and finds her true calling - singing.
Elena Nikolaeva sang all the songs on her own. She also became a co-author of the famous main hit "Trap". For excellent performance, the actress received a special prize from Andrei Tarkovsky, president of the II International Film Festival. It is interesting that this film was shot by the girl’s namesake - Nikolaeva Elena Vladislavovna.
The experience gained on the set and increased skill helped Elena to play well in the film “I Will Return” together with Alexander Porokhovshchikov, Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Alla Rogovtseva. She got the role of Guli - a girl with a difficult and absurd character.
In 2009, she starred in the melodrama "Phonogram of Passion." For acting in this film, the actress was awarded the “Audience Award”, and the series “Scythian Gold”, which also became very popular.
Elena Nikolaeva. Filmography, new facets of talent
Among the other films starring Elena Nikolaeva are also famous: “Confidence Service” (Lyusya), “Tumbler” (daughter of businessman Tanya), “Freud Method” (intern of the investigative department Lidia Fadeeva), “Viy”.
Elena Nikolaeva, whose filmography has more than two dozen works, does not tire of being always different, but equally interesting to all categories of viewers. We list several of her most successful works.
The film “Two winters and three summers” (Varvara Inyakhina) tells the story of the Pryaslins large family, collective farm chairman Anfisa Minina, the harsh secretary of the district committee, Evdokim Podrezov, front-line soldier Lukashin and the brisk Varvara Inyakhina, who made it clear that he is a welcome guest in her house. The war years, the feelings of Lukashin and Anfisa Minina to each other, hard work and strong people trying to cope with all the hardships - this is what is shown in this movie.
The drama "Shekher-18" (Tatyana, Andrei's sister) shocked many viewers. Special forces Evgeny Sormatov goes to Karelia and takes with him the letter of Andrei Egorov, who died several years ago. He collects all the relatives of his friend and talks about everything, after which he is going back. A storm holds him back. At this time, Elena accidentally finds the weapons of smugglers. And so the three of them - Elena, Evgeny and Tatyana are held hostage by the terrorists.
Elena Nikolaeva, whose filmography was replenished with good acting in the film “Klushi” (Alesya), also has comedic talent. The plot of this tape is simple: several women get to Cuba to disrupt the wedding of Alice and Cyril. They have a lot to go through in order to implement their plan, for example, fly to Panama or spend the night at a police station.
The series “While the Fern Blossoms” (Olesya Murashova) is a fairy tale that is full of real situations and recognizable events. Journalist Kirill suddenly finds himself in Altai, whose mystical open spaces give rise to strange thoughts and comedic situations. Parallel worlds appear to intersect. And at the point of their meeting, sometimes strange things happen.
I must say that all the heroines played by Elena Nikolaeva turn out to be really good, strong, honest people, which make you think about the main thing of each viewer. Maybe that's why she already has such a long track record.
What connects Elena Nikolaev and Igor Nikolaev?
In domestic tabloids, one can often see all kinds of tales that actress Elena Nikolaeva is the wife of Igor Nikolaev. Indeed, youthful love and the first wife of the singer and composer Igor Nikolaev was called Elena. She is a complete namesake of the actress, however, these are two completely different people. The first wife of Igor Nikolaev now lives in the United States and practically does not appear in Russia. Well, Igor Nikolaev is married to Julia Proskuryakova today.
The truth about privacy
Actress Elena Nikolaeva has been married for more than ten years, her husband's name is Konstantin. Little is known about him: he is far from the film industry and does not like to communicate with journalists. She met her future husband on a trip when she went with her mother to the sea immediately after graduating from GITIS.
Elena Nikolaeva is a happy mother of two charming children. She has a 5 year old son and a 2 year old daughter (for this year 2014). After the birth of children, Elena discovered new inclinations and talents. Now she loves cooking and needlework. The actress chooses the color of her clothes according to her mood. Usually it is yellow, gray and brown. He loves flowers - tulips and daisies.
Currently, the actress works under the direction of Evgeny Mironov at the Theater of Nations. The biography of Elena Nikolaeva is a vivid testimony of what an ordinary, but amazingly talented girl can achieve.
Elena Nikolaeva is an actress possessing not only extraordinary artistic talent, but also excellent directorial inclinations. Perhaps in the near future she will venture to try herself in a new role, and we will see her first independent work in this capacity.