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Elena Yakovleva

Elena Yakovleva

Actor · Born March 5, 1961 (65) · Novograd-Volynskiy, Zhytomyrskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Elena Yakovleva is a Russian film and stage actress known for the leading role in Intergirl (1989) and also as a lead of the popular Russian TV franchise 'Kamenskaya'. She was born Elena Alekseevna Yakovleva on March 5, 1961, in Novograd-Volynsky, Zhitomir province, Ukraine republic of the Soviet Union (now Novohrad, Ukraine). Her father, Aleksei Nikolaevich Yakovlev, was an Army officer. Her mother, Valeria Pavlovna, was a science researcher. Her great-grandmother was an actress. Young Yakovleva was fond of theatre, she participated in school plays. In 1978 she graduated from a secondary school and took a job as a librarian at public library in Kharkov, then worked at a local electronics industry. In 1980 she moved to Moscow and enrolled in the State Institute for Theatrical Arts (GITIS). In 1984 she graduated from the class of Vladimir Andreev as an actress, and joined the troupe of Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow. In 1983, while still a student, Yakovleva made her big screen debut as Lera opposite Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Dvoe pod odnim zontom: Aprelskaya skazka (1983). From 1986-1989 she was a member of the troupe at Moscow Theatre named after M.I. Ermopova, however, she was not very busy on stage. In 1989 Elena Yakovleva shot to fame with the leading role as Tatiana, a medical nurse turned prostitute because of the grim life in the Soviet Union, in Intergirl (1989), a film adaptation of the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin. She received numerous awards and nominations for the role, and was named the "Best Actress" of 1990 in the Soviet Union. Elena Yakovleva became a celebrity in Russia after her portrayal of a compassionate prostitute, but she managed to overcome the drawback of her popularity and departed from being typecast as a "femme fatale" of Russian cinema. After the success of Intergirl (1989), she demonstrated her range and multifaceted talent playing a string of leading and supporting roles in about 20 films. Her role as Kamenskaya, a criminal investigator in modern day Moscow, turned into a six-year gig, and brought Yakovleva a new wave of popularity, becoming her most acclaimed work on television. From 1984 - 1986, and since 1989, Elena Yakovleva has been a member of the troupe at "Sovremennik" Theatre in Moscow, under directorship of Galina Volchek. There her stage partners has been such actors as Sergey Shakurov, Dina Korzun, Valentin Gaft, Inna Churikova, Sergey Garmash, Marina Neyolova, Chulpan Khamatova and other notable Russian actors. Elena Yakovleva has been married to actor Valeri Shalnykh, and the couple has one son, Denis, born in 1992. Yakovleva is a popular TV show host in Russia. Outside of her acting profession she spends time playing tennis, or walking her two dogs; she is also involved in public activity related to social causes. Yakovleva is residing with her family in Moscow, Russia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 5, 1961 (65)
From
Novograd-Volynskiy, Zhytomyrskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Elena Yakovleva's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
63%
Self
23%
Survival
9%
Society
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elena Yakovleva's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Elena Yakovleva's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Отцовский клуб (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Chebi: My Fluffy Friend 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Rimma

  • Мой папа — мэр (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ольга Арсеньевна

  • Tyulpany(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cheburashka 2(2026)

    as Rimma

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Склифосовский. Новый год (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Павлова

  • Fa-Sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Finist. The First Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Baba Yaga

  • The Last Warrior. Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Баба Яга, знахарка и колдунья

  • Mastodon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · as Тамара Николаевна Кулик

  • The Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tatyana Sergeevna

  • Off the Rails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as мать Анны

  • Sea. Sun. Sklifosovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Chebi: My Fluffy Friend(2023)

    as Rimma

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Дама с собачкой (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • Like Father, Like Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Nadejda

  • Chernobyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Angelina Guskova

  • Peppermint Gingerbread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness(2021)

    as Baba Yaga

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Last Warrior: Root of Evil(2021)

    as Baba Yaga

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cosmoball(2020)

    as Anton's mother

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Seven Dinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as mother-in-law

  • The Last Six Degrees of Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Andrey's mother

  • Dominika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dominika (43 years)

  • A Rough Draft(2018)

    as Kirill's mother

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Six Degrees of Celebration 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as мама Андрея

  • The Last Warrior(2017)

    as Baba-Yaga

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Научи меня жить (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Crew(2016)

    as Irina

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Люба (жена Семёна)

  • The Best Day Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Curious Varvara 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Varvara Ivanovna Slutskaya

  • This Kind of Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 64 episodes · Actor

  • A Diary of a First-grader Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • A Shot Into the Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Sviridovs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Friends of Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Лена

  • Вальс-Бостон (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Attackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as мама Лидии

  • Sklifosovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 192 episodes · as Павлова

  • Five Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Чистая победа (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Naydyonish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Анна Краснова

  • Kamenskaya - 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Naydenysh 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Анна Краснова

  • V stile jazz(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hear My heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Rita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Space Dogs(2010)

    as Strelka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Naydenysh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Анна Краснова

  • Hi, Kinder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Светлана, мама Тёмки

  • Katya: War History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 28 episodes · as Клавдия

  • Kamenskaya - 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Downsizing the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Лариса Карась

  • Crime & Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna

  • Crime & Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · as Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna

  • Ada's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Спасибо за любовь! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ольга Аркадьевна

  • Night Visitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Орловская Ирина (народная артистка)

  • I'm Staying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Natalya Tyrsa

  • Гроза (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Кабанова

  • Nobody Knows Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kesha's mother

  • Kamenskaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Kursanty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eyzhbeta Danilovna

  • My Step Brother Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rita

  • Каменская - 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 16 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Каменская - 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 16 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Kamenskaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 84 episodes · as Каменская Анастасия Павловна

  • Retro Threesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rita

  • Yukka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • What a Wonderful Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Woman in the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Эмма

  • Vitka Shusher and the Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Елена Мещерякова

  • Vospitanie zhestokosti u zhenshchin i sobak(1993)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Encore, Once More Encore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Anya Kryukova

  • An Outrageous Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Black Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Case of Sukhovo-Kobylin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Луиза Симон-Деманш

  • Mother of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Russian Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Chernov/Chernov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Irina / Irene

  • The Stairway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Аля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке

  • Faithfulness We Pledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Bird Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lyoka Khrapova in her youth

  • Own Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Olga

  • Intergirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tanya Zaitseva

  • Heart Is Not a Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • A Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tatyana

  • Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mariya

  • Time to Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Милка, дежурная справочного бюро

  • A Strong Personality from 2 "A" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lena

  • Two Under One Umbrella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Лера

  • Hold On to the Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 91 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Cheburashka 2 (2026)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

The Crew (2016)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Vospitanie zhestokosti u zhenshchin i sobak (1993)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1989Screen debut· Intergirl
  • 1989First top-billed film· Intergirl

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 94: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score29th

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
8919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Elena Yakovleva's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Tyulpany (2026)

88th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crew (2016)

Midcredits 67th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elena Yakovleva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elena Yakovleva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dmitriy Dyachenko shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers