Alena Yakovleva is a Russian actress, the daughter of the famous Soviet actor Yuri Yakovlev, who appeared in a large number of popular films and TV shows. The most important place in her biography is occupied by the projects “Fighter”, “Female Doctor” and “Sklifosovsky”.
Biography
Alena Yakovleva is already quite a mature and experienced actress. She was born in 1961 in the family of the famous Soviet actor Yuri Yakovlev and the doctor Kira Machulskaya. The father left the family early, and the girl was raised by her mother and stepfather Nikolai. The latter worked as a journalist, and the family traveled a lot. After graduating from high school, Alena was enrolled in the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, but even then she was very passionate about the theater.
Two years after entering the university, Yakovleva began to study additionally at the Shchukin Theater School. In those days, this was unacceptable, and the girl had to carefully hide her lifestyle from others. She managed to successfully get both education, and in 1985, the aspiring artist began working at the Satire Theater. Several times she performed under her usual name - Elena, but was forced to change him to Alena due to confusion with another actress, Elena Yakovleva, known for the movie "Intergirl".
Alena Yakovleva came to the cinema at an already ripe enough age, playing in films such as “Two Shores”, “Branch”, “Under the Northern Lights” and others. In the early 2000s, she began acting in TV shows, appearing in the projects "Fighter", "Turkish March" and "My Fair Nanny." The role in the film "The Return of the Musketeers", released in 2009, became memorable.
The actress is well given the roles of caring mothers, doctors and simply wise women. It is not surprising that in the following years, roles in the series "The Diary of Doctor Zaitseva", "Sklifosovsky", "Zemsky Doctor", "Female Doctor" brought her high popularity. Alena can often be seen on various television shows. So in 2016 she participated in the project “Dancing with the Stars”, having successfully performed in it with a partner Vitaly Surma.
