Elena Kotelnikova is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She played in the series "Closed School", "Reflection", "Hotel Eleon". She starred in the films "Matron Effect", "Good Sasha, Sasha Evil", a TV presenter of programs on the channels of TMC, TVC, "Trust" and "Culture".
Elena Valerievna prefers not to tell anything about her personal life. It is not even known whether she has a family, a child. The performer is sure that both the press and fans should be provided only with information about her work.
Vocation Search
The biography of the future actress began in 1977. The girl was born on February 25 in the capital's working-class family. From childhood, the child showed the ability to music. Lena studied guitar and piano at a music school, took vocal lessons.
It turned out that the girl has a very good mezzo-soprano. Another hobby was dancing. Elena studied with the same interest ballroom, jazz, and dance in the style of "modern" and "jazz". However, Elena did not have any desire to connect her life with artistic creativity. And parents were not connected with the world of art.
After school, a graduate decided to get an education at GITIS. She realized that she wanted to play on stage. Elena became a student of the acting department. During the exams, it turned out that the applicant has a real talent for instant transformation into any image.
Studied a girl in the workshop of Chomsky. After completing her studies in 1998, the aspiring lyceum acted in the Satire Theater. She participated in the productions of "Youth of Louis" in the role of Henrietta, played in the "Barrel of Honey" Maria. Among her performances were The Three Penny Opera and Goodbye Entertainer.
From 1998 to 2006, the girl worked as a model. The movie debut was commercials. Kotelnikova acted in commercials for MTS, tea "Conversation", appeared in the commercials "Makfa", "Nescafe", "Nivea", starred for "One hundred recipes for beauty" and "Russian Post".
Confession
The popularity came after working with Roman Kachanov Jr. in 2001. The director invited the young actress to his film "Down House" for one of the leading roles. The picture based on the famous work of Dostoevsky "Idiot" was a film of noir style.
The picture was very popular among film enthusiasts. The film shows the society of the second half of the nineties. Comedy also makes fun of prejudice. In the author’s version, Kotelnikova reincarnated as Aglaya Yepanchina. After the successful premiere, the artist increasingly took part in filming. The classic type of Russian woman ensured her the role of heroines from the hinterland.
She was regularly invited to TV shows and films. However, the roles offered were secondary and episodic. One of the main heroines Elena became in the telenovela "Reflection" in 2011. Valentina Ustinova, a prisoner who had previously worked as a plastic surgeon, became the girl's character. The action of the detective develops in a women's prison.
Kotelnikova preferred working on television to cinema. She starred in a small number of films. Much more often she appeared in TV shows. So, in “Turetsky’s March” she turned into the companion of the protagonist, in 2006 she played in the bodyguard, which became a popular serial project, “Bodyguard”. Kotelnikova took an active part in the work on the series "Happy Together." She got the role of the girlfriend of the main character.
In the rating series "Daddy's Daughters", shown on television from 2007 to 2011, Elena played a classmate of one of the main characters of the project Lena Golovneva. Since 2008, the actress participated in the filming of "My Beloved Witch", "Capercaillie", "Wild-2". Her characters are always remembered by the audience.
