The general public today Elena Timofeevna Denisova is better known as an actress of one role. It was the character of the charming and extravagant Virginia from the sensational film "Look for a Woman" that became for the talented actress both the peak of fame and the reason for oblivion. After all, departmental officials saw in this reincarnation only a violation of traditions regarding the image of a Soviet woman.
By the example of the creative fate of actress Elena Denisova, one can tell indicatively of the Soviet era that has sunk into oblivion and has fully affected the cinematic community. After all, she brilliantly played not the most important role in the title film "Look for a Woman", where with her talent for reincarnation she was able to overshadow even the main characters. And instead of recognizing and creating favorable conditions for career growth, the talented artist received only a censure and excommunication from the ruling party democracy as a “reward”.
Biography and career of Elena Timofeevna Denisova
April 14, 1960 in Sverdlovsk, the future actress was born. Due to the “nomadic” profession of his father, who was a civil engineer, the family often changed their place of residence. Most of all, from childhood, Elena liked the period when she lived in Alma-Ata, with which she still has very pleasant memories.
Already as a teenager, Elena's family moved to Moscow, where the girl studied well at school and showed the greatest interest in chemistry and biology. Therefore, parents saw their daughter’s future at the biology faculty of Moscow State University. However, Elena's creative inclinations led her to GITIS. Moreover, admission to a theater university took place by accident, when the future film star came to the selection committee for a company with a friend. Here she made a splash, skillfully reading a poem by Vladimir Soloukhin.
The debut in the cinema of Elena Timofeevna took place in 1979, when she played a cameo role in the cult Soviet film "The meeting place cannot be changed." And in 1982, the whole country was able to appreciate the brilliant game of the aspiring actress in the film "Look for a Woman." It is surprising that this role miraculously went to Denisova because of the serious illness of the actress previously approved for her. And only the director’s desire not to slow down the filming process became the reason for this development of events.
It is noteworthy that Elena Denisova worked independently on extravagant makeup, a stylish wardrobe, and even phrases that were bitter and atypical for their time, which later became aphorisms. And then there was the admiration of the audience and excommunication at the same time. Subsequently, the actress still starred in the films "Forgive Me, Alyosha", "Dance Floor" and "Five Minutes of Fear", but this was already a real sunset in his acting career.
Four years after the release of the movie "Look for a Woman, " Denisova leaves the profession and begins to engage in charity work. Today, she actively participates in the 12 Steps program, recites her own poems on the radio, and organizes dinners for the poor.
