Elena Alexeevna Yakovleva (; born 5 March 1961) is a

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and

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n actress known for her roles in such films as '' Intergirl'' and '' Encore, Once More Encore!'' as well as for the main role in the popular TV-series ''Kamenskaya''. She is a long-term actress in the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre. In 2002, Yakovleva was awarded the title

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.Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from January 14, 2002 No. 34
Laureate of the State Prize of Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 2000.Указ Президента Российской Федерации В. Путина от 6 июня 2001 года № 655 «О присуждении Государственных премий Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства 2000 года» // ru.wikisource.org
/ref> She was awarded the Order of Honour (2006).s:Указ Президента РФ от 14.04.2006 № 368, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14 апреля 2006 г. № 368 О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации работников государственного учреждения культуры города Москвы «Московский театр «Современник»

Biography

After graduating from high school, Yakovleva was admitted to one of the leading theaters in Moscow, the Sovremennik Theatre. In 1986, she proposed to go to the Moscow Drama Theater named after M.N. Yermolova - a theater located in

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Selected filmography

References

External links

Official Website
* 1961 births Living people People from Zviahel Soviet film actresses Soviet television actresses Soviet stage actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Russian stage actresses Soviet actresses 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses People's Artists of Russia Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Nika Award Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni {{Russia-actor-stub