Yelena Alekseyevna Koreneva (; born October 3, 1953,

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n stage and film actress, writer, film director, and screenwriter. Yelena Koreneva starred in more than sixty pictures and authorizes three published books.

Biography

Early life and education

Yelena Alekseyevna Koreneva was born on October 3, 1953, in

, in a creative family. Her father, Aleksei Korenev, was a famous Soviet and Russian film director. Mother - Natalia Andreyevna Koreneva (Konstantinova), worked for many years as an assistant director at the

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studio. In her childhood, Yelena dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but she was not admitted to a dance school. In 1969 she made her debut in film as Dunya Baburina by starring in her father's comedy film ''Taimyr Calls You''. She graduated from school with an in-depth study of English. After finishing school, she enrolled in the

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on the course of Ludmila Vladimirovna Stavskaya. She graduated in 1975.

Career

In 1974, as a student, she played Tanya, the lead female role in Andrei Konchalovsky's film ''

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''. This role brought the beginning actress popularity. Andrei Konchalovsky noted her physical likeness to American actress

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, and even convinced her to imitate MacLaine. At the 1974

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the picture was awarded the "Crystal Globe". She graduated from the institute in 1975 with the role of Juliet in the successful diploma performance of ''

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''. Between 1975 and 1977 she was an actress in the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre. Due to the invitation of

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, she transferred to the Moscow Drama Theater in Malaya Bronnaya, where she worked between 1977 and 1979. In 1977, the actress played the lead role in the picture of

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''Asya'' based on the story of the same name by

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. In 1978 Koreneva performed the main role in the historical film of Igor Maslennikov ''Yaroslavna, Queen of France''. There were two significant works by Koreneva in 1979: Elizaveta Potapovna, the daughter of the usurer in the vaudeville of Svetlana Druzhinina ''Hussar's Matchmaking'' and Martha, the wife of the main character in Mark Zakharov's ''

The Very Same Munchhausen ''The Very Same Munchhausen'' (, alt. translation - ''That Very Münchhausen'') is a 1980 Soviet fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin. The film relays the story of the baron's li ...

''. One of her last works before leaving abroad was the role of Nurse Lyudochka in Mikhail Kozakov's film ''

The Pokrovsky Gate ''The Pokrovsky Gate'' () is a 1982 Soviet musical comedy-drama film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Ulyanova. The screenplay is based on a 1974 stage p ...

'' (1982). In June 1982, she married Kevin Moss, an American university teacher of Russian language and literature, and on September 15 she emigrated to the United States. She lived with her husband in academic towns, attended various educational courses, and studied French. She also worked at a cafeteria. After divorcing her husband, she worked many different jobs, including as a waitress, cloakroom attendant, and in sales. Remaining a citizen of the USSR, she did not have the opportunity to visit her homeland for 3.5 years to meet her relatives, as the Soviet authorities refused her. To visit Moscow, having received the long-awaited permission, she succeeded only in the spring of 1986. In 1988–1989, the actress also came to the USSR and appeared in several Russian films. During the 11-year emigration, she also starred in a number of American films (1984 - ''Beloved Mary'', 1989 - ''

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'', 1993 - ''Prisoner of Time'') and began writing autobiographical prose. In 1993 Yelena Koreneva returned to Russia. One of the first theatrical works of the actress on her return to Russia was the role of Lou Andreas-Salome in the solo performance ''Lu (and Fritz, and Rainer, and Professor)'', staged in 1994 by David George. In 1996 Yelena Koreneva acted in the play in English and in another direction at the theatrical festival in Perth in Australia (Festival of Perth). In 1995-1997 she worked in the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. In 1999 she graduated from the

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. She shot two short films based on her scripts: "Chopin's Nocturne" and "Lusia and Grisha".

Personal life

On the set of the film ''

'' Koreneva became romantically involved with director

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. Their relationship lasted three years, after which the pair parted. In 1982, the actress married Kevin Moss, a teacher of Russian language and literature. They were married for a few years. Her current life partner is Andrey Tashkov, also an actor.

Filmography

Van Goghs ''Van Goghs'' () is a 2018 drama film written, co-produced and directed by Sergey Livnev. It stars Aleksei Serebryakov and Daniel Olbrychski. Plot The film tells about a lonely artist Mark, returning to Latvia to his own father after a long ...

(2018) as Irina *

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(2018) as woman in red *Bessonnitsa (2013)(TV 2013-) as Aleksandra Alechina, bank's owner *

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(2012) *

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(2011) as episode *Sobytie (2009) as Aunt Zhenya *Landysh serebristyj (2005) *Shpionskie igry: Nelegal (2004) *Lyudi i teni. Film vtoroy: Opticheskiy obman (2003) *The Eyeglasses (2002) *Lednikoviy period (2002) (mini) *

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(2001) as Anya's Mother *S novym schastiem! - 2 (2000) *

Day of the Full Moon ''Day of the Full Moon'' () is a 1998 parable drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. It premiered on television on November 2, 1998, on TNT. Plot The film unfolds as a series of episodes from the lives of different people across various era ...

(1998) as Zoya *Prisoner of Time (1993) as Chrystina Marr *

Anna Karamazoff ''Anna Karamazoff'' () is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In 1949, a woman (her name is not revealed, referred to as Anna) returns from a labor camp to Leningrad ...

(1991) *Chernov/Chernov (1990) * A Trap for Lonely Man (1990) as Doctor *

(1989) *Komediya o Lisistrate (1989) as Lysistrata *

Maria's Lovers ''Maria's Lovers'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he ...

(1984) as Vera *Krepysh (1982) *

(1982) as Lyudochka *

Lenin in Paris ''Lenin in Paris'' () is a Soviet biopic directed by Sergei Yutkevich in 1981 on Mosfilm. Synopsis Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin spent four years in Paris (1909–1912), and this historical docudrama explores those years with a certain amou ...

(1981) as Singer (singing voice — Caroline Clerc) * The mystery of Edwin Drood (1980) as Miss Rosa Bud *

An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...

(1980) as Miss Mabel Chiltern *

Siberiade ''Siberiade'' (, translit. ''Sibiriada'') is a 1979 Soviet historical drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and produced by Mosfilm. The four-part epic spans much of the 20th century. Themes The film combines narrative elements from d ...

(1979) as Taya Solomina *Svatovstvo gusara (1979) as Liza *Utrenniy obkhod (1979) *

Air Crew ''Air Crew'' () is a 1980 disaster film directed by Alexander Mitta. Inspired by the ''Airport'' movie series, it was the first disaster film shot in the Soviet Union. Plot The first part of the film concentrates on the personal lives of the air ...

(1979) as Skvortsov's ex-girlfriend *

(1979) as Marta *Yaroslavna, Queen of France (1978) as Anna Yaroslavna * Asya (1977) as AsyaО фильме «Ася» (1977) (dic.academic.ru)
/ref> * Sentimentalnyy roman (1976) as Zoya the little *Vishnevii sad (1976) as Anya *

(1974) as Tanya *

Big School-Break ''Big School-Break'' (or ''Big Break'' translit. ''Bolshaya Peremena'', ) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as ''The Long Recess'', and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov's novel ''Walk towards people'' (� ...

(1972) as girl in library * Taimyr Calls You (1970) as Dunya

References

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