Childhood and youth
The star of Russian films and TV series was born on December 25, 1980 (zodiac sign - Capricorn) in Morshansk. His father was a military intelligence engineer, his mother graduated from the Plekhanov Institute. Soon after the birth of their daughter, the family moved to the city of Odintsovo, Moscow region, where little Lena grew up and went to school. In addition to the girl, her parents also raised her younger brother Nikita. The boy followed in his sister's footsteps and entered the school. M. S. Shchepkina.
Elena Igorevna chose her future profession in childhood. She cherished her dream and nurtured it until graduation. At a conscious age, the girl did not give up her childhood idea; moreover, she prepared and entered the famous “Sliver” without cronyism or bribes. The selection committee immediately saw the amazing talent and unanimously made a decision.
Every year his extraordinary talent shone more and more brightly with his high potential. In 2001, the student decided to put her knowledge into practice and got a job at the capital’s Theater for Young Spectators. Lyadova's biography was supplemented by a significant event in 2002, when she graduated from college and became a full member of the Moscow theater troupe.
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Elena Lyadova in childhood with her mother
The actress owes her merits to teacher Rimma Gavrilovna Solntseva, who was on the selection committee. Then she noted the girl as “well-fed and satisfied,” but an artist should be just the opposite. Subsequently, the teacher made every effort to ensure that Elena felt the true identity of an actor.
The artist developed a warm relationship with Solntseva, which later turned into a strong friendship. Today Elena Lyadova consults with a former teacher on any issue related to the profession. It’s normal for her to call Rimma Gavrilovna at night to sort out the role that’s causing her to suffer from insomnia. And she first sends pilot releases of projects to her mentor, without whose approval she cannot continue to work.
Life at the Theater for Young Spectators went smoothly. The actress played with pleasure for the little spectators, enjoying the plot of the performances. She most often participated in productions of “The Golden Cockerel”, “The Happy Prince”, “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Her charisma and talent did not go unnoticed by film directors.
First successes in cinema
The blossoming flower became more and more beautiful and won the hearts of many spectators, leaving no one indifferent. Having gone through a period of several minor roles, she loudly reminded herself of herself by gaining even greater popularity by starring in the film Lyubka. The former prisoner Lyubka, embodied by Elena on the screen, was very truthful, made you empathize and touched the heart. This can only happen when a talented actor works and puts a part of himself into his role.
Movies
In 2005, the actress was invited to film the film “Space as a Premonition.” Then she was involved in two more film works - “A Soldier’s Decameron”, “Pavlov’s Dog”. Elena Lyadova’s career took on new heights when in 2006 she received an award at the Amur Autumn festival for her excellent role in the film Pavlov’s Dog.
Elena Lyadova in the film "Leviathan"
The melodrama by Ekaterina Shagalova tells about those who live in a sanatorium for the mentally ill. Maxim (Nikolai Ivanov) and Ksyusha (Elena Lyadova) are members of this large and forced family. They love each other madly. The residents of the sanatorium live following a well-established regimen, which is based on occupational therapy. This is how he goes through them every day, with rags, brooms and scrapers in his hands.
The gates of the treatment facility are open, but none of the residents are eager to be “freed.” After all, each of them knows that no one needs them behind the fence.
This was followed by a chain of films and TV series, where the artist performed in different images and once again proved herself to be a strong-willed and multifaceted personality. His bright appearance and talent attracted the attention of a mass audience after the release of “The Testament of Lenin” and “The Brothers Karamazov”.
In 2009, a new leading role appeared in his career. In the film “Lyubka” the actress perfectly fit into the character, which justified the expectations. Active participation in multi-part stories fell in 2010. Lyadova played in the TV series “Blizzard”, “When the Rosemary Blooms”, “Rat”.
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The brightest work in their career was “Elena”. For the eccentric daughter of the main character, the actress received the Golden Eagle and Nike, as well as the coveted Palme d'Or in Cannes. The Russian drama explores the class divide in modern Moscow. The film was shown in 45 countries, including France, Poland and the USA. Foreign viewers received it positively. And in December 2019, “Elena” was included in the list of 50 best world films of the second decade of the 21st century, which was compiled by Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2013, the multi-part historical film “Ashes” was filmed, where Lyadova’s heroine Margarita finds herself in a love triangle. The actress’s partners on the set were the famous Vladimir Mashkov and Evgeny Mironov.
Elena Lyadova and Anna Ukolova
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Elena Lyadova and Anna Ukolova
The action takes place in 1938. Igor Petrov (Vladimir Mashkov), captain of the Red Army, meets Senka Pepl (Evgeny Mironov) on the train. Petrov faces arrest, and in order to avoid death, he decides to exchange clothes and documents with Ash and takes the thieves’ “common fund” from him. But in this way he radically changes not only his own destiny, but the life of his beloved Rita (Lyadov). He dooms her to many years of searching for her husband, painful waiting and a meeting with Ash, whom everyone now considers the captain.
In the same year, Elena appeared as the main character Nadya in the tragicomedy “The Geographer Drank His Globe Away”, paired with Konstantin Khabensky. In the story, its hero, geography teacher Viktor Sluzhkin, is burdened by family troubles and lack of money. Having nothing else to do, he went to work at the school and soon became involved in the lives of the students.
The next reason to be at the film festival presented itself after the premiere of the scandalous film “Leviathan” by Andrei Zvyagintsev, where the actress played the wife of the main character played by Alexei Serebryakov. In addition to them, roles in the film went to Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova, Alexey Rozin and others.
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Elena Lyadova and her brother
Elena’s character is of a dramatic nature, as is the basis of the plot. Lyadova had to star in an explicit pastel scene.
In “Betrayal,” the actress appeared in the role of the main character Asya. On screen, she skillfully cheats on her husband with three lovers and teaches her friend Dasha to live with ease. The woman’s wife was played by Kirill Kyaro, and the role of Daria was played by Glafira Tarkhanova. In 2021, Lyadova received the TEFI Award for Best Actress for embodying the image of Asya.
In 2017, the celebrity became the host of the “To be or not to be” program on the TV-3 channel. On the show, actors, directors and critics bring pilot episodes of multi-part films for discussion. And then the audience votes, and, one might say, this is how the fate of the pilot projects is decided, whether they will become full-fledged television series or not.
In February 2018, viewers saw the artist in Dmitry Tyurin’s science fiction film “Frontier”. Elena played the role of Maria Shurova. The main male character named Mikhail was played by Pavel Priluchny.
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The plot revolves around Mikhail, a young and cynical businessman who is faced with a problem. Under the pretext of conducting archaeological excavations, his access to a sand quarry on the Nevsky Piglet is blocked. Soon the hero discovers that he can travel back in time by picking up an object found at those excavations. So he finds himself at the site of the battles for Leningrad on the banks of the Neva and sees with his own eyes how his ancestors performed a feat in defending their native land.
The role of the young editor went to Lyadova in the acclaimed 2018 project “Dovlatov”. This is a film about several days in the life of the writer Sergei Dovlatov in the early 70s before the emigration of his friend, the poet Joseph Brodsky.
Then Elena Lyadova appeared in the leading role in the drama “The Day Before”. In the story, scientists learn that a red comet is approaching the Earth, which will destroy all life. At first they expected a collision, but now they have established for sure that it will happen tomorrow. People of different nationalities and classes are trying to spend the last day of their lives in their own way. Elena’s partners on the set were Alexander Petrov, Yuri Stoyanov, Zoya Buryak and others.
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Elena Lyadova and Alexander Gorchilin on the set of the project “Psycho”
In November 2021, the horror film “The Creature” was released, where the actress starred in the title role along with her husband Vladimir Vdovichenkov. The plot revolves around a family in which a child has disappeared. A couple of years later, they take custody of another baby with the hope that he will help them cope with the loss. But every day the adopted boy becomes more and more like their own son, which greatly frightens the parents.
In the summer of 2021, as soon as quarantine measures were lifted in Russia, the artist received an offer from director Fyodor Bondarchuk to star in his first series, which received the sonorous name “Psycho.”
Work on the 8-episode drama, in which Konstantin Bogomolov also took part, began in June, and the premiere date was announced almost immediately - November 5. The main locations were Moscow's Zaryadye Park, a dilapidated building on Volokolamsk Highway, and the Museum of Architecture, and the final scene was filmed near Zvenigorod.
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In 2021, Lyadova is starring in the Anglo-American mini-series McMafia , in which she plays an undercover FSB employee. At the same time, the drama “Dovlatov” was released on Russian movie screens, which tells the story of the fate of the famous Soviet writer, and Elena plays the role of a young editor in the film.
It is planned that at the end of 2021 the film “The Creature” will appear on movie screens, in which Lyadova will play one of the main roles.
Elena is actively represented on social networks, she maintains an interesting Instagram account, and she also has pages on Facebook and VKontakte. On her blog, the famous artist posts photos from film sets or vacations with her husband, shares the latest news, and talks about her creative plans. The latest photos of the actress in a swimsuit showed fans a figure with ideal parameters. Elena noted that she began to practice a new way of losing weight, which helped her maintain her body in normal condition, despite her already mature age.
Personal life
Even in her youth, in 2005, the actress began an affair with Alexander Yatsenko on the set of “A Soldier’s Decameron.” A flash of passion developed into a civil marriage, which lasted 8 years. Elena and Alexander broke up after a long life together due to infidelity. What caused the breakup became known later.
Rumors about an affair with Vladimir Vdovichenkov turned out to be not unfounded. The couple became close on the set of the film Leviathan, and at the premiere in Cannes they did not even try to hide their relationship. Moreover, it was as if they were playing for the paparazzi, because they understood that hundreds of cameras were watching them.
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Being married, Vdovichenkov allowed himself ambiguous behavior - he held Elena’s hand, affectionately kissed the top of her head, and stroked her back. His 10-year marriage to Olga Filippova was cracking at the seams. The couple separated peacefully.
Six months later, the actress officially commented on rumors of an engagement to her star boyfriend, thereby confirming the engagement. On April 2, 2015, it became known that Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Elena Lyadova got married.
There are few comments about the actors' wedding. They carefully hide information about their personal lives and for this they are considered one of the most modest and private couples in Russian show business. Stars are only given away by their wedding rings.
The family loves to vacation in Europe. For a couple of years in a row they rented a house in Menton. This is a city with a small population. Elena speaks of it as a quiet place for the soul. They fly to France to the Cote d'Azur. There is delicious food and fresh air, and the spouses love it. Lyadova loves to swim and spends a lot of time in the water.
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Elena Lyadova with her husband Vladimir Vdovichenkov
The actress does not have children yet, she speaks very well about her husband and the atmosphere in the house. He pays her a lot of attention and always supports her, sometimes even being present on the set of his chosen one. In his first marriage, Vladimir had a son, Leonid, and his relationship with Olga Filippova had a daughter, Veronica.
At the end of 2021, rumors appeared in the press that Lyadova was pregnant. Allegedly, this is why the actress appeared at the premiere of the film “Salyut-7,” where her husband starred, wearing a wide sweater that hid her round belly. Soon after this, Elena denied the speculation.
Vdovichenkov shared in an interview that he had met his ideal life partner. A man trusts his wife so much that he even allows her to resolve some family issues. After meeting his beloved, the actor became calmer and softer. Elena took over the responsibilities of her husband's manager. At first he tried to do it himself, but then decided to entrust the matter to a professional.
Elena treats her viewers and fans with trepidation. She regularly updates her Instagram page: work moments, relaxation, parties, going to the movies. Photos often appear with my husband and gifts from him. Sometimes there are funny videos with Elena in the role of a monkey.
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Elena Lyadova in a swimsuit
If before Lyadova did not carefully monitor her diet, then after the next filming, during which she managed to gain 13 kg, she decided to reconsider her attitude towards food and soon got rid of 16 kg. The actress's diet is simple: drink more fluids, steam or bake meat and fish, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. As the celebrity admits, she does not suffer from hunger, it’s just that now her diet is balanced and contains only healthy foods.
After losing weight, the actress tries to maintain her weight at 50 kg. With a height of 165 cm, she looks slim and fit. Elena’s beautiful figure is especially noticeable in the photographs in a swimsuit that periodically appear on Lyadova’s Instagram account.
Elena Lyadova now
Although Elena Igorevna’s filmography is already impressive, she continues to delight fans with new projects. At the end of spring 2021, the NTV channel began broadcasting the detective film “Random Shot,” in which Lyadova was accompanied by Mikhail Porechenkov, Makar Zaporozhsky, and Vera Panfilova.
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Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Andrei Andreev in the film “Dad”
Regarding her role in the series, the actress noted in an interview that she was always inspired by independent and purposeful women, and also used the well-known expression “stopping a galloping horse” in relation to her character. The director of the project, Ilya Maksimov, in turn said:
“...the heroine of Elena Lyadova will convey the greatness of the maternal heart of a Russian woman.”
In the spring, filming of the mystical series “Beyond Myself” also ended. Elena played a phantom heroine. When asked by the press what it was like to play the role of an unrealistic character, the actress succinctly replied that you just need to “fantasize.” Evgeny Tsyganov also appeared with her in the form of a ghost.
Another picture where not only a creative, but also a family union was presented is the film “Dad”. The spouses Vdovichenkov and Lyadova played Max's parents.
Favorite actress Zvyagintsev
In 2011, the film “Elena” was released on television, directed by the famous Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev. Initially, another actress was approved for the main role. However, as soon as the director saw Lyadova on the set, the filming plans immediately changed. The actress was able to perfectly fit into the complex psychological image and became a real decoration of this picture. The film “Elena” brings Lyadova such prestigious awards as “Nika” and “Golden Eagle”.
In 2014, probably the most famous Russian film of recent years was released - the film “Leviathan” directed by Zvyagintsev. In this film, Lyadova plays the role of Lilia Sergeeva, she is the wife of a car mechanic who is fighting with the local authorities for her home and land. Together with Elena, Alexey Serebryakov and the future husband of the actress Vladimir Vdovichenkov starred in this film.
The film received several prestigious awards, including at international festivals, and critics spoke enthusiastically about it. However, in their homeland they tried to ban the film for a long time, since, according to officials of the Ministry of Culture, “it represented Russia in an unflattering light.”
