Yelena Safonova

Yelena Vsevolodovna Safonova (Russian: Елена Всеволодовна Сафонова; born 14 June 1956 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actress. Honored Artist of Russia (2011). She was made famous by the 1985 melodrama Winter Cherries and its two sequels. In 1988, she was awarded the David di Donatello for her starring turn in Nikita Mikhalkov's film Dark Eyes. She was married to fellow actor Samuel Labarthe between 1992 and 1997. She has a son from that marriage.

Biography

With a student-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov; between income librarian. Studied at the Film Institute two years, he went to Leningrad, where in 1981 she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (Course R. Agamirzyan). In the same year she became an actress Theatre named Komissarjevskya. She made her debut in film role Luba in the film "I am my destiny" (1974).

Since 1986, the actress "Mosfilm". From 1992 to 1997 he worked in France and in Russia. He now resides in Moscow.

Selected filmography

The only 87 films.

• 1974 I am my destiny as Lyuba
• 1982 Golos as Sveta
• 1985 Sofia Kovalevskaya as Sofia Kovalevskaya
• 1987 Dark Eyes as Anna Sergeyevna, Governor's Wife
• 1990 Taxi Blues as Nina, Liocha's Wife
• 1992 The Accompanist as Irene Brice

External links

• Yelena Safonova at the Internet Movie Database