Not every actress has such a good fortune as shooting in a film for the ages. Elena Aminova was lucky in this regard: she starred in the popularly beloved film by Mark Zakharov "The Formula of Love". After the release of the film on Soviet screens, the actress gained unprecedented popularity.
Biography: childhood and adolescence
Elena Anatolyevna Aminova is from Ukraine. She was born on December 29, 1949 in the city of Novograd-Volynsky, near Zhitomir. However, she lived there for just a few months. Soon her father entered the Leningrad Military Medical Academy at the surgical faculty, and the family moved to the city on the Neva.
After graduation, he was sent to work in Karelia, where his wife and daughter followed him. It was there that Aminova went to first grade. However, the family did not live long there either. Soon, Elena's parents broke up. Her mother did not want to come to terms with her father's numerous betrayals. Taking Elena, she decides to move closer to her native Odessa. So Aminova began to live in Kiev. At first, the relatives of the mother in a one-room apartment, where there were 7 more people, and then they wandered around the rented apartments.
In an interview, she recalled that at that time she and her mother dragged out a miserable existence, literally survived. In addition, Elena was emotionally very worried about the breakup of her parents. She often wrote letters to her father, but did not send them, but folded them under the pillow.
Carier start
After leaving school, Aminova entered the Kiev University at the Department of Journalism. Then she did not even think about a career as an actress. After graduating from university, Elena began working for the Kievskaya Pravda newspaper, where she wrote articles for the culture department.
She became an actress by chance. Aminova's mother received a two-room apartment from the university where she worked. To pay off their debts, they decided to rent out one of the rooms. A student at the Kiev Institute of Theater Arts became their lodger. The young man studied at the directing department. His classmates often came to him, with whom he prepared various scenes. Aminova often took part in rehearsals. Soon she had a desire to try herself in the acting field.
Elena decided to enter a theater university. However, the first attempt was unsuccessful. The girl was not taken because she spoke Ukrainian poorly. Pulling him up in a year, from the second time Aminova became a student at a theater institute. In 1973, Elena graduated from the course of Vladimir Nelly.
On assignment, Aminova went to work in Murmansk. In this harsh northern land, not every theater graduate aspired to get. However, Elena gladly accepted the invitation, because Murmansk is so close to her beloved Karelia, where her carefree childhood passed. So Aminova began to work at the Russian Drama Theater of the Northern Fleet. The theater staff received her warmly. She worked there for about two years. However, after bilateral pneumonia, Aminova decided to return to Kiev. Two years later, Elena received the title "Honored Artist of Ukraine". Then she was only 28 years old.
In 1976-1990, Aminova played on the stage of the Ivanov Odessa Russian Drama Theater. She has several dozen performances on her account, including:
- Eight Loving Women;
- "Tutor";
- "I am a woman";
- The Zykovs;
- "Millionaire";
- "The Taming of the Tamer";
- "Impostor";
- Quiet Don;
- "Bankrupt";
- "Three sisters";
- "The Hunted Horse".
On the Odessa stage, she tried herself as a director, staging the performances "Love is a terrible force" and "Ce la vie, my dear". Elena was also engaged in teaching at the Odessa studio of Oleg Tabakov.
Work in films and TV shows
The film debut took place in the film by Viktor Ivchenko "Sophia Grushko". This happened in 1972.
Also Aminova played in the following films:
- "Random address";
- "Laurel";
- "Ship of Lovers";
- "The Romashkin Effect";
- "When a man is near";
- "Whirlpool";
- "Last Inspection";
- "Train out of schedule";
- "A million in a marriage basket."
The adventurous comedy "Formula of Love" became a landmark picture for Aminova. She got the role of Lorenza - a girl who was in love with Count Cagliostro. The picture was released in 1984. The shooting took place in the Moscow region - the villages of Barybino.
In the 2000s, Aminova began to appear in the then popular TV series, like many other actors of the Soviet era. Among her works:
- “Two destinies-4. New life";
- "Moscow Windows";
- "The Best City on Earth";
- "Angel on the Roads";
- MosGaz;
- "Diary of a mother-in-law".
Since 1991 Elena has been living in Moscow. She continues to act in films and TV shows. She also tried herself again as a director, staging the film "Funeral on the Second Floor". Aminova also wrote the script for the series Guardians of Vice. In addition, she teaches at the Children's Creativity Center.
Personal life
Aminova got married three times. The first two husbands are not public people. The third husband, the son of the famous actor Stanislav Lyubshin, is quite famous in the acting circles. He worked as an operator. Aminova met him in Tashkent, where she came to audition. Yuri Lyubshin at that time was not free. A year later, they met again. Then Lyubshin was already divorced.
Soon they got married and Aminova gave birth to a daughter, Daria. She followed in the footsteps of her parents and famous grandfather. Daria graduated from the directing department of VGIK, studied at the theater studio "AMINEL".
