You can act in films without specialized education. This has happened before, and is practiced today. Elena Metelkina worked as a fashion model at the time when she was invited to the film studio.
Difficult start
Some critics call Elena Vladimirovna Metelkina the queen and martyr. There are good reasons for such contrasting comparisons. The girl was born on October 23, 1953 in a military family. Parents at that time lived in Moscow. The child grew up surprisingly calm and even withdrawn. Lena learned letters early and spent a lot of time reading books.
After school, Elena tried to get an acting education and applied to the famous Shchukin school. It was not possible to overcome the entrance tests, but the girl with a non-standard appearance was noticed and invited to the shooting of the lyrical comedy "Shores". The role was tiny, wordless, but memorable. Her huge eyes have been compared to saucers and lakes. Metelkina was not particularly upset and went to work in the library. It should be noted that Elena had a model appearance - height, weight, waist.
Professional activity
After a while, Elena was invited to work as a fashion model. And in this capacity she had a very successful career. The money was paid a little, but her photographs regularly appeared on the pages of magazines and clothing catalogs. The famous science fiction writer Kir Bulychev has long been looking for a suitable performer for the title role in the film "Through hardships to the stars." A girl with suitable external data was found by chance from a photograph in the next catalog. The film was released on the screens of the country and was watched by more than twenty million viewers.
Elena Metelkina began to be recognized in shops, metro and other public places. She liked creativity on the set. The next project in which she took part was the painting "Guest from the Future." The film was a success at the box office. Then Metelkina brilliantly played her role in the film "Very Important Person". After this, things in Soviet cinema went into a rage, perestroika began and the actress with a non-standard appearance was somehow forgotten.
Essays on personal life
The biography of Elena Metelkina is conditionally divided into three parts. The work of a fashion model is described dryly, but in detail. It is noted that the knitted models that she presented on the catwalk were especially popular. Film successes are presented brightly, but shortly. Information about personal life is presented very scarcely. The actress and fashion model was married only once. For love. It so happened that the husband and wife lived under the same roof for only one year. During this time, a son was born.
The son was born, and the husband dropped everything and disappeared. Later, Elena found out that her "beloved" turned out to be a marriage swindler. Metelkina took these events hard. I did it, but found the strength to recover. Today she regularly visits the Orthodox Church, sings in the choir and works in an icon shop.
