| Elena Dobronravova | |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, USSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1954-1999 |
| Awards: | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (1955) Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1968) |
Elena Borisovna Dobronravova (Russian: Елена Борисовна Добронра́вова; 21 July 1932 – 24 January 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actress. Born July 21, 1932 in Moscow in the family of artists of the Moscow Art Theatre Boris Dobronravov (1896-1949) and Maria Yulievna Dobronravova (1900-1964). She studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School (1950-52) at the Moscow Art Theatre named after Maxim Gorky. In 1954 she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (artistic director - Anna Orochko). After education Dobronravova joined the troupe of the Vakhtangov Academic Theater.[1] Actress made her film debut in A Big Family (1954) and won Best Acting Award at 1955 Cannes Film Festival as part of ensemble.[2] She's known for many roles in films, television and stage productions.[3]
Elena Borisovna Dobronravova died on January 24, 1999. She was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery near her parents.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | A Big Family | Katya Travnikova | |
| 1958 | The City Turns the Lights On | Valya | |
| 1959 | The Golden Eshelon | Nadya | |
| 1965 | Workers' Settlement | Frosya | |
| 1968 | The Shield and the Sword | Glukhonemaya | |
| 1970 | Mission in Kabul | Yelena Fletcher-Zhdanovich | |
| 1972 | Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' | Svetlana Vedenina | |
| 1974 | Moscow, My Love | Elena Nikolaevna | |
| 1980 | Teheran 43 | Miss Héral, Legraine's Assistant | |