Elena Podkaminskaya

Yelena Ilinichna Podkaminskaya (also tr. Elena; ; born 10 April 1979) is a Russian theatre, television and film actress. She starred in the television series Kitchen (Кухня) and IP Pirogova (ИП Пирогова).

She graduated from WTU. BV Shchukin (course A Shirvindt) in 2001; she participated in the group Theater of Satire in 2000.

Biography Yelena Podkaminskaya, born in Moscow to a musical family, founded the Shcherbinka arts studio "Rainbow", and directs the music studio of the elementary music-making "Rainbow". She is also a member of the city council Scherbinkinskogo.

She graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (2001, the rate of A. Schirvindt). Since 2000, she works in a staff of the troupe of Moscow Satire Theatre.

Her film debut was in the role of Ursula Bourne in the film "Failure Poirot" (2002, directed by Sergei Ursuliak). Since 2012, she is best known for her participation in the television series "Kitchen".

In June 2013, Elena Podkaminskaya appeared on the cover of men's magazine Maxim. On November 30, 2013, she won the show Dancing with the Stars with her partner Andrey Karpov.

From 6 September to 28 December 2014, she participated in a weekly television show of the First Channel, season five of Ice Age with partner Peter Tchernyshev and won the Audience Award.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Wildcard Lida 2006 Andersen. Life Without Love Dorothea Melchior 2007 Nurse Sveta 2007 Dance sisters Marina 2007 A few simple desires 2008 Twice in the same river Sveta 2008 The Inhabited Island Secretary of the Wanderer 2009 Aside from the war Masha 2010 I will remember Lena 2011 What else do men Nastya 2014 The Kitchen in Paris Viktoria "Vika" Goncharova 2016 Love for Rent Alena 2016 Diary of a new Russian Nadia 2020 Wolf Anastasia Petrova 2022 We I-330 Unreleased 2025 Red Silk Anna Volkova

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Failure Poirot TV series 2003-14 Code of Honor 2 Inna TV series (second season) 2004 Lily of the Valley Silver 2 TV series 2005 Adjutants of Love Pauline Bonaparte TV series 2007 Protection against Elena Bakova TV series 2007 More important than love Lida TV series 2008 Steal ... TV series 2008 I'll be back Zoya, sister Musi TV series 2008 Petrovka 38. Team Semenova Nina Zataeva TV series 2008 The Man Without a Gun TV series 2009 The Brothers Karamazov Agafya Ivanovna TV series 2009 August Ambassador TV series 2012 Return ticket Masha TV 2012 Kitchen (TV series) Viktoria "Vika" Goncharova TV series 2012 Only Love Katia TV series 2015 Freud's method 2 Elena Polonskaya TV series 2016 Fate called "Farman" Olga Mini-series