Elena Pirogova-Philippova Actress Date of Birth: 07.12.1983 Country: Russia

Biography of Elena Pirogova-Filippova

Actress Elena Pirogova-Filippova, a graduate of GITIS in 2005, has always been actively involved in music. In addition to new songs, she also added a musical based on Mikhail Bulgakov's play "Zoyka's Apartment" to her repertoire. As a soloist of the Central Military Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, she frequently performs in concerts. Elena's real last name is Petrachenkova, and she was born on December 7, 1983, in Vologda. Her father is a military officer, and her mother is a musician. It seems that Elena inherited her mother's genes as she enjoyed singing and playing the piano since kindergarten, and started composing music at the age of 11. By the time she finished school, Elena had already written around two hundred original songs. After school, Elena enrolled in the pop music department of GITIS. During her studies, the aspiring actress decided to change her last name to a pseudonym - Pirogova-Filippova. This was the last name of her great-grandfather on her father's side, who worked as an organizer of puppet theaters in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. Elena Pirogova-Filippova graduated from GITIS in 2005 while continuing to actively pursue her music career. In addition to new songs, she also added a musical based on Mikhail Bulgakov's play "Zoyka's Apartment" to her repertoire. As a soloist of the Central Military Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, she frequently performs in concerts. In one of her early films, the crime comedy "Formula Zero" directed by Anatoly Artamonov, Elena appeared under the last name Petrachenkova. In her subsequent cinematic works, she was credited as Pirogova-Filippova. The actress played Marusya in the series "Adjutants of Love," the witch Tamara (in her youth) in the comedy "My Girlfriend's Photo," and Lelya Troitskaya in the melodrama "Sad Lady of Hearts." However, her role as nurse Anna Svetlova in the series "Wide River" brought her nationwide recognition. Anna is a complex character. She is modest, genuine, open, and kind, unfamiliar with deceit, tricks, and cunning. However, her personal life is full of complications. She loves surgeon Maxim Kuzovlev but marries brigadier Petr Grabov. Later, after divorcing him, she marries a third man but continues to love Maxim. Anna's actions led to a significant portion of the audience not accepting her character, and unfortunately, this perception extended to the actress herself. She often heard on the street, "She's not a girl, she's a villain. How can such people exist?" This once again speaks to the fact that Anna's character was created as vivid, contradictory, and unconventional. Elena herself admitted in an interview, "Sometimes it's very difficult for me to justify Anna... By the way, it was the idea of the screenwriters for my character to attract one misfortune after another. But we can learn from her mistakes... It's foolish to act thoughtlessly, on impulse. One must learn to value the feelings of others. At the same time, finding true love is a great happiness! According to the script, Petr (played by actor Andrey Chernyshev) was supposed to be a rough soldier, a despot. However, thanks to Andrey, he turned out to be so charming that in life, choosing between Petr and Maxim (played by actor Vladimir Zherebtsov), I would choose the former."