Aleksandra Evgenievna Yakovleva (born Aleksandra Evgenievna Ivanes, russian: Александра Евгеньевна Иванес; 2 July 1957 – 1 April 2022) was a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and Russian actress and businesswoman (transportation industry - Air and Rail). She was one of the most popular actresses in 1980s.

Biography

Aleksandra Evgenievna Ivanes was born on 2 July 1957 in the city of

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...

. She derived her stage name Aleksandra Yakovleva from the surname of her maternal grandfather. As a child she was taught dancing; she later studied violin at a music school. In 1978 she graduated from the

Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

. In the Soviet

disaster film A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters may include natural disasters, accidents, military/terrorist attacks or global catastrophes such as ...

Air Crew ''Air Crew'' (russian: Экипаж, Ekipazh, crew, link=no) is a 1980 disaster film directed by Alexander Mitta. Inspired by the ''Airport'' movie series, it was the first disaster film shot in the Soviet Union. Plot The first part of the film ...

'' (1979), she performed with Leonid Filatov the first erotic scene in a mainstream domestic Soviet film. During the 1980s, she became one of the most popular actresses of Cinema of the Soviet Union. In 1993 she left the cinema and until 1997 was the chairman of the committee on culture and tourism of the city of Kaliningrad. From 1997 she served as Head of quality management and staff service at Airport Pulkovo and then as deputy chief of management and marketing on the

October Railway Oktyabrskaya Railway or October Railway (russian: Октябрьская железная дорога) is the subsidiary of RZD, servicing railway lines in the north-west of Russia. It stretches from Moscow's Leningrad Terminal in the south to M ...

. She took part in December 2009 launch of the high-speed "Sapsan" trains on the route

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

- St. Petersburg. At her initiative, a coach with a restaurant and a bar were included in the service. Later, she held the position of Deputy Director General of the Directorate-speed communications of JSC " Russian Railways" (KL net). Having returned to the area on 7 June 2012, she was elected chairman of the Kaliningrad regional branch of the Russian political party "

Yabloko The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko) (russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», Rossíyskaya obyedinyónnaya demokratícheskaya pártiya "Y ...

". In April 2016, Yakovleva returned to acting with the St. Petersburg Maly Theatre Comedy in a leading role as "Bernadette", the maid. The remake of '' Flight Crew'' was released in 2017, repeating the name and the main theme of the 1979 film. Aleksandra Yakovleva played Tamara again - now a big official in the world of aviation.

Selected filmography

*1979 ''

'' (Экипаж) as ''Tamara'' *1982 ''

Charodei ''Charodei'' (russian: Чародеи, translations ''Enchanters'', ''Sorcerers'', ''Magicians'') is a 1982 Soviet Union, Soviet romantic fantasy musical film directed by Konstantin Bromberg. Plot summary Ivan Puhov (Abdulov) is in love with ...

'' (Чародеи) as ''Alyona'' *1982 ''

Tears Were Falling Tears Were Falling (russian: Слёзы капали, Slyozy kapali) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. The plot can be viewed as a modern interpretation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen ''The Snow Queen''. I ...

'' (Слёзы капали) as ''Lyusya'' *1984 ''

Skydivers Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. F ...

'' (Парашютисты) as ''Zinaida Gostilova'' *1985 '' Start All Over Again'' (Начни сначала) as ''Lera'' *1986 '' Forgive Me'' (Прости меня) as ''Natasha'' *1987 '' A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (Человек с бульвара Капуцинов) as ''Ms. Diana Little'' *1988 ''

Bright Personality ''A Bright Personality'' or (russian: Светлая личность, Svetlaya lichnost) is a 1988 fantastic satirical comedy based on the works of Ilf and Petrov, directed by Alexander Pavlovsky at the Odessa film studio. The film consists of tw ...

'' (Светлая личность) as ''Rita Haritullina'' *2016 '' Flight Crew'' (Экипаж) as ''Tamara''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yakovleva, Aleksandra 1957 births 2022 deaths Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Russia People from Kaliningrad Russian film actresses Soviet film actresses Soviet television actresses Russian State Institute of Performing Arts alumni Yabloko politicians Russian people in rail transport