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Elena Ponsova(1907-1966)

  • Actress
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Elena Ponsova in Sumka, polnaya serdets (1964)
Elena Dmitrievna Ponsova is Soviet actress and teacher. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).

She made her debut on stage in 1925. She graduated from the Theater School named after B.V. Shchukin (1928), since 1934 she taught there. Throughout life, Ponsova was the actress of MADT named after E. B. Vakhtangov. In 1936 she made her film debut, in addition to a number of characteristic roles, she worked a lot on sounding animated films. Acted in films. The most notable roles in the animation: Fox Alice (The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1959), Fairy Watchman (The Key, 1961), The Witch, Crow and Old Woman (Wild Swans, 1962), The Mouse (Thumbelina, 1964) .

In marriage with the artist Viktor Stanitsyn, was born her daughter Olga Stanitsyna-Geze, subsequently the leading actress of the Stanislavskiy Drama Theater.
BornMay 14, 1907
DiedJune 30, 1966(59)
BornMay 14, 1907
DiedJune 30, 1966(59)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

The Adventures of Buratino (1960)
The Adventures of Buratino
7.2
  • Alice the Fox(voice, as E. Ponsova)
  • 1960
Gadyuka (1965)
Gadyuka
7.0
  • Tyotka v gospitale(as Ye. Ponsova)
  • 1965
Zoya Fyodorova and Erast Garin in Marriage (1944)
Marriage
7.9
  • Guest(as Ye. Ponsova)
  • 1944
Skvernyy anekdot (1966)
Skvernyy anekdot
7.1
  • Mlekopitayeva(as Ye. Ponsova)
  • 1966

Credits

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  • The Most, the Most, the Most (1966)
    The Most, the Most, the Most
    7.3
    Short
    • Hyena (voice)
    • 1966
  • About a Vicious Stepmother (1966)
    About a Vicious Stepmother
    6.3
    Short
    • Baba-Yaga (voice)
    • 1966
  • Yellow Zholtik (1966)
    Yellow Zholtik
    6.5
    Short
    • The Snake (voice)
    • 1966
  • The Hippo Who Was Afraid of Inoculations (1966)
    The Hippo Who Was Afraid of Inoculations
    7.4
    Short
    • Pussy-cat (voice)
    • 1966
  • The Tails (1966)
    The Tails
    7.1
    Short
    • The Magpie (voice)
    • 1966
  • Skvernyy anekdot (1966)
    Skvernyy anekdot
    7.1
    • Mlekopitayeva (as Ye. Ponsova)
    • 1966
  • Nargis (1965)
    Nargis
    6.1
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1965
  • Aleksandr Grave, Anatoliy Papanov, and Elena Ponsova in To Your Health (1965)
    To Your Health
    7.3
    Short
    • Mother (voice)
    • 1965
  • The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (1965)
    The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
    6.5
    Short
    • 1965
  • Frog the Traveller (1965)
    Frog the Traveller
    7.1
    Short
    • Kvalya the Frog (voice, as E. Ponsova)
    • 1965
  • Vovka in a Far Far Away Kingdom (1965)
    Vovka in a Far Far Away Kingdom
    7.9
    Short
    • Crone
    • Librarian (voice, as E. Ponsova)
    • 1965
  • Gadyuka (1965)
    Gadyuka
    7.0
    • Tyotka v gospitale (as Ye. Ponsova)
    • 1965
  • Posledniy mesyats oseni (1965)
    Posledniy mesyats oseni
    7.2
    • Starukha (as Ye. Ponsova)
    • 1965
  • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1965)
    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
    7.5
    Short
    • Chua (voice)
    • 1965
  • May and May Not (1964)
    May and May Not
    5.8
    Short
    • Bobik (voice)
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • E. Ponsova
  • Born
    • May 14, 1907
    • Malakhovka, Moscow uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lyuberetsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]
  • Died
    • June 30, 1966
    • Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
  • Spouse
    • Viktor Stanitsyn(1 child)

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