Elena graduated from the School-Studio (Institute) named after V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, a graduate of professor A.B. Pokrovskaya, that was followed by PhD studies at the St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. She has been acting for over 20 years and worked in such theatres as Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow Academic Theatre named after V.V. Mayakovsky, Lipetsk Academic Drama Theatre named after L.N.Tolstoy. She staged numerous productions. Some of her performances are laureates of international competitions at festivals in Poland, England, former Soviet republics. Elena took part in the creation of television programs «The Wheel of History», TV series, films. She is associate professor and has also been teaching at the Institute of Contemporary Art and Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS).

Honored Artist of Russia (2005).