School friends, knowing the purpose of Helena, decided to play a trick on her. They called her at home, and, posing as the director of the film studio Gorky, offered to come to the audition. This is a bad joke opened her way to the future - on samples director noticed the young actress and offered a cameo role in the story.
After high school, Elena decided to enter the faculty of the school of dramatic art of Boris Shchukin. In the second year the actress met with director Alexander Alexandrov, who offered her granddaughter to play the main character in the comedy "Shelter comedians." For this role Zakharova had to paint his red hair black.
In addition to the movie Elena a student began to play on the stage of the moon. Viewers could see her in such productions as "Journey of amateurs", "Tender Is the Night" and others. Also, she was able to play multiple roles in the company studio theater Tabakov. Viewers could see the actress in diverse genres, once she had even play in the scene disposal - Elena put in a coffin. After this performance, it has not been able to recover.
In 2001, Zakharova was able to get a starring role in "Nabokov. Masha, "but this did not bring the famous paintings. Glory and love of the audience after the actress found played the role of the youth series "Kadetstvo", it appears as a humble teacher - Pauline Sergeevny.
The cast of "baggage" Elena Zakharova - more than 50 films, she still appeared in films.
In 2010, the media reported that the actress lived in a civil marriage with the CEO "Systematic Software Solutions (Russia)" - Sergei Mamotovym. A year later they had a daughter, Anna Maria. In 2011, the baby died in a Moscow hospital from acute viral infection. For the life of an 8-month-old baby doctors fought six days, but could not save. This is a very shattered health of Helen, she stopped shooting and closed from the outside world. Now next to her loved ones who are trying not to leave her alone with her grief.