Yelena Shulman
Yelena Shulman | |
|---|---|
| Елена Шульман | |
 Shulman in the recording studio | |
| Born | Yelena Anatolyevna Shulman April 10, 1969 |
| Died | April 9, 2023 (aged 53) |
| Resting place | Zheleznovodsk, Russia |
| Other names | Yelena Tyoplaya |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–2023 |
| Works | List |
| Children | 2 |
Yelena Anatolyevna Shulman (Russian: Елена Анатольевна Шульман; April 10, 1969 – April 9, 2023) was a Russian film and voice actress and announcer.
Early life
She was born on April 10, 1969 in Odesa. According to STMEGI, she had Jewish roots.[1]
She entered and graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts.[2]
Yelena's mother was a designer of children's clothing, and her father was a sailor. He sailed on ships for ten years, after which he returned to his family and they moved to the Caucasus. There, Yelena's father became a builder.[2]
From early childhood, Yelena began to show the ability to imitate various sounds. Her voice and musical ear became a serious reason to think about a creative profession. Yelena first encountered a microphone in her school years, when she became a presenter on the school radio. After finishing school, she went to the Academy of Theatre Arts.[2]
Career
From 2012, she worked mainly in Moscow.[2]
Voice work
For over 15 years, Shulman was engaged in dubbing and voice-over work for foreign films and TV series. She collaborated with Moscow and St. Petersburg dubbing studios. She dubbed roles by Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lucy Lawless, Zoe Saldaña, Lana Parrilla, Eva Mendes, Kirsten Dunst, Monica Bellucci, Drew Barrymore, Lindsay Lohan, Sigourney Weaver and many others. Shulman was a mezzo-soprano.[2]
Within Russia, she was the original voice actress for characters in the animated films Little Longnose (2003), KikoRiki, Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey, and Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf (2011).[2]
Shulman dubbed over 700 TV series and films.[2]
Radio
She was the signature voice of the radio stations Eldoradio, Melodiya, and Baltika.[2]
Death
Shulman died on April 9, 2023 as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.[3] According to Mash, the day before, on April 7, she was hit by a trolleybus.[4]
Credits
Filmography
- 2009 — «Yeshcho ne vecher» — Tatyana
- 2006 — «Mentovskiye voyny-3» — Sveta
- 2005 — «Kholodilnik i drugiye...» — Maryana Vitalyevna
- 2003 — «Ya vsyo reshu sama» — Vera
- 2003 — «Igra bez pravil» — episodic role
Dubbing and voice-over
Russian voice of foreign actresses
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | The Queen Mirror Queen |
| 2016 | Mother's Day | Miranda Collins |
| Money Monster | Patty Fenn | |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Smurf Willow |
| Wonder | Isabel Pullman | |
| 2018 | Ben Is Back | Holly Burns |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Dylan Sanders |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | |
| 2004 | 50 First Dates | Lucy Whitmore |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Rosie Goode |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Someone like You | Jane Goodale |
| 2002 | High Crimes | Claire Kubik |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | Carly Harris |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Margaret Asher |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Beverly Paige |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Mary Jane Watson |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Lizzie Bradbury |
| Spider-Man 2 | Mary Jane Watson | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 |
| Year | Title | Role | Actrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun | Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks | Monica Bellucci |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Carolina | Salma Hayek | |
| 2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Maggie Peyton | Lindsay Lohan |
| 2006 | Just My Luck | Ashley Albright | |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Axiom's computer | Sigourney Weaver |
| 2009 | Avatar | Dr. Grace Augustine | |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Veronica Gorloisen | Monica Bellucci |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed | Dr. Sofia Rikkin | Marion Cotillard |
| 2017 | Rock'n Roll | Marion Cotillard | |
| 2019 | Drunk Parents | Nancy Teagarten | Salma Hayek |
| 2021 | House of Gucci | Giuseppina Auriemma | |
Other dubbing works
Dubbing director
- Backtrack
- The Trust
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast[5]
- The Pirate Fairy
- Un prince (presque) charmant
- Groove High
- Dog with a Blog (season 1)
- Secret of the Wings
- 12 Dates of Christmas
- Modern Family (seasons 1 to 5)
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives: The Game | Bree Van de Kamp |
| 2008 | 007: Quantum of Solace | Vesper |
| 2010 | Tangled: The Video Game | Mother Gothel |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Fura Bloodmouth |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | cow |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Luna Winter Wyvern |
| The Last of Us | news anchor | |
| 2014 | Watch Dogs | Clara Lille |
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | voice of the battlefield «Garden of Horrors» |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Isabelle Ardant Lilla Graves Josephine Fletcher | |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Vorazun | |
| Halo 5: Guardians | Anele Pretorius | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Lizzie Graves |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Adam's Smart Home | |
| Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Maureen Ferran | |
| Dishonored 2 | Alexandria Hypatia | |
| League of Legends | Elementalist Lux | |
| 2017 | Bless Online | Calandra[6] |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Impa |
| 2020 | Valorant | Sage |
| 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Impa |
| 2023 | World of Warcraft | Vanessa VanCleef |
Notes
References
- ^ "V Sankt-Peterburge v DTP pogibla izvestnaya aktrisa dublyazha Yelena Shul'man". stmegi.com (in Russian). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biografiya Yeleny Shulman". 24smi.org (in Russian). Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Pogibla aktrisa dublyazha i ozvuchki Yelena Shul'man — golos rybki Dori iz «V poiskakh Nemo»". kommersant.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Moment nayezda trolleybusa na aktrisu dublyazha Yelenu Shul'man na Zagorodnom prospekte". t.me (in Russian). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Ne sportom yedinym: interv'yu s sportsmenkoy i televedushchey Irinoy Slutskoy". irinaslutskaya.org (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Bless - Dnevniki lokalizatora: ozvuchivaniye igry". goha.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 22, 2025.