Elina Bystritskaya
Elina Bystritskaya is a Soviet and Russian actress best known for her role of Aksiniya in Sergei Gerasimov's epic screening of Mikhail Sholokhov's novel And Quiet Flows the Don (1958). Jewish by ethnicity and a native of Kiev, Bystritskaya was chosen to play Aksiniya by Sholokhov himself over several distinguished candidates, notably Nonna Mordyukova. Before that, she co-starred with Sergey Bondarchuk in the Unfinished Story, an archetypal Socialist Realist film. In the 1960's, Bystritskaya turned to theatre work in the Maly Theatre and her appearances on screen grew sporadic. She was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1978.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1928-04-04 · Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
- Died
- 2019-04-26
Known for
- Quiet Flows the Don (1957) — Аксинья
- Unfinished Story (1955) — Yelizaveta Muromtseva
- To Remember (1993) — Narrator
- The Volunteers (1958) — Lelya
- Russian Souvenir (1960) — Pandora Montesi
- All Remains to People (1963) — Ksenia Rumyantseva
- Seven Days After the Murder (1992) — Kira Aleksandrovna
- In Peaceful Time (1950) — Lena
- «Bogatyr» Goes to Marto (1954) — radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
- Summer Residents (1967) — Yulia Filippovna
- Brave Guys (1993)
- Nikolay Bauman (1968) — Andreyeva
- The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga (2004) — Saint Olga
- Eternal Fire (1964) — Glasha
- Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun (2004) — Duchess Olga
- Guilty Without Guilt (1985)