Acting
Elina Bystritskaya
Acting · Born 1928-04-04 · Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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.
Credits · 15
Главное с Ольгой Беловой
2019 · Self
FilmThe Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004 · Saint Olga
To Remember
1993 · Narrator
FilmBrave Guys
1993
FilmSeven Days After the Murder
1992 · Kira Aleksandrovna
FilmNikolay Bauman
1967 · Andreyeva
FilmSummer Residents
1967 · Yulia Filippovna
FilmEternal Fire
1964 · Glasha
FilmAll Remains to People
1963 · Ksenia Rumyantseva
FilmRussian Souvenir
1960 · Pandora Montesi
FilmThe Volunteers
1958 · Lelya
FilmQuiet Flows the Don
1957 · Аксинья
FilmUnfinished Story
1955 · Yelizaveta Muromtseva
Film«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
1954 · radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
FilmIn Peaceful Time
1950 · Lena