Elina Bystritskaya
Acting • Born 1928-04-04 – Died 2019-04-26
Biography
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.
Filmography
22 credits
Russian Souvenir
Movie • 1960
Pandora Montesi
Quiet Flows the Don
Movie • 1957
Аксинья
All Remains to People
Movie • 1963
Ksenia Rumyantseva
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
Movie • 1954
radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
In Peaceful Time
Movie • 1950
Lena
Unfinished Story
Movie • 1955
Yelizaveta Muromtseva
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
Movie • 2004
Saint Olga
Summer Residents
Movie • 1967
Yulia Filippovna
Seven Days After the Murder
Movie • 1991
Kira Aleksandrovna
Brave Guys
Movie • 1993
The Volunteers
Movie • 1958
Lyolya
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Movie • 2004
Duchess Olga
Eternal Fire
Movie • 1964
Glasha
Nikolay Bauman
Movie • 1967
Andreyeva
Guilty Without Guilt
Movie • 1985
Babi Yar
Movie • 2002
Farewell Tour
Movie • 1992
Crazy Money
Movie • 1978
Wolves and Sheep
Movie • 1973
The Ostrovsky House
Movie • 1974
Глафира
To Remember
TV • 1993
Narrator
Главное с Ольгой Беловой
TV • 2019
Self