Elina Bystritskaya
April 4, 1928 (96 years old) in Kiev, USSR
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.
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- 2004 · Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun as Duchess Olga
- 2004 · The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga as Saint Olga
- 1993 · To Remember as Narrator
- 1993 · Brave guys as
- 1991 · Seven Days After the Murder as Kira Aleksandrovna
- 1967 · Nikolay Bauman as Andreyeva
- 1967 · Dachniki as Yulia Filippovna
- 1964 · Негасимое пламя as Glasha
- 1963 · All Remains to People as Ksenia Rumyantseva
- 1960 · Russkiy Suvenir as Pandora Montesi
- 1958 · The Volunteers as Lyolya
- 1957 · Quiet Flows the Don as Aksiniya
- 1955 · Unfinished Story as Yelizaveta Muromtseva
- 1954 · «Богатырь» идёт в Марто as radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
- 1950 · In Peaceful Time as Lena