Elina Bystritskaya
Born: 1928-04-04 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Died: 2019-04-26
Known For: Acting
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
2019
- Главное с Ольгой Беловой as Self
2004
- Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun as Duchess Olga
- The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga as Saint Olga
2002
1993
- To Remember as Narrator
- Brave Guys
1992
1991
- Seven Days After the Murder as Kira Aleksandrovna
1985
1978
1974
- The Ostrovsky House as Глафира
1973
1967
- Summer Residents as Yulia Filippovna
- Nikolay Bauman as Andreyeva
1964
- Eternal Fire as Glasha
1963
- All Remains to People as Ksenia Rumyantseva
1960
- Russian Souvenir as Pandora Montesi
1958
- The Volunteers as Lyolya
1957
- Quiet Flows the Don as Аксинья
1955
- Unfinished Story as Yelizaveta Muromtseva
1954
- «Bogatyr» Goes to Marto as radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
1950
- In Peaceful Time as Lena