Elina Bystritskaya
Actor
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
Unfinished Story
as Yelizaveta Muromtseva 1955
Russian Souvenir
as Pandora Montesi 1960
All Remains to People
as Ksenia Rumyantseva 1963
The Volunteers
as Lyolya 1958
In Peaceful Time
as Lena 1950
Seven Days After the Murder
as Kira Aleksandrovna 1991
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
as radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna 1954
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
as Saint Olga 2004
Summer Residents
as Yulia Filippovna 1967
Brave Guys
1993
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
as Duchess Olga 2004
Eternal Fire
as Glasha 1964
Nikolay Bauman
as Andreyeva 1967
Guilty Without Guilt
1985
Babi Yar
2002
Farewell Tour
1992