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