Elina Bystritskaya
Actor
- Born
- April 4, 1928
- Died
- April 26, 2019 (age 91)
- From
- Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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…
Filmography (20)
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga (2004)Saint Olga
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun (2004)Duchess Olga
Babi Yar (2002)
Brave Guys (1993)
Farewell Tour (1992)
Seven Days After the Murder (1992)Kira Aleksandrovna
Guilty Without Guilt (1985)
Crazy Money (1978)
The Ostrovsky House (1974)Глафира
Wolves and Sheep (1973)
Nikolay Bauman (1967)Andreyeva
Summer Residents (1967)Yulia Filippovna
Eternal Fire (1964)Glasha
All Remains to People (1963)Ksenia Rumyantseva
Russian Souvenir (1960)Pandora Montesi
The Volunteers (1958)Lyolya
Quiet Flows the Don (1957)Аксинья
Unfinished Story (1955)Yelizaveta Muromtseva
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto (1954)radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
In Peaceful Time (1950)Lena