
Elina Bystritskaya
Born
April 4, 1928
Died
April 26, 2019 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 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.

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
Saint Olga
2004

Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Duchess Olga
2004

Babi Yar
2002

To Remember
Narrator · (1 episode)
1993

Brave Guys
1993

Farewell Tour
1992

Seven Days After the Murder
Kira Aleksandrovna
1991

Guilty Without Guilt
1985

Nikolay Bauman
Andreyeva
1967

Summer Residents
Yulia Filippovna
1967

Негасимое пламя
Glasha
1964

All Remains to People
Ksenia Rumyantseva
1963

Russkiy Suvenir
Pandora Montesi
1960

The Volunteers
Lyolya
1958

Quiet Flows the Don
Aksiniya
1957

Unfinished Story
Yelizaveta Muromtseva
1955

«Богатырь» идёт в Марто
radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
1954

In Peaceful Time
Lena
1950