Actor
Elina Bystritskaya
April 4, 1928 · 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.
Often works with
Donatas Banionis
3 titles together
Seven Days After the Murder, The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga, Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Nikita Podgornyj
3 titles together
Summer Residents, Crazy Money, The Ostrovsky House
Pyotr Glebov
2 titles together
Quiet Flows the Don, Brave Guys
Lyudmila Khityaeva
2 titles together
Quiet Flows the Don, Brave Guys
Boris Novikov
2 titles together
Quiet Flows the Don, Russian Souvenir
Aleksandr Shatov
2 titles together
Quiet Flows the Don, «Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
Full filmography · 21
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
as Saint Olga
2004
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
as Duchess Olga
2004
Babi Yar
cast
2002
Brave Guys
cast
1993
Farewell Tour
cast
1992
Seven Days After the Murder
as Kira Aleksandrovna
1992
Guilty Without Guilt
cast
1985
Crazy Money
cast
1978
The Ostrovsky House
as Глафира
1974
Wolves and Sheep
cast
1973
Nikolay Bauman
as Andreyeva
1967
Summer Residents
as Yulia Filippovna
1967