Elina Bystritskaya
Birthday: 1928-04-04 | 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Duchess Olga
as Saint Olga
as Kira Aleksandrovna
as Andreyeva
as Yulia Filippovna
as Glasha
as Ksenia Rumyantseva
as Pandora Montesi
as Lyolya
as Aksiniya
as Yelizaveta Muromtseva
as radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
as Lena
