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Elina Bystritskaya
Acting

Elina Bystritskaya

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

4 Apr 1928

Age

98 Years

Born In

Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Total Projects

22

Years Active

69 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.1 ★

Overview

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...

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