Bystritskaya Elina - actress of cinema and theater, star of Soviet cinema. She also was engaged in teaching at GITIS, Shchukinsky school. Elina Avraamovna is a performer of romances, songs of the war years.
Family, early years
Elina Avraamovna was born on April 4, 1928. The family lived in Kiev. Her father was an infectious disease doctor, and her mother was a cook in a hospital. The girl's name was Ellina, but in the documents of inattention, she was recorded as Elina.
Father wanted her daughter to become a doctor. In the war, Elina was a nurse in the hospital, at that time she was 13 years old. In 1944, she began to study at a medical college, as her father insisted.
The girl was happy to attend the drama club, ballet class. She was interested in art and after graduating from a technical school she wanted to go to a theater institute, but her father was against it.
Then Bystritskaya began to study at the Pedagogical Institute, where she organized a dance group. They won the competition, for this Elina was given a ticket to the holiday home. The girl met Gebdovskaya Natalia, an actress, she persuaded Bystritskaya to study acting. Upon returning home, Elina left the pedagogical institute and began to study at the theater university. She graduated in 1953.
Creative biography
According to the distribution, Bystritskaya got into the Kherson Drama Theater, but she soon quit, as the director made liberties with her. The young actress was helped to get into the Theater of the Moscow City Council, but she did not stay there - many times they wrote slogans on Bystritskaya.
Later, Elina worked in the Vilnius drama theater, but dreamed of performing in the capital's theater. Her desire came true only after the release of the picture "Volunteers".
The first film debut was the role in the film "Taras Shevchenko", however, shots with her were cut. In 1950, Bystritskaya starred in the film "In Peaceful Days" with Yumatov George, Vasilyeva Vera, Tikhonov Vyacheslav.
The young actress was remembered by the audience. For work in the film "Unfinished Tale" Elina received the title of best actress of the year, became a member of the delegation for a trip to Paris for Soviet Cinema Week.
The best film work was the role of Aksinya in "Quiet Don" (1958). The tape "Volunteers" was also successful. Other films with the participation of Bystritskaya: Last Tours, Brave Guys, Babi Yar, The Return of Mukhtar, etc. She has 28 films on her account.
The artist gives concerts, performing romances, songs of the war years. Since 1978, Bystritskaya taught at GITIS, Shchukinsky school.
