Elza Radziņa

Elza Radziņa

1917-02-10 – 2005-08-18 (age 88) Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
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Biography

Elza Radziņa (February 10, 1917; Kharkiv, Russian Empire – August 18, 2005; Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian theater and cinema actress, master of the spoken word (reader). She received award of People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of the Three Stars in 1995.

She studied in Jelgava theater studio in 1942. After the World War II worked in Jelgava Drama theater (1945-1953). For a brief moment she worked in Valmiera Drama theater, but from 1954 worked in Latvian National Theater, where she became one of the leading actresses.

In 1949 she made her debut in biographical drama film "Rainis" from Riga Film Studio.

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Known For

King Lear
King Lear

1970

as Goneril

Hamlet
Hamlet

1964

as Gertrude

Secret of the Blackbirds
Secret of the Blackbirds

1983

as miss Effie Ramsbottom

Littlefinger
Littlefinger

1987

as Lady-in-Waiting

Rain Blues
The Last Visit
The Last Relic
The Last Relic

1970

as Abtiss

The Swamp Wader
The Swamp Wader

1966

as Horsta madāma

Tauriņdeja
Tauriņdeja

1972

as Annas kundze

Theatre
Theatre

1978

as Dolly de Vries

Blow, Wind!
Blow, Wind!

1973

as Mother

The Times of the Surveyors
The Times of the Surveyors

1968

as Oļiņiete

Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek

2001

as Timmere

We Accuse
Devil's Servants
Devil's Servants

1970

as Getruda

Inspector Goole
Inspector Goole

1979

as Сибил Берлинг

Klavs - The Son of Martin