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Elza Radziņa

Acting

Born February 10, 1917 · Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Died August 18, 2005

Also known as Elza Radzina · Эльза Радзиня · Elza Radziņa

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Meritorious Artist of the Latvian SSR
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples
  • Order of the Three Stars
  • People's Artist of the USSR

Filmography1 title

King Lear

1970as Goneril