Dace Akmentiņa
Dace Akmentiņa (3 July 1858 – 16 March 1936) was a Latvian actress, and one of the first Latvian theatre stars.
Also recorded as Doroteja Šteinberga · Dace/Doroteja Akmentiņa/Šteinberga
Dace Akmentiņa
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- Name
- Dace Akmentiņa
- Birth Name
- Doroteja Šteinberga
- Born
- 3 July 1858
- Birthplace
- Kreis Bauske, Russian Empire
- Died
- 16 March 1936
- Place of death
- Riga, Latvia
- Occupation
- theatre actress
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Latvia
- Languages
- Latvian · German
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• Name — Dace Akmentiņa • Birth Name — Doroteja Šteinberga • Born — 3 July 1858 • Birthplace — Kreis Bauske, Russian Empire • Died — 16 March 1936 • Place of death — Riga, Latvia • Resting Place — Forest Cemetery, Riga • Occupation — theatre actress
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Dace Akmentiņa (3 July 1858 – 16 March 1936) was an actress. Dace Akmentiņa died on 16 March 1936 in Riga.
Biography
Biography
Dace Akmentiņa was born Doroteja Šteinberga on 3 July 1858 in Kreis Bauske to a poor family. She attended school for 3 years. From 1875, Akmentiņa lived in Riga. Here she worked in the theatre and sung in a choir, but also worked as a seamstress. Her first role was as Vana in 1886, in Mikhail Glinka's opera A Life for the Tsar. It was this role which launched her acting career. Her acting career declined after 1914, with her last performance taking place in 1922. In her height, she was considered a fashionable woman during the period of Art Nouveau.
Documentary record
Dace Akmentiņa was born on 3 July 1858 in Kreis Bauska.
Notable acting roles
Notable acting roles
• Kārlēns in Skroderdienas Silmačos by Rūdolfs Blaumanis. • Kristīne in The Fire by Rūdolfs Blaumanis. • Mirdza in Vaidelote by Aspazija. • Gretchen in Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. • Ophelia in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. • Desdemona Othello by William Shakespeare.
Identity
Identity
Dace Akmentiņa is recorded as a citizen of Russian Empire. Recorded with the occupation actor.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1858
Dace Akmentiņa born at Iecava Municipality.
1936
Dace Akmentiņa died on 16 March 1936.
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- “Dace Akmentiņa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4059678: Dace Akmentiņa
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Doroteja Šteinberga and Dace/Doroteja Akmentiņa/Šteinberga. Her recorded languages were Latvian and German.
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