Elza Radziņa
Elza Radziņa (10 February 1917 – 18 August 2005) was a Soviet Latvian theater and cinema actress, and a master of the spoken word (reader). She received People's Artist of the USSR award in 1976 and the Order of the Three Stars in 1995. She studied at the Jelgava Theater Studio in 1942.
Elza Radziņa
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- Name
- Elza Radziņa
- Birth Name
- Elza Katrina Podniece
- Born
- 10 February 1917
- Birthplace
- Kharkiv, Russian Empire
- Died
- 18 August 2005
- Place of death
- Riga, Latvia
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Latvia
- Honours
- People's Artist of the USSR · Order of the Three Stars · Order of Friendship of Peoples · Meritorious Artist of the Latvian SSR
- Languages
- Russian
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Biography
Biography
After World War II, she worked at the Jelgava Drama theater (1945-1953). She briefly worked at the Valmiera Drama Theatre, but from 1954, she worked at the Latvian National Theatre, where she became one of its leading actresses. In 1949, she made her debut in the biographical drama film "Rainis," produced by the Riga Film Studio.
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The birthplace of Elza Radziņa is recorded as Kharkov (Ukraine) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Charkiw by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Elza Radziņa • Birth Name — Elza Katrina Podniece • Born — 10 February 1917 • Birthplace — Kharkiv, Russian Empire • Died — 18 August 2005 • Place of death — Riga, Latvia • Occupation — * Actress • Years Active — 1936–2004 • Children — 1
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Elza Radziņa lived from 10 February 1917 to 18 August 2005 and was an actress. Elza Radziņa was born on 10 February 1917 and died on 18 August 2005. Elza Radziņa died in Riga, Latvia, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Stage
Stage
Source: • 1958: Filumēna Martorano as Filumēna • 1962: Mīļais Melis as Stella Kempbela • 1969: Vasara Noānā as baroness Orora Didevāna • 1971: Lilioms as Muškātne • 1972: Paši pūta, paši dega as Auguste Biezais • 1975: Fedra as Fedra • 1980: Mērnieku laiki as Annuža • 1987: Lampu drudzis as Dotija Otlija • 1990: Bezkaunīgie veči as Zuzanna Bertolde • 1996: Zaļā zeme as Līču māte • 1998: Pilnos auļos as Diāna Vrīlande
Filmography
Filmography
• Hamlet (1964) as Gertrude • Purva bridējs (1996) as Madam Horst. • Viimne reliikvia (1969) as Abtiss • The Devil's Servants (1970) as Gertrude • King Lear (1971) as Goneril • The Devil's Servants at the Devil's Mill (1972) as Gertrude • Oļegs un Aina (1973) as Aina's mother • The Favorite (1976) as Auntie Debb Penn • Death by Sailing (1976) as Mrs. Tufts • Teātris (1978) as Dolly *
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