Elza Radziņa

Born: 1917-02-10, Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Died: 2005-08-18

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.

Filmography

• Pūt, vējiņi! (1973)
• Lietus blūzs (1982)
• Purva bridējs (1966)
• Mērnieku laiki (1968)
• Teātris (1979)
• Viimne reliikvia (1970)
• Favoritul (1976)
• Гамлет (1964)
• Paslēpes (2001)
• Drosme nogalināt (1993)
• Sprīdītis (1987)
• Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili (1987)
• Pēdējā vizīte (1984)
• Vārnu ielas republika (1970)
• Ģimenes albums (1978)
• Vella kalpi Vella dzirnavās (1972)
• Liktenim spītējot (1975)
• Vella kalpi (1970)
• Aiz stikla durvīm (1978)
• Тайна «Черных дроздов» (1983)
• Agentul serviciului secret (1979)
• Piejūras klimats (1974)
• Klāvs - Mārtiņa dēls (1970)
• Tauriņdeja (1972)
• Uzbrukums slepenpolicijai (1976)
• Сергей Иванович уходит на пенсию (1981)
• Мы обвиняем (1986)
• Maija un Paija (1991)
• Инспектор Гулл (1979)
• Nāve zem buras (1976)