Elza Radziņa

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Elza Radziņa

Born

February 10, 1917 (Age: 88)

Place of Birth

Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Died

August 18, 2005

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Elza Radzina
Эльза Радзиня
Elza Radziņa
Радзиня Эльза Яновна
Elza Šalkone-Radziņa

Biography

Elza Radziņa (February 10, 1917; Kharkiv, Russian Empire – August 18, 2005; Riga, Latvia) was a Soviet 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.