Elza Radziņa

Elza Radziņa
Elza Radziņa
Born
Elza Katrina Podniece

(1917-02-10)10 February 1917
Kharkiv, Russian Empire
Died18 August 2005(2005-08-18) (aged 88)
Riga, Latvia
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1936–2004
Spouse
Kārlis Radziņš
​
(m. 1941⁠–⁠1958)​
Oļģerts Šalkonis
​
​
(m. 1958⁠–⁠2005)​
Children1

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.[1][2][3]

She studied at the Jelgava Theater Studio in 1942. 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.

Work

Stage

Source:[4]

  • 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

References

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 560–561. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Эльза Радзинь (Радзиня)
  3. ^ No aktrises Elzas Radziņas atvadās simtiem cilvēku, LETA 2005
  4. ^ "Latvijas Nacionālā teātra 100 gadi. Elza Radziņa". Latvijas Nacionālā teātra 100 gadi. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. ^ Svinīgi atklāj Elzas Radziņas kapa pieminekli, LETA 2007