Elza 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.

Known For

King Lear
King Lear
The Last Relic
The Last Relic
Hamlet
Hamlet
Favorit
Favorit
Attack On The Secret Police
Attack On The Secret Police
The Swamp Wader
The Swamp Wader
Family Album
Family Album
Maija and Paija
Maija and Paija
Theatre
Theatre

Filmography

2001 Hide-and-seek
as Timmere
1993 The Courage to Kill
as
1991 Maija and Paija
as Laima
1987 The Photo of a Woman with a Boar
as Paula
1987 Littlefinger
as Lady-in-Waiting
1986 We Accuse
as
1983 Secret of the Blackbirds
as miss Effie Ramsbottom
1982 Rain Blues
as
1981 Sergey Ivanovich Retires
as
1979 Inspector Goole
as Сибил Берлинг
1979 Theatre
as Dolli de Friz
1979 Agent of the Secret Service
as Nyaga
1978 Theatre
as Dolly
1978 Family Album
as Irma
1978 Behind Glass Door
as
1977 Смерть под парусом
as Mrs. Tufts
1976 Death Under Sail
as
1976 Favorit
as Aunty Debb Penn
1976 Attack On The Secret Police
as madame Leigne
1975 Defying Fate
as