Elza Radziņa
Acting
Born February 10, 1917 · Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
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" fr…
Known For · 36 titles
Blow, Wind!
The Swamp Wader
Rain Blues
The Photo of a Woman with a Boar
Tauriņdeja
Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
The Republic of Varnu Street
Theatre
The Times of the Surveyors
Theatre
Death Under Sail
The Courage to Kill
The Last Visit
The Last Relic
Olegs and Aina
Family Album
Behind Glass Door
Hamlet
Klavs - The Son of Martin
Maritime Climates
Littlefinger
Defying Fate
Secret of the Blackbirds
Hide-and-seek
Favorite
King Lear
Agent of the Secret Service
Devil's Servants
How the Steel Was Tempered
We Accuse
Attack On The Secret Police
Sergey Ivanovich Retires
Maija and Paija
Death Under Sail
Rainis
Inspector Goole