Elza Radziņa

Birthday:: 02/10/1917
Place of birth:: 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" from Riga Film Studio.

Credits

	Paslēpes (2001) as Timmere
	Drosme nogalināt (1993) as
	Maija un Paija (1991) as Laima
	Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili (1987) as Paula
	Sprīdītis (1987) as Lady-in-Waiting
	Мы обвиняем (1986) as
	Pēdējā vizīte (1984) as
	Тайна «Черных дроздов» (1983) as miss Effie Ramsbottom
	Lietus blūzs (1982) as
	Сергей Иванович уходит на пенсию (1981) as
	Инспектор Гулл (1979) as Сибил Берлинг
	Agentul serviciului secret (1979) as Nyaga
	Teātris (1978) as Dolly de Vries
	Ģimenes albums (1978) as Irma
	Aiz stikla durvīm (1978) as
	Nāve zem buras (1976) as
	Favoritul (1976) as Aunty Debb Penn
	Uzbrukums slepenpolicijai (1976) as madame Leigne
	Liktenim spītējot (1975) as
	Oļegs un Aina (1974) as
	Piejūras klimats (1974) as
	Как закалялась сталь (1973) as редактор газеты Ирина Александровна
	Pūt, vējiņi! (1973) as Mother
	Vella kalpi Vella dzirnavās (1972) as
	Tauriņdeja (1972) as Annas kundze
	Vella kalpi (1970) as Getruda
	Король Лир (1970) as Goneril
	Klāvs - Mārtiņa dēls (1970) as Ance
	Vārnu ielas republika (1970) as
	Viimne reliikvia (1970) as Abtiss
	Mērnieku laiki (1968) as Oļiņiete
	Purva bridējs (1966) as Horsta madāma
	Гамлет (1964) as Gertrude
	Rainis (1949) as Dora