Elza Radziņa

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.

Known For

Hide-and-seek 2001 ★ 4.0
The Courage to Kill 1993
The Photo of a Woman with a Boar 1987 ★ 4.0
Littlefinger 1987 ★ 4.9
The Last Visit 1984 ★ 7.0
Secret of the Blackbirds 1983 ★ 6.6
Rain Blues 1982 ★ 6.0
Theatre 1979 ★ 5.5
Theatre 1978 ★ 6.3
Family Album 1978
Behind Glass Door 1978
Death Under Sail 1977 ★ 7.3
Favorite 1976 ★ 5.4
Defying Fate 1975
Maritime Climates 1974
Blow, Wind! 1973 ★ 4.0
Tauriņdeja 1972 ★ 6.5
Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill 1972 ★ 5.2
The Republic of Varnu Street 1970 ★ 4.8
The Last Relic 1970 ★ 6.4
Klavs - The Son of Martin 1970
The Times of the Surveyors 1968 ★ 6.0
The Swamp Wader 1966 ★ 5.3
Hamlet 1964 ★ 7.2