
Elza Radziņa
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1917-02-10
- Died
- 2005-08-18
- Place of birth
- Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
- Also known as
- Elza Radzina · Эльза Радзиня · Elza Radziņa · Радзиня Эльза Яновна · Elza Šalkone-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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (34)

Behind Glass Door
1978

Theatre
1978
as Dolly de Vries

The Last Relic
1970
as Abtiss

Rain Blues
1982

Secret of the Blackbirds
1983
as miss Effie Ramsbottom

Hamlet
1964
as Gertrude

Littlefinger
1987
as Lady-in-Waiting

King Lear
1970
as Goneril

Sergey Ivanovich Retires
1981

Death Under Sail
1976

Agent of the Secret Service
1979
as Nyaga
Olegs and Aina
1974
Maija and Paija
1991
as Laima

How the Steel Was Tempered
1973
as редактор газеты Ирина Александровна

Klavs - The Son of Martin
1970
as Ance

Tauriņdeja
1972
as Annas kundze
Rainis
1949
as Dora

The Times of the Surveyors
1968
as Oļiņiete

Devil's Servants
1970
as Getruda

The Photo of a Woman with a Boar
1987
as Paula

Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
1972

Attack On The Secret Police
1976
as madame Leigne

We Accuse
1986

Inspector Goole
1979
as Сибил Берлинг

The Republic of Varnu Street
1970

The Last Visit
1984

Favorite
1976
as Aunty Debb Penn

Hide-and-seek
2001
as Timmere

Defying Fate
1975

Blow, Wind!
1973
as Mother

The Swamp Wader
1966
as Horsta madāma

Maritime Climates
1974

Family Album
1978
as Irma

The Courage to Kill
1993
About Elza Radziņa
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… With 36 credits spanning from 1949 to 2001, Elza Radziņa has appeared in 34 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elza Radziņa Movies
- Behind Glass Door (1978)
- Theatre (1978) — as Dolly de Vries
- The Last Relic (1970) — as Abtiss
- Rain Blues (1982)
- Secret of the Blackbirds (1983) — as miss Effie Ramsbottom
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