Elza Radzina
Known for

Acting

Credits

33

Gender

Woman

Birthday

10 Feb 1917

Day of death

18 Aug 2005 (88)

Place of birth

Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire

Also known as
Elza Radzina
Эльза Радзиня
Elza Radziņa
Радзиня Эльза Яновна

Elza Radzina

Biography

Elza Radziņa (1917, Kharkiv, Russian Empire — 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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2001Hide-and-seek
1993The Courage to Kill
1990Maija and PaijaLaima
1987The Photo of a Woman with a BoarPaula
1987LittlefingerLady-in-Waiting
1983Secret of the Blackbirdsmiss Effie Ramsbottom
1982Rain Blues
1981Sergey Ivanovich Retires
1979Inspector GooleСибил Берлинг
1979ТеатрDolli de Friz
1979Agent of the Secret ServiceNyaga
1978TheatreDolly
1978Family AlbumIrma
1978Behind Glass Door
1977Смерть под парусомMrs. Tufts
1976FavoritAunty Debb Penn
1976Death Under Sail
1976Attack On The Secret Policemadame Leigne
1974Olegs and Aina
1974Maritime Climates
1973How the Steel Was Temperedредактор газеты Ирина Александровна
1973Blow, Wind!Mother
1972Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
1972TauriņdejaAnnas kundze
1970King LearGoneril
1970The Last RelicAbtiss
1970Devil's ServantsGetruda
1970The Republic of Varnu Street
1970Klavs - The Son of MartinAnce
1968The Times of the SurveyorsOļiņiete
1966The Swamp WaderHorsta madāma
1964HamletGertrude
1949RainisDora