Dzidra Ritenberga
Latvian actress and film director
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Dzidra Ritenberga (29 August 1928 – 9 March 2003) was a Latvian actress and film director.[1] Ritenberga won the best actress award at the 1957 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as Malva in Malva.[2] [3] From 1976 she directed a few films at Riga Film Studio.[1]
Born29 August 1928
Dundaga Parish, Latvia
Died9 March 2003 (aged 74)
Riga, Latvia
AlmamaterJāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (directing faculty)
Occupations
- Actress
- Film director
Dzidra Ritenberga | |
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Ritenberga in 1958 | |
| Born | 29 August 1928 Dundaga Parish, Latvia |
| Died | 9 March 2003 (aged 74) Riga, Latvia |
| Alma mater | Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (directing faculty) |
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| Years active | 1948—1990 |
| Spouse | Yevgeni Urbansky |
| Children | 1 |
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Malva | Malva | |
| 1970 | Crime and Punishment | Luiza Ivanovna | |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Bering and His Friends | Catherine I of Russia | |
| 1971 | Day by Day | Dzidra Arturovna | TV series |
| 1980 | Long Road in the Dunes | Erna | TV series |
