Ingrīda Andriņa
Latvian actress (1944–2015)
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Ingrīda Andriņa (23 June 1944 – 17 September 2015) was a Latvian stage and film actress.
Ingrīda Andriņa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1944 |
| Died | 17 September 2015 (aged 71) Riga, Latvia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–2015 |
Biography
Born in Riga, Andriņa graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in 1967 and began working at the Latvian National Theatre. From 1966, she began appearing in films.[1][2]
Andriņa is best possibly recalled internationally for her role as Agnes von Mönnikhusen in the 1969 Soviet Estonian language film Viimne reliikvia, directed by Grigori Kromanov.[3]
Throughout her film career, Andriņa performed in Latvian, Russian, Estonian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian-language films. Her last appearance was in the 2014 Latvian film Džimlai Rudis rallallā.[1]
Andriņa died unexpectedly in 2015 at the age of 71, and was interred at the Riga Forest Cemetery.[4][5]
Selected filmography
- Viimne reliikvia (1969)
- Liberation, film series (1972)
- Unfinished Supper (1979)
- The Trust That Has Burst, television miniseries (1984)
- Džimlai rūdi rallallā (2014)
