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He studied fine arts in Paris in 1990-1992. In 1993 he won the award for Best Screenplay from the Educational Institute of Screenwriting with "A Painter and A Criminal Condemned to Death". After two more screenplay awards, he made his directorial debut with Crocodile (1996) ("Crocodile"). Then he went on to direct Wild Animals (1997) ("Wild Animals"), Birdcage Inn (1998) ("Birdcage Inn"), The Isle (2000) ("The Isle") and the highly experimental Real Fiction (2000) ("Real Fiction"), shot in just 200 minutes. In 1999, Address Unknown (2001) ("Address Unknown") was selected by the Pusan Film Festival's Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) for development.- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Casting Department
Imbi Strenga was born on 14 November 1933. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Rudens rozes (2004), Midsummer Madness (2007) and The Last Soviet Movie (2003). She died on 5 September 2013 in Riga, Latvia.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Boris Barnet was born on 18 June 1902 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for The Adventures of the Three Reporters (1926), Secret Agent (1947) and Okraina (1933). He was married to Yelena Kuzmina, Natalia Glan, Alla Kazanskaya and Valentina Barnet. He died on 8 January 1965 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].- Baiba Indriksone was born on 23 February 1932 in Riga, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Melna veza spiles (1976), Vella kalpi (1970) and A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (1981). She was married to Aleksandrs Leimanis. She died on 14 May 2024 in Riga, Latvia.
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- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
Viktors Lorencs was born on 30 July 1927 in Riga, Latvia. He was a writer and actor, known for Come and See (1985), Hullumeelsus (1969) and Ceplis (1972). He died on 26 January 1992 in Riga, Latvia.- Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Andrei Mironov was a Soviet comedian known for The Diamond Arm (1969)
He was born Andrei Aleksandrovich Menaker on March 8, 1941, in Moscow. His father, Aleksandr Semenovich Menaker, and his mother, Mariya Mironova, were famous actors in the Soviet Union. From 1958-1962 he studied acting at the Moscow Shchukin School. From 1962-1987 Mironov was a permanent member of the trope at the Moscow Theatre of Satire.
In 1961, while being a student of acting school, Mironov made his film debut in 'A esli eto lyubov?', by director Yuli Raizman. He became famous after his roles in My Younger Brother (1962), written by Vasiliy Aksyonov and directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi, and in '3+2' (1962), directed by Genrikh Oganisyan. Mironov did a nice performance in a supporting role in Watch Out for the Automobile (1966) (Watch Out for the Automobile 1966), by director Eldar Ryazanov. In it Mironov worked with the stellar acting ensemble, including such actors, as Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Efremov, Anatoliy Papanov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Olga Aroseva, Donatas Banionis, and others.
Andrei Mironov is best known for his brilliant performance in supporting role as Kozodoev, a sloppy tourist turned involuntary jewel-smuggler in popular comedy The Diamond Arm (1969) (The Diamond Arm 1968), by director Leonid Gaidai. After this film Mironov became a superstar in the Soviet Union. He worked with an outstanding ensemble of stars, such as Yuriy Nikulin, Anatoliy Papanov, Nina Grebeshkova, Nonna Mordyukova, and other popular Russian actors. The film became the biggest box-office hit ever in the Soviet Union with theatrical admissions over 76,000,000 in the year 1969. It still remains popular after many decades. In the 1995 national poll The Diamond Arm (1969) (The Diamond Arm 1968) was voted the best Russian-Soviet film of all time.
Andrei Mironov was among the most popular Russian actors during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He was highly regarded for his distinguished contribution to comedy. Among his best works was his interpretation of the classic character Ostap Bender in _"12 stulev" (1977) (mini)_ (Twelve chairs 1977), by director Mark Zakharov. There his partners were Anatoliy Papanov, Rolan Bykov, Georgiy Vitsin, Oleg Tabakov, Aleksandr Abdulov, and others. Mironov also worked with Mark Zakharov in An Ordinary Miracle (1979) (An Ordinary Miracle 1978), where his partners were Aleksandr Abdulov, Irina Kupchenko, Evgeniy Leonov, Evgeniya Simonova, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, and Oleg Yankovskiy.
Andrei Mironov was designated People's Artist of Russia, and also received awards at Soviet film festivals. He had a apoplexy and collapsed during his performance on stage, in the arms of his friend and partner Aleksandr Shirvindt, just minutes before the end of the show. Mironov died of a brain hemorrhage aged 46, on August 16, 1987, only thirteen days after the death of his best film partner Anatoliy Papanov. Andrei Mironov was laid to rest in the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. He was survived by his wife, actress Ekaterina Golubkina, and their daughter, actress Maria Mironova.- Vija Artmane has been called the legend of Latvian theatre and cinema.
She was born Alida Fritsevna Artmane, on July 21, 1929, in a village near Tukums, Latvia. Her father, Fritsis Artmane, was of Batic German ancestry, and he died four months before she was born. Her Polish mother, Anna Zaborska, survived by doing seasonal agricultural jobs. Young Artmane grew up playing in the fields, she was fond of wild flowers and learned to make flower arrangements and dolls. At the age of 10, young Artmane became a shepherd girl. She worked with a herd of cows for five years, and survived until the end of the Second World War. In 1946 she graduated from school and had a dream of becoming a lawyer in order to make the world a better place, but her passion for acting prevailed.
In 1946 she moved to Riga, and changed her first name to Vija, beginning her studies at the Daile Theatre Second Studio. From 1946 - 1949 Vija Artmane studied acting under the tutelage of the legendary Latvian theatre director Eduard Smilgis. From 1949 to 1999 Artmane was a permanent member of the troupe at the Daile Theatre in Riga. Her most memorable stage works were Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet' (1953), and Ofelia in 'Hamlet' among other Shakespeare's plays. Vija Artmane had also created important roles in Latvian plays such as 'Indulis and Arija' and 'Fire and Night' under direction of by Janis Rajnis. She was critically acclaimed for her passionate performance as Anna Karenina in the eponymous play by Lev Tolstoy directed by Eduard Smilgis; she also played in Tolstoy's 'War and Peace', in Gogol's 'Dead Souls', and other classic Russian plays. From 1998 to 2000 she worked with the New Riga Theatre. There she appeared in the title role in stage production of 'Queen of Spades' based on the eponymous drama by Alexander Pushkin.
In 1956 Artmane made her film debut in 'Posle shtorma' (1957) (aka.. After the Storm). In 1963 she shot to fame in the Soviet Union with her leading role as Sonya, a beautiful and loving mother, in Rodnaya krov (1964). After that film Artmane was nicknamed "Mother-Latvia" in her homeland. Her film career was highlighted with such roles as Veda Kong in Tumannost Andromedy (1967), as Catherine the Great in Pugachev (1979), as Julia Lamber in Teatris (1978) and other film works. Artmane appeared as herself in documentary on her biography titled 'Conversation with the Queen' (1980) which was produced at the Riga Film Studio.
Vija Artmane received the title of National Actress of Latvia, and was designated People's Artist of the USSR in 1969. In 1999 Vija Artmane was awarded by the Culture Ministry of Latvia for her contribution to the art of theatre and cinema. In 2003 she received a special Theatre Prize for her long-standing contribution to Latvian culture. Vija Artmane was married to actor Arturs Dimiters and the couple had two children, a son and a daughter. In 2004 she published a book of memoirs titled 'The moments of my life'. She died on October 8, 2008 of natural causes and was laid to rest in Pokrovsky cemetery in Riga, Latvia. - Romualds Ancans was born on 1 April 1944 in Stari, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]. He was an actor, known for Rudolfa mantojums (2010), Rudens rozes (2004) and Nepabeigtas vakarinas (1981). He died on 15 September 2011 in Riga, Latvia.
- Harijs Liepins was born on 15 March 1927 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Hullumeelsus (1969), Redundant (1976) and Mirovoy paren (1972). He died on 3 August 1998 in Riga, Latvia.
- Uldis Vazdiks was born on 27 May 1941 in Riga, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Last Relic (1969), Nepabeigtas vakarinas (1981) and Melna veza spiles (1976). He died on 5 May 2006 in Riga, Latvia.
- Talivaldis Abolins was born on 11 February 1932 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Rallijs (1978), Albert Einstein (1990) and Chuzhaya v posyolke (1959). He died on 18 May 1991 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].
- Helga Dancberga was born on 18 November 1941 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Redundant (1976), Verba seraya tsyetyot (1961) and Davanas pa telefonu (1977). She died on 17 November 2019 in Riga, Latvia.
- Eva Stettiner was born on 6 February 1914 in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. She died on 26 March 1942 in Riga-Jungfernhof, Außenlager Ghetto Riga.
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Andrey Gromov was born on 3 January 1887 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Sumerki (1917), Defense of Sevastopol (1911) and Rusalka (1910). He died on 14 February 1922 in Riga, Latvia.- Karlis Sebris was born on 18 February 1914 in Sinole, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was an actor, known for King Lear (1970), Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) and Naves ena (1971). He died on 12 January 2009 in Riga, Latvia.
- Valentin Pikul was born on 13 July 1928 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Bulvarnyy roman (1994), Moonzund (1988) and Konvoy PQ-17 (2004). He died on 16 July 1990 in Riga, Latvia.
- Uldis Lieldidzs was born on 24 April 1933 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981), Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980) and Trevozhnyy vylet (1984). He died on 29 January 2019 in Riga, Latvia.
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- Editor
Arnis Licitis was born on 8 January 1946 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]. He was an actor and editor, known for Hard to Be a God (1989), The Prisoner of Castle If (1988) and Akvanavty (1980). He was married to Inga Aizbalte. He died on 21 January 2022 in Riga, Latvia.- Arnolds Linins was born on 11 November 1930 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor and writer, known for Isa pamaciba milesana (1982), Teatris (1978) and Four White Shirts (1987). He died on 12 September 1998 in Riga, Latvia.
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- Music Department
- Producer
Ivars Vigners was born on 15 May 1940 in Latvia. He was a composer and producer, known for Rallijs (1978), Redundant (1976) and Razmakh krylyev (1986). He died on 27 June 2007 in Riga, Latvia.- Actress
- Director
Dzidra Ritenberga was born on 29 August 1928 in Mezildzere, Dundaga, Latvia. She was an actress and director, known for Malwa (1957), Crime and Punishment (1970) and Pats garakais salmins (1982). She was married to Evgeniy Urbanskiy. She died on 9 March 2003 in Riga, Latvia.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aloizs Brencs was born on 6 June 1929 in Riga, Latvia. He was a director and assistant director, known for Rallijs (1978), Redundant (1976) and Lidz rudenim vel talu (1965). He died on 28 October 1998 in Riga, Latvia.- Producer
- Actor
Waldemar Hahn was born on 30 May 1935 in Riga, Latvia. He was a producer and actor, known for The Last Soviet Movie (2003), Daleko ot Sankt-Peterburga (1992) and Another Love Story (1987). He died on 10 January 2018 in Riga, Latvia.- Elza Radzina was born on 10 February 1917 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Teatris (1978), King Lear (1970) and Tayna chyornykh drozdov (1983). She died on 18 August 2005 in Riga, Latvia.
- Andrejs Zagars was born on 16 October 1958 in Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Sledopyt (1987), Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu (1985) and Akmenainais cels (1983). He died on 26 February 2019 in Riga, Latvia.
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Martins Freimanis was born on 7 February 1977 in Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Liepaja, Latvia]. He was an actor and composer, known for Three to Dance (2011), Lauris Reiniks: As Begu (2010) and You're Sexy When You're Sad (2005). He died on 27 January 2011 in Riga, Latvia.- Alfreds Videnieks was born on 20 August 1908 in Doblen uyezd, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dobele Municipality, Latvia]. He was an actor, known for Naves ena (1971), Ukaimo tamashi (1966) and Komitet 19-ti (1972). He died on 22 June 2002 in Riga, Latvia.
- Igrida Andrina was born on 23 June 1944 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]. She was an actress, known for The Last Relic (1969), Vella kalpi (1970) and Den angela (1968). She died on 17 September 2015 in Riga, Latvia.
- Vizma Belsevica was born on 30 May 1931 in Riga, Latvia. She was a writer, known for Bille (2018) and Tas dullas Paulines del (1980). She was married to Zigurd Elsberg. She died on 6 August 2005 in Riga, Latvia.
- Velta Line was born on 28 August 1923 in Riga, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Rasputin (1981), Pie bagatas kundzes (1969) and Urok istorii (1957). She was married to Gunars Cilinskis. She died on 31 December 2012 in Riga, Latvia.
- Juris Kaminskis was born on 29 April 1943 in Riga, USSR. He was an actor, known for Rallijs (1978), Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu (1985) and Davanas pa telefonu (1977). He died on 4 January 1997 in Riga, Latvia.
- Antra Liedskalnina was born on 22 October 1930 in Jaungulbene, Gulbenes, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Pobeda (1985), Sis bistamas balkona durvis (1977) and Akmens un skembas (1967). She was married to Elmars Ozols and Karlis Amolins. She died on 20 April 2000 in Riga, Latvia.
- Evalds Valters was born on 2 April 1894 in village Egleniekos, Goldingen uyezd, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kuldga District, Latvia]. He was an actor, known for Melna veza spiles (1976), Vella kalpi (1970) and Redundant (1976). He died on 26 September 1994 in Riga, Latvia.
- Nataliya Orlova was born on 12 November 1939. She was an actress, known for Ransom (1986), Spasatel (1980) and Alye parusa (1961). She was married to Yuri Grebenshchikov. She died on 5 July 2018 in Riga, Latvia.
- Valters Fridenbergs was born on 26 October 1987 in Riga, Lotysská SSR. He died on 17 October 2018 in Riga, Latvia.
- Dimitri Smirnoff was born on 19 November 1882 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Spielereien einer Kaiserin (1930) and The Garden of Secrets (2019). He died on 27 April 1944 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].
- Armands Reinfelds was born on 9 May 1965 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Depressiya (1991), Drosme nogalinat (1993) and Cilpa (1991). He died on 22 February 2021 in Riga, Latvia.
- Actress
Dina Kuple was born on 1 April 1930 in Riga, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Nauris (1958), Four White Shirts (1987) and Zem apgazta meness (1977). She died on 1 May 2010 in Riga, Latvia.- Voldemar Akuraters was born on 15 May 1921 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Ukaimo tamashi (1966), Vella kalpi (1970) and One Chance in a Thousand (1969). He died on 17 January 1976 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.
- Janis Grantins was a Latvian actor of film and theatre known for his portrayal of the Latvian writer Janis Rainis in biopic Rainis (1949)
He was born on June 7, 1909, in Riga, Latvia. From 1931 to 1934 he studied acting at the Drama Studio of Latvian Worker's Theatre. From 1935 to 1938 he was member of Riga Drama Theatre. In 1938 he moved from Riga to Liepaja, and was an actor with the local Drama Theatre. During the Second World War he worked in Daugavpils and Jelgava. From 1950 to 1974 Grantins was a member of the Latvian troupe at the Theatre for Youth in Riga. There, during the 60s and 70s he worked under directorship of Adolf Jakovlevich Shapiro. At that time the Theatre for Youth was a popular stage company in Riga.
Janis Grantins was designated Honorable Actor of Latvia (1949). He was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1950) for his portrayal of the famous Latvian writer Janis Rainis in biopic Rainis (1949) by director Yuli Raizman. Outside of his acting profession Grantins taught seminars on history of Latvian theatre. He died on October 25, 1974, and was laid to rest in Riga, Latvia. - Production Designer
- Actor
- Art Director
Laimdonis Grasmanis was born on 12 May 1916 in the Russian Empire. He was a production designer and actor, known for Vella kalpi (1970), The Conspiracy of Ambassadors (1966) and Nasyp (1970). He died on 2 September 1970 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.- Script and Continuity Department
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Arvids Grigulis was born on 12 October 1906 in Jumpravmuiza, Latvia. Arvids was a writer, known for Peterss (1972), Kapteinis Nulle (1964) and Noktirne (1966). Arvids died on 5 October 1989 in Riga, Latvia, USSR.- Writer
- Composer
Imants Ziedonis was born on 3 May 1933 in Ragaciems, Sloka, Latvia. Imants was a writer and composer, known for Put, vejini (1973), Puika (1977) and Ardievu, divdesmitais gadsimt! (2006). Imants was married to Ausma Kantane. Imants died on 27 February 2013 in Riga, Latvia.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Juris Kulakovs was born on 20 May 1958 in Riga, Latvia. He was a composer and actor, known for Four White Shirts (1987), Adoptee 88 (2019) and Seda: People of the Marsh (2004). He died on 12 February 2024 in Riga, Latvia.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Aleksandrs Leimanis was born on 17 October 1913 in village Gavrilovo, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Smolensk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Melna veza spiles (1976), Vella kalpi (1970) and Melna veza spiles (1975). He was married to Baiba Indriksone. He died on 17 June 1990 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].- Vladimir Shakhovskoy was born on 12 December 1906 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Prikaz No... (1926), Odna noch (1929) and The Trypillia Tragedy (1926). He died on 13 May 1977 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Yan Frenkel was born on 21 November 1920 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was a composer and actor, known for Protiv techeniya (1981), Novye priklyucheniya neulovimykh (1968) and Begushchaya po volnam (1967). He died on 25 August 1989 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].- Lilita Berzina was born on 17 July 1903 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Lacplesis (1930), A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (1981) and Nauris (1958). She died on 27 May 1983 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].
- Arturs Ekis was born on 14 August 1933 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Vella kalpi (1970), Isa pamaciba milesana (1982) and Depressiya (1991). He died on 21 November 2011 in Riga, Latvia.
- Slava Se was born on 6 April 1969 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR. Slava was a writer, known for Swingers (2022), Dzhentlmeny, udachi! (2012) and Sadko (2018). Slava died on 19 June 2021 in Riga, Latvia.