Regina Varnaitė (born 19 May 1927) is a Lithuanian actress of film, stage and television.

Biography

Varnaitė was born on 1927 in

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. Her father was a villager and her mother a religious Catholic. She grew up together with her brother Erikas Varnas who was a painter. In 1946, she graduated from A. Smetona Gymnasium in Ukmergė, passed her exams and was accepted to study at the Kaunas Drama Theater Studio. Varnaitė appeared in various theatrical shows in tragedy, drama, comedy and in cinematography. She was married to actor Vytautas Eidukaitis until his death in 1989. They had two daughters, Vyta Eidukaitytė-Martinavičienė who is a

ballet dancer A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on yea ...

and Aušra Eidukaittė who is a

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. For her merits as an artist, Varnaitė received People's Artist of Lithuania and

Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this O ...

Filmography

* ''Giminės. Gyvenimas tęsiasi'' (2015–2018) - Paulė Sakalytė * ''Giminės. Po dvidešimties metų'' (2011) * ''Giminės'' (1993) * ''Benjaminas Kordusas'' (1986) - Kotryna * ''Bez Semyi'' (1984) - Nun * ''Raudonmedžio rojus'' (1980) * ''Pasigailėk mūsų'' (1979) * ''Mainai'' (1977) * ''Žvangutis'' (1974) - Valiūlienė * '' Velnio nuotaka'' (1974) - Ursula * ''Kanonada'' (1961) - Magdute

References

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