Velta Līne (28 August 1923 – 31 December 2012) was a Soviet and Latvian actress, who worked in the

Latvian National Theatre The Latvian National Theatre ( lv, Latvijas Nacionālais teātris) is one of the leading professional theatres in Latvia. The building is in the Eclectic style and is an architectural and artistic monument. The country of Latvia was proclaimed ...

since 1945. She was married to actor and film director

Gunārs Cilinskis Gunārs Cilinskis (23 May 1931, Riga — 25 July 1992, Riga District) was a Latvian theater and film actor, film director and screenwriter. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1979). Family * Wife — Velta Line (1923-2012), actress, Peop ...

in 1957 until his death in 1992. They had a son named Aigars, who was born 24 May 1958. Līne died on 31 December 2012 at the age of 89, due to illness.

Filmography

*'' Victorious Return'' (1947) as Biruta Aže *''

A Lesson in History ''A Lesson in History'' (russian: link=no, Урок истории, bg, Урокът на историята) is a 1957 joint Soviet–Bulgarian historical drama film directed by Lev Arnshtam and Hristo Piskov about Georgi Dimitrov and the Leip ...

'' (1956) as Ilsa Lange *''

Introduction to Life ''Introduction to Life'' (russian: Вступление, Vstuplijenije) is a 1963 Soviet drama film about World War II seen through the eyes of a young boy from Leningrad. It won a Special Jury Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival ...

'' (1963) as Latvian evacuee *'' Oļegs un Aina'' (1973) as Oļeg's mother *''

Agony Agony may refer to: Concepts *Pain, anguish, or struggle, especially precededing death *Suffering of intense degree, relating to physical or mental suffering *Passion (Christianity), also called the Agony of Christ *Agony in the Garden, Christ' ...

'' (1974) as Alexandra Feodorovna *''

Long Road in the Dunes Long Road in the Dunes ( lv, Ilgais ceļš kāpās, russian: Долгая дорога в дюнах, Dolgaya doroga v dyunakh) is a 1981 Soviet Latvian seven-part TV melodrama, directed by Aloizs Brenčs. The original series was shot in Latvia ...

'' (1981) as Maiga

Awards

* Stalin Prize (1948) – For the role of ''Kaiva Arvīda'' in ''"Māls un porcelāns"'' * Order of the Badge of Honour (1956) * People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1964) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1973)Скончалась легендарная латышская актриса Велта Лине
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Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1983) *

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr ...

(2008)

References

External links

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Film Museum Profile
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