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Lilita Bērziņa
Lilija Davidovna Priede-Bērziņa, known by her stage name Lilita Bērziņa (17 July 1903 – 27 May 1983) was a Latvian stage and film actress. Biography Bērziņa was born on 17 July 1903 in Riga, Rīga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. Her father Dāvis Bērziņš was a carpenter and bricklayer and her mother Zelma Bērziņa was a seamstress. Bērziņa was educated at Riga City Gymnasium No. 3, leaving school in 1919, while also attending the Latvian Youth Union's drama courses. When she was 19, Bērziņa was cast in the silent film ''Psyche'' (1922, directed by Pjotrs Čardinins [:lv:Pjotrs_Čardiņins, lv]), alongside Eduards Smiļģis. After this role, Smiļģis invited her to work in stage productions with him. Bērziņa worked with Smiļģis at the Dailes Theatre, Daile Theatre in Rīga, with her debut role in 1921's ''Fire and Night''. She performed roles including William Shakespeare's heroines Desdemona and Juliet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Wolfg ...
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Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ...
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