Velta Līne (28 August 1923 – 31 December 2012) was a

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and Latvian actress, who worked in the

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since 1945. She was married to actor and film director

Gunārs Cilinskis Gunārs Cilinskis (23 May 193125 July 1992) was a Latvian theater and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Cilinskis was born in Riga and died in Riga district. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1979). Personal life * Wife — Velt ...

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

Awards

* Stalin Prize (1948) – For the role of ''Kaiva Arvīda'' in ''"Māls un porcelāns"'' *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(1956) * People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1964) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(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 () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1983) *

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars () 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 "Through hardships towards the ...

(2008)

References

External links

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Film Museum Profile
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