Ingrīda Andriņa | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 September 2015 Riga, Latvia | (aged 71)
Nationality | Latvian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1967-2015 |
Ingrīda Andriņa (23 June 1944 – 17 September 2015) was a Latvian stage and film actress.
Born in Riga, Andriņa graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in 1967 and began working at the Latvian National Theatre. From 1966, she began appearing in films. [1] [2]
Andriņa is best possibly recalled internationally for her role as Agnes von Mönnikhusen in the 1969 Soviet Estonian language film Viimne reliikvia, directed by Grigori Kromanov. [3]
Throughout her film career, Andriņa performed in Latvian, Russian, Estonian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian-language films. Her last appearance was in the 2014 Latvian film Džimlai Rudis rallallā. [1]
Andriņa died unexpectedly in 2015 at the age of 71, and was interred at the Riga Forest Cemetery. [4] [5]