Baiba Indriksone (22 February 1932 – 14 May 2024) was a Latvian film and stage actress, affiliated with the

Latvian National Theatre The Latvian National Theatre () 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 in this building in the year 1918. O ...

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Life and career

Indriksone was born in

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on 22 February 1932. She graduated from the

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, theatre class, in 1952. Her first role was that of Abelīte in the film (1949). Her last role on a grand stage was in

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's ''Peer Gynt'' directed by

Viestur Kairish Viestur Kairish (; born 30 January 1971) is a Latvian opera, movie and theatre director. He has made a successful career in Latvia and Germany as an acclaimed director of operas. The movies and plays of Kairish have toured in many European festiv ...

in 2016. Indriksone was the widow of film director

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. She died on 14 May 2024, at the age of 92.

Awards

*1956:

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*2007: Officer of the

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Ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni apbalvoto personu reģistrs
/ref> *2011: A. Amtmanis-Briedīša award for her work in performing arts

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Indriksone, Baiba 1932 births 2024 deaths 20th-century Latvian actresses Latvian film actresses Latvian stage actresses Latvian Academy of Music alumni Actresses from Riga 21st-century Latvian actresses