Inga Alsiņa (born 18 September 1979) is a

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n actress. She was born and raised in

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and studied in the Cēsis Secondary school No.1 from 1985 until 1996. She also attended Valmiera Art college from 1993 until 1995. In 1998 she started studies at the

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in department of

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and

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science however she left in 2000. In 2003 she graduated Theatre department of

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. She is married with Kalvis Lasmanis, who is a businessman. She has worked in the Valmiera Theatre since 2001. From 2004 until 2017 she worked in the New Riga Theatre. She has also taken part in several films. In 2004 Inga received

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award as best new actress of the year. She again received the prize in 2014 as a best actress of the year for her role in the Izlaiduma gads.

Filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alsina, Inga 1979 births People from Cēsis Latvian stage actresses Latvian film actresses Living people Latvian Academy of Culture alumni