Ingrīda Andriņa (23 June 1944 – 17 September 2015) was a

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n stage and film actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Andriņa graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in

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in 1967 and began working at the

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. From 1966, she began appearing in films. Andriņa is best possibly recalled internationally for her role as Agnes von Mönnikhusen in the 1969

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film '' Viimne reliikvia'', directed by

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. Throughout her film career, Andriņa performed in Latvian,

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, Azerbaijani, and Georgian-language films. Her last appearance was in the 2014 Latvian film ''Džimlai Rudis rallallā''. Andriņa died unexpectedly in 2015 at the age of 71, and was interred at the Riga Forest Cemetery.

Selected filmography

*'' Viimne reliikvia'' (1969) *'' Liberation'', film series (1972) *'' Unfinished Supper'' (1979) *'' The Trust That Has Burst'', television miniseries (1984) *''Džimlai rūdi rallallā'' (2014)

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1944 births 2015 deaths Latvian stage actresses Latvian film actresses Actresses from Riga Soviet film actresses Burials at Forest Cemetery, Riga 20th-century Latvian actresses 21st-century Latvian actresses {{Latvia-actor-stub