Regina Varnaitė
Regina Varnaitė | |
|---|---|
| Born | Regina Marija Varnaitė-Eidukaitienė 19 May 1927 |
| Education | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse |
Vytautas Eidukaitis
(m. 1954; died 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas |
Regina Varnaitė (born 19 May 1927) is a Lithuanian actress of film, stage and television.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Varnaitė was born on 1927 in Ukmergė. Her father was a villager and her mother a religious Catholic. She grew up together with her brother Erikas Varnas who was a painter.[3] In 1946, she graduated from A. Smetona Gymnasium in Ukmergė, passed her exams and was accepted to study at the Kaunas Drama Theater Studio.[4][5]
Varnaitė appeared in various theatrical shows in tragedy, drama, comedy and in cinematography. She was married to actor Vytautas Eidukaitis until his death in 1989.[6] They had two daughters, Vyta Eidukaitytė-Martinavičienė[7] who is a ballet dancer and Aušra Eidukaittė who is a painter.[8]
For her merits as an artist, Varnaitė received People's Artist of Lithuania and Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- Giminės. Gyvenimas tęsiasi (2015–2018) - Paulė Sakalytė
- Giminės. Po dvidešimties metų (2011)
- Giminės (1993)
- Benjaminas Kordusas (1986) - Kotryna
- Bez Semyi (1984) - Nun
- Raudonmedžio rojus (1980)
- Pasigailėk mūsų (1979)
- Mainai (1977)
- Žvangutis (1974) - Valiūlienė
- Velnio nuotaka (1974) - Ursula
- Kanonada (1961) - Magdute
References
[edit]- ^ Čeplinskas, Deimantas. "R.Varnaitė – apie gyvenimą per pandemiją, santuokos receptą ir pranašišką vaidmenį". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Tamošiūnaitė, Vaidonė (2007). Kas yra kas: Lietuvos moterys (in Lithuanian). Neolitas. ISBN 978-9986-709-57-2.
- ^ Tapinas, Laimonas (1988). Lithuanian Film Makers. Vilnius Mintis Publishers. ISBN 978-5-417-00226-7.
- ^ Adomonis, Tadas (1986). Lithuania: An Encyclopedic Survey. Encyclopedia Publishers.
- ^ Tapinas, Laimonas (1980). People and Times in the Lithuanian Cinema. Mintis.
- ^ Lietuvių teatro istorija: kn. 1970-1980 (in Lithuanian). Gervelė. 2006.
- ^ "UAB Pajūrio naujienos". www.pajurionaujienos.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Reginai Varnaitei – 95-eri: apie žiūrovų meilę, 30 metų trukusią santuoką ir paskutinį kartą scenoje". zmones.lt. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Pečiulienė, Ona (2009). Šalis ta Lietuva: 1000 svarbiausių šalies istorijos akimirkų žmonės, įvykiai, simboliai, tradicijos (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. ISBN 978-5-420-01653-4.
