Dzidra Ritenberga

Dzidra Ritenberga (29 August 1928 – 9 March 2003) was a Latvian actress and film director.^[1] Ritenberga won the best actress award at the 1957 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as Malva in Malva.^{[2] [3]} From 1976 she directed a few films at Riga Film Studio.^[1]

Dzidra Ritenberga
Ritenberga in 1958
Born	29 August 1928 Dundaga Parish, Latvia
Died	9 March 2003(2003-03-09) (aged 74) Riga, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Alma mater	Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (directing faculty)
Occupations	Actress Film director
Years active	1948—1990
Spouse	Yevgeni Urbansky
Children	1

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Malva	Malva
1970	Crime and Punishment	Luiza Ivanovna
1970	The Ballad of Bering and His Friends	Catherine I of Russia
1971	Day by Day	Dzidra Arturovna	TV series
1980	Long Road in the Dunes	Erna	TV series

References

1. "Grāmatā izdoti aktrises un režisores Dzidras Ritenbergas atmiņu pieraksti". LSM (in Latvian). 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
2. Bazin, André (2014). Bazin on Global Cinema, 1948-1958. University of Texas Press. pp. 177–178. ISBN 9780292767409.
3. "Soviet Latvian actress Dzidra Ritenberga 1928-2003". 5 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

External links

• Dzidra Ritenberga at IMDb