Velta Līne

Velta Līne (28 August 1923 – 31 December 2012 ) was a Soviet and Latvian actress, who worked in the Latvian National Theatre since 1945.

She was married to actor and film director Gunārs Cilinskis in 1957 until his death in 1992. They had a son named Aigars, who was born 24 May 1958.

Līne died on 31 December 2012 at the age of 89, due to illness.

Filmography

 * Victorious Return (1947) as Biruta Aže
 * A Lesson in History (1956) as Ilsa Lange
 * Introduction to Life (1963) as Latvian evacuee
 * Oļegs un Aina (1973) as Oļeg's mother
 * Agony (1974) as Alexandra Feodorovna
 * Long Road in the Dunes (1981) as Maiga

Awards

 * Stalin Prize (1948) – For the role of Kaiva Arvīda in "Māls un porcelāns"
 * Order of the Badge of Honour (1956)
 * People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1964)
 * People's Artist of the USSR (1973)
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1983)
 * Order of the Three Stars (2008)