Regina Varnaitė
Born
Regina Marija Varnaitė-Eidukaitienė

(1927-05-19) 19 May 1927
Ukmergė, Lithuania
EducationRussian Institute of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1961–present
Spouse
Vytautas Eidukaitis
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(m. 1954; died 1989)​
Children2
HonoursOrder of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Regina Varnaitė (born 19 May 1927) is a Lithuanian actress of film, stage and television.[1][2]

Biography

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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Čeplinskas, Deimantas. "R.Varnaitė – apie gyvenimą per pandemiją, santuokos receptą ir pranašišką vaidmenį". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  2. ↑ Tamošiūnaitė, Vaidonė (2007). Kas yra kas: Lietuvos moterys (in Lithuanian). Neolitas. ISBN 978-9986-709-57-2.
  3. ↑ Tapinas, Laimonas (1988). Lithuanian Film Makers. Vilnius Mintis Publishers. ISBN 978-5-417-00226-7.
  4. ↑ Adomonis, Tadas (1986). Lithuania: An Encyclopedic Survey. Encyclopedia Publishers.
  5. ↑ Tapinas, Laimonas (1980). People and Times in the Lithuanian Cinema. Mintis.
  6. ↑ Lietuvių teatro istorija: kn. 1970-1980 (in Lithuanian). Gervelė. 2006.
  7. ↑ "UAB Pajūrio naujienos". www.pajurionaujienos.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  8. ↑ "Reginai Varnaitei – 95-eri: apie žiūrovų meilę, 30 metų trukusią santuoką ir paskutinį kartą scenoje". zmones.lt. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  9. ↑ 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.
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