Regina Varnaitė Explained

Regina Varnaitė
Birth Name:Regina Marija Varnaitė-Eidukaitienė
Birth Date:1927 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ukmergė, Lithuania
Education:Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1961–present
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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Čeplinskas . Deimantas . R.Varnaitė – apie gyvenimą per pandemiją, santuokos receptą ir pranašišką vaidmenį . 2023-06-24 . 15min.lt . lt.
  2. Book: Tamošiūnaitė, Vaidonė . Kas yra kas: Lietuvos moterys . 2007 . Neolitas . 978-9986-709-57-2 . lt.
  3. Book: Tapinas, Laimonas . Lithuanian Film Makers . 1988 . Vilnius Mintis Publishers . 978-5-417-00226-7 . en.
  4. Book: Adomonis, Tadas . Lithuania: An Encyclopedic Survey . 1986 . Encyclopedia Publishers . en.
  5. Book: Tapinas, Laimonas . People and Times in the Lithuanian Cinema . 1980 . Mintis . en.
  6. Book: Lietuvių teatro istorija: kn. 1970-1980 . 2006 . Gervelė . lt.
  7. Web site: UAB Pajūrio naujienos . 2023-06-24 . www.pajurionaujienos.com.
  8. Web site: Reginai Varnaitei – 95-eri: apie žiūrovų meilę, 30 metų trukusią santuoką ir paskutinį kartą scenoje . 2023-06-24 . zmones.lt.
  9. Book: Pečiulienė, Ona . Šalis ta Lietuva: 1000 svarbiausių šalies istorijos akimirkų žmonės, įvykiai, simboliai, tradicijos . 2009 . Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas . 978-5-420-01653-4 . lt.