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Actress Antra Liedskalniņa (1930–2000)

Antra Liedskalniņa was an actress of extreme talent and extreme versatility. For decades, she was the foremost tragic lead actress in Latvian drama, but her immense presence was not confined to tragic roles. Liedskalniņa was among the first to introduce a figurative acting style into what is now the Latvian National Theatre, thereby enriching the entire national scene. She is often listed among the all-time best performers in Latvia, and her life seems to have been one in which the line between theatre and life was blurred constantly.

Lilija Dzene on Antra Liedskalniņa in the Latvian Culture Canon, 2008. (in Latvian)

A Streetcar Named Desire (Ilgu tramvajs): [programme of the performance]. (1969). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Blanche DuBois. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian)

My Poor Marat (Mans nabaga Marats): [programme of the performance]. (1965). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Ļika. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian)

Joan of Arc (Žanna D’Arka): [programme of the performance]. (1962). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Joan of Arc. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian)

Blow, the Wind! (Pūt, vējiņi!): [programme of the performance]. (1968). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Anda. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian)

Time for Confession (Grēksūdzes laiks): [programme of the performance]. (1998). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Anna Magnani. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian)

These Dangerous Balcony Doors (Šīs bīstamās balkona durvis): [brochure of the film]. (1976). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Anita. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian and Russian)

The Battering Ram (Tarāns): [brochure of the film]. (1982). Actress Antra Liedskalniņa as Marta. Rīga. National Library of Latvia, Collection of Small Prints. (in Latvian and Russian)

Lilija Dzene on Antra Liedskalniņa in the Latvian Culture Canon, 2008.

Akmens un šķembas. (200-). Spēlfilmā Antras lomā Antra Liedskalniņa. No: Rolanda Kalniņa aizliegtās filmas [DVD]. Rīga: Jura Podnieka studija. Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas Audiovizuālais krājums, Fdvd/338.

Tai naktī. (1990). Izpilda Juris Hiršs, Harijs Ozols un dzeju lasa Antra Liedskalniņa. No: Mikrofons ’90: Ratiņa aptauja [skaņuplate]. Rīga: Melodija. Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas Audiovizuālais krājums, Fs-3/7600.