Ingrīda Andriņa

Acting

Ingrīda Andriņa

Born 1944-06-23 · Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

Ingrīda Andriņa (June 23, 1944 – September 17, 2015) was a Latvian stage and film actress. Born in Riga, Andriņa graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in 1967 and began working at the Latvian National Theatre. From 1966 she began appearing in films. Andriņa is possibly best recalled internationally for her role as Agnes von Mönnikhusen in the 1969 Soviet Estonian language film Viimne reliikvia, directed by Grigori Kromanov. Throughout her film career, Andriņa performed in Latvian-, Russian-, Estonian-, Azerbaijani- and Georgian-language films. Her last appearance was in the 2014 Latvian film Džimlai Rudis rallallā. Andriņa died unexpectedly in 2015 at the age of 71 and was interred at the Riga Forest Cemetery.

Acting credits

Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill poster
5.2

The 30-year war still goes on. Riga headmasters have decided to submit themselves to mercy of Polish-Lithuanian Duke. Rigas' defenders disagree strongly and steal the ceremonial Key of Riga. Will they succeed in their fight against all odds? Will three Latvian musketeers have their happily ever after?

Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill

1972

No artwork available
NR

1990 Latvian film

Mazās kaislības

1991

The Last Relic poster
6.4

A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - there's a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a monastery chases for a relics of a holy Brigitte. A nobleman promises to get it if he gets beautiful Agnes as a reward. But she fells in love with a handsome adventurer. The monastery has to act shrewd now and play double game.

The Last Relic

1970

Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin poster
6.8

In this the fourth episode, “Battle of Berlin,” the Soviets start their assault on Berlin, and Stalin negotiates with the other Allies.

Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin

1971

No artwork available
NR

A film essay on the theme of the underground city, the post-war mood – about winners and losers.

Figūras

1994

The Battle after the Victory poster
4.8

A third part of story about a Soviet spies trying to infiltrate German Intelligence center "Saturn" during and after the WWII.

The Battle after the Victory

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rīta miglā

1966

Nazis and Blondes poster
6.0

Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi villains in propagandist Soviet war films. They reminisce about the films that made them famous throughout the USSR, but also stigmatized the Baltic countries as Nazi sympathizers in the eyes of many Russians - a misconception that is nowadays exploited by the Russian media, desperate to label the Baltic countries as a fascist haven.

Nazis and Blondes

2008

I, The Investigator poster
6.8

A seriously injured young man was found on a Georgian military road. Investigator Georgy Mikeladze finds out that the victim - the navigator of the Tallinn Shipping Company - was rolling in his new Volga on vacation days. The investigator goes to the criminal and, having connected employees of the Riga criminal investigation department to the case, arrests the robber.

I, The Investigator

1972

The City Under the Limes poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

The City Under the Limes

1971

Devil's Servants poster
6.0

In 17th-century Latvia, as Swedish and Polish armies march across the war-torn land, the corrupt councillors of Riga stand ready to hand over the city’s keys to whichever foreign power pays the highest price. But three jolly friends — Andris, Pēteris, and Ērmanis — together with their female companions Rūta, Anna, and Lēne, refuse to surrender without a fight. Rallying the people of Riga, they rise in a courageous struggle for freedom of their city.

Devil's Servants

1970

The Winds Blow in Baku poster
7.5

Summer 1942. Nazi troops storm the Caucasus. They are rushing to get their hands on Baku oil. An Abwehr special group called "Wartburg" has settled in the Nalchik area. In Baku, German spy Ziegel (Pavel Kadochnikov) heads to the oil fields from Maykop under the name of Soviet engineer Kashtanov. Tankers carrying gasoline begin to explode in the Caspian Sea. Soviet counterintelligence agent "Khazri" infiltrates "Wartburg"...

The Winds Blow in Baku

1974

The Road to Rübezahl poster
7.0

The German anti-fascist Max in 1939 emigrated to the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War, he fought in the Soviet partisan detachment and died, performing a responsible mission. After many years, her companion in guerrilla warfare, Lyudmila, was able to realize their common dream — to climb to the top of Mount Rübezahl.

The Road to Rübezahl

1971

Then It's Hi! Hi! Hee! poster
7.0

The elderly nursing home residents for years feel worthless and troublesome. But then a crazy idea strikes them - to waive their pensions and enroll in the army as volunteers thus saving the country from financial crisis and spending excitingly the last years of their lives. The oldies are wise enough at organizing this event and now real adventures begin.

Then It's Hi! Hi! Hee!

2014

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Red Agate

1974

The Falls poster
NR

Asan works as a bulldozer operator on a road construction project. One day, during an explosion, he saves the geologist Krista from certain death...

The Falls

1973

Rudolf's Gold poster
NR

The dawn of the XX century promised Latvians a prosperous and happy future. The nation’s self-esteem had awakened, and farmers were increasingly able to rise above even the estate stewards. Rudups, old soldier of the Kaiser and, with his wealth and pride, a thorn in the Baron’s side, becomes truly uncontrollable when he’s hit by Cupid’s arrow. The old boy is willing to do anything for simple maid Emily. But the girl loves his godson Karlis. It’s all a mix of riches, of cheating, and the Baron’s lawlessness. The fight of two relatives for Emily’s heart changes the fate of both men and the maid, so she can see sunshine through the tears.

Rudolf's Gold

2010