Mirdza Martinsone is a popular actress in Soviet and Latvian cinema and theater. In the press, she is called the most cheerful Latvian actress, giving the audience her kind energy. Roles in the detectives "Death Under Sail", "Unfinished Dinner", in the action adventure "Mirage" made her famous. Films with the participation of the actress are watched by not a single generation of viewers.
Biography of Mirdza Martinsone
The future actress Mirdza Martinsone was born on August 16, 1951 in the capital of Latvia, Riga. As a schoolgirl, the girl was a diligent student. Chemistry and mathematics were her favorite subjects. The girl loved to read poetry and took part in school events and evenings with pleasure.
After graduating from school, Mirdza entered the Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Chemistry. The advice of a school teacher, who was fond of astrology and numerology, that the choice of a profession does not correspond to her life figures, was accepted, and the girl decides to enter the Film Actor Studio, where a huge competition is successfully held.
After graduating from the theater faculty of the Latvian Conservatory, Mirdza Martinsone begins her acting career at the J. Rainis Academic Drama Theater (in 1995 the theater was renamed the Dailes Theater).
Mirdza Martinsone's career
The first film with her participation was released in 1970, "Klav - Martin's son". 5 years later, Mirdza Martinsone played her first leading role - Lady Anna in the adventure film "Arrows of Robin Hood". In 1976, a new work followed in the detective movie "Death under sail". She is increasingly invited to appear.
The years from 1976 to 1987 are the most fruitful in her work. Within one year, Mirdza Martinsone starred in two or three films. She becomes a recognizable and beloved actress among the audience. The film "Mirage" is one of the most rated. Although the actress herself does not really distinguish this role from others and does not consider it a stellar one. Mirdza Martinsone starred in 40 films. In addition to her work in films, she is a sought-after actress in the Riga Dailes Theater, where she still plays.
The best films of Mirdza Martinsone
(1975, Riga Film Studio, director - Sergei Tarasov).
Historical melodrama based on the English medieval ballads about Robin Hood. The plot of the adventure music tape is simple: the shooters of Sherwood Forest, led by Robin Hood, help the young knight Alan A'Dale pay off his debt and marry his bride, Lady Anna, played by Mirdza Martinsone.
The film was a success with Soviet audiences. In 1976, it was watched by about 28.9 million people at the box office, and it took 11th place in the ranking of that year.
(1976, Riga Film Studio, director - Ada Neretniece)
A two-part detective story based on the novel of the same name by British writer Charles Percy Snow, where Mirdza Martinsone played the role of a girl named Tony Gilmore. The plot of the film takes place on the yacht of Dr. Roger Mills, who invites his friends to spend time with the company.
A few days later he is found killed on deck by a shot in the heart. This beautifully filmed detective story, from a "foreign" life, was a success among Soviet audiences, despite the fact that the film did not receive any awards in film nominations. The public interest in the detective was enormous, and the tape was widely copied on videotapes in the 90s, and then on DVD in the 2000s.
In 1983, a three-part television detective action movie "Mirage" was released, filmed by a Riga film studio (directed by Alois Branch) based on the novel "The World in Your Pocket" by British writer James Headley Chase.
The film became significant in the career of Mirdza Martinsone, after which the actress gained popularity in the vast country of the USSR.
The main character, played by Mirdza Martinsone, is named Ginny Gordon. This film has a social and political background. The heroes are united by the desire to escape from poverty, to free themselves from humiliation by robbing a cash collector car with three million dollars. The events taking place in the film are still relevant today. This is one of the best action adventure movies of the time, with many positive reviews from viewers. The picture is a success to this day.
The film was attended by such actors as Martins Vilsons, Regimantas Adomaitis, Ints Burans, Boris Ivanov. As Mirdza Martinsone herself recalls, after the release of "Mirage" she received suitcases of letters in which the audience admired the veracity of the game, the plot and expressed a sea of positive emotions in her address.
Other highly-rated films Mirdza Martinsone has starred in:
- "Unfinished Dinner" (1979), a crime comedy.
- "Spanish version" (1980), thriller.
- "Rich man, poor man …" (1982), drama.
- "Special Forces" (1987), a tape about the military events in 1943.
- "Photo with a woman and a wild boar" (1987).
- "Secret Walk" (1985), military.
- "A Boy with a Thumb" (1985), a joint children's film Czechoslovakia - USSR.
- "The Mystery of the Old Council" (2000), detective, filmmaking in Latvia.
- "Son" (2014), mini-series, drama. Russia.
Personal life of actress Mirdza Martinsone
According to the actress, if before the main thing in life was art, now it is the family. Mirdza Martinsone belongs entirely to her beloved children. She has two of them: the eldest daughter Madara and the son Matys. Madara is delicate and feminine. She is passionate about astrology, folk medicine. The youngest son, Matys, is more adapted to modern life, loves sports, is fond of hockey and chose the profession of a tourism manager.
The only man in her life, the father of children, also a famous former Latvian actor - Martins Verdins. He left his acting career and is successfully working as a decorator. Now the couple lives separately, although this does not prevent them from communicating normally and raising children.
How actress Mirdza Martinsone lives today
Currently, the actress is employed in the Riga Dailes Theater (the theater was founded in 1920), where she plays diverse roles. She has over 85 roles in theater productions. Among them there are also Russian works: "The Seagull", "The Cherry Orchard" (A. P. Chekhov), "The Gambler" (F. M. Dostoevsky), as well as works by A. N. Ostrovsky, N. V. Gogol. As Mirdza Martinsone says: "I love the Russian classics very much," where "women are feminine and men are masculine."
Offstage, the actress responds to invitations and participates in various programs on television and radio, lectures, and conducts seminars. She is always a guest of honor on the jury of various creative programs. Mirdza Martinsone's motto is: "I walk through life with an open heart" and "We must give hope and joy to people." No wonder her name Mirdza means "flickering" from Latvian.
