Baiba Broka
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Baiba Broka is a Latvian
stage, television and film actress.
, Latvia
, Broka began her film career in the 1992 Dzidra Ritenberga-directed drama Walsis muza garuma (English
release title: Waltzing Through Love). Broka has also had high profile roles in the 2004 Varis Brasla
-directed comedy Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim
(English release title: Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat), where she plays the lovestruck aunt Una who is forced to look after her two young nieces Marta and Linda. The film won several awards, including the Children's Jury Prizes: Live-Action Feature Film or Video Certificate of Excellence from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
, USA and the Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay from the National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps
, Latvia.
Baiba Broka is possibly best known internationally for her role as Brigita, in the 1999 Latvian-Swedish co-production of the romantic drama film Svar med foto (English release title: Reply with Photo). Directed by Una Celma, the film follows the relationship between a young, lonely Latvian woman (Broka) who replies to a personal ad placed by a shy Swedish scientist (played by Samuel Fröler
). Svar med foto was the first co-production equally financed by both Latvian and Swedish film studios. Since 2007, Broka has been a regular cast member on the Latvian television series Neprāta cena.
For her work as a stage actress, Baiba Broka has won the Latvian Theatre Union Lilita Bērziņa Award and is a performing member of the New Riga Theatre.
Latvians
Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia...
stage, television and film actress.
Career
Born in RigaRiga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Broka began her film career in the 1992 Dzidra Ritenberga-directed drama Walsis muza garuma (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
release title: Waltzing Through Love). Broka has also had high profile roles in the 2004 Varis Brasla
Varis Brasla
Varis Brasla is a Latvian film director.Since 1965 he worked in Rīgas kinostudija. Several of his films, including Emīla nedarbi and Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim were awarded with a Latvian National Film Prize award as the best film of the year.-Director filmography:Other:* Ceplis * Nāves ēnā *...
-directed comedy Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim
Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim
Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim is a 2004 Latvian film directed by Varis Brasla, starring Baiba Broka, Jānis Paukštello, and Artūrs Skrastiņš.The film was awarded the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps in 2005 as the best film of the year...
(English release title: Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat), where she plays the lovestruck aunt Una who is forced to look after her two young nieces Marta and Linda. The film won several awards, including the Children's Jury Prizes: Live-Action Feature Film or Video Certificate of Excellence from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Founded in 1975, Facets Multi-Media, located at 1517 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Facets Multi-Media is the largest conservator dedicated to the exhibition, distribution & education of foreign, independent & classic cinema...
, USA and the Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay from the National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps
Lielais Kristaps
Lielais Kristaps National Film Festival is a Latvian film festival. Since 2001 it's organized every two years. Lielais Kristaps is the highest prize awarded in the Latvian cinema. The festival was first held in 1977.-Best Film:-Best Documentary:...
, Latvia.
Baiba Broka is possibly best known internationally for her role as Brigita, in the 1999 Latvian-Swedish co-production of the romantic drama film Svar med foto (English release title: Reply with Photo). Directed by Una Celma, the film follows the relationship between a young, lonely Latvian woman (Broka) who replies to a personal ad placed by a shy Swedish scientist (played by Samuel Fröler
Samuel Fröler
Samuel Fröler is a Swedish actor. His break-through was in the TV series Tre Kärlekar in 1989. He played the protagonist in the soap opera Skärgårdsdoktorn, and has also acted in several movies. Fröler did the voice of Shrek when Shrek 2 was dubbed into Swedish. He also had a part in the American...
). Svar med foto was the first co-production equally financed by both Latvian and Swedish film studios. Since 2007, Broka has been a regular cast member on the Latvian television series Neprāta cena.
For her work as a stage actress, Baiba Broka has won the Latvian Theatre Union Lilita Bērziņa Award and is a performing member of the New Riga Theatre.