Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 20 January 1963) is а Lithuanian, Russian and British theatre and cinema actress,[1] who plays mostly in Russian films. She is a winner of the prize "Nika" in 1994 for Best Actress.
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė | |
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 Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė in 2017 | |
| Born | Ingeborga Edmundovna Dapkūnaitė 20 January 1963 |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupation | Actress, TV presenter, theater producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Awards | State Prize of the Russian Federation Nika Award - 1994, Russia |
Early life
Dapkūnaitė was born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union. Her father was a diplomat and her mother was a meteorologist. For many years her parents worked in Moscow, and she saw them only on holidays. She was cared for by her grandparents and an uncle and aunt, musicians in a theatre orchestra, during her parents' long absences.
At the age of four, she first appeared on the stage in the Puccini opera Madam Butterfly, watched by her grandmother, the administrator of the Vilnius opera theatre. After her opera debut, she at first seemed to have little interest in the dramatic arts, dance, singing, or music. For her childhood and youth, it seemed she might pursue a career in sports; she figure-skated and played basketball, popular in Lithuania. She graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under Jonas Vaitkus in 1985 and joined the Kaunas State Drama Theatre.
Career
She has had a number of minor roles in some top Hollywood movies including Mission: Impossible (1996) and Seven Years in Tibet (1997), the latter of which featured her as the wife of Heinrich Harrer (played by Brad Pitt). She is best known for her portrayal of Maroussia, the wife of Colonel Sergei Kotov (portrayed by Nikita Mikhalkov) in Mikhalkov's Academy Award-winning film Burnt by the Sun (1994). In 2001 she was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
She also portrayed the Russian Tsaritsa Imperatritsa Aleksandra Fyodorovna Romanova in the 2003 British mini-series The Lost Prince, and was mother to Thomas Harris's fictional cannibal and serial killer, also known to be of Lithuanian origin, Hannibal Lecter, in Hannibal Rising (2007).
On television, she plays the role of top Russian diplomat Irina Sidorova in the Norwegian hit show Okkupert, broadcast in the US by Netflix. She was featured as a skating partner to Alexander Zhulin in Ice Age. In the first season of the BBC series Bodies, she played nurse Katya Bredova. In addition, she portrays a Bosnian refugee named Jasmina Blekic in Prime Suspect 6, co-starring Helen Mirren and in 2012 played Kenneth Branagh's love interest in the Wallander TV episode "Dogs of Riga" where she displayed an impressive ability to run flat-out in heels. She also starred in Branded. She also portrayed the role of Mrs Hudson in Russia's Sherlock Holmes.
Personal life
Dapkūnaitė has been married three times. Her first husband was now-famous Lithuanian actor Arūnas Sakalauskas, her groupmate at the Vilnius Conservatory. Her second husband was British director Simon Stokes, whom she divorced in 2009. Dapkūnaitė is a citizen of Russia, Lithuania and the United Kingdom. Her third husband was Russian lawyer and businessman Dmitry Yampolsky,[3] who is 12 years her junior. They divorced in 2017.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | My Little Wife | Aukse | |
| 1985 | Zodiac | TV | |
| 1985 | Night Whispers | Inga | |
| 1986 | Game chameleon | Veronica | |
| 1987 | The mysterious heir | Asya Tikhonova | |
| The confluence of circumstances | Veronica Bergs | ||
| The 13th Apostle | Mariya | ||
| 1988 | Autumn, Chertanovo ... | Mariya Zavarzina | |
| Crossing | Kama-Basia Zalevskaya | ||
| 1989 | Intergirl | Kisulya | |
| F minor | Katya | ||
| 1990 | Nikolai Vavilov | Natalia Karlovna Lemke | Mini-series |
| 1991 | Cynics | Olga | |
| 1992-93 | The Good Guys | Sanda | TV series |
| 1993 | Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald | Lubya | TV |
| The Alaska Kid | Salli | TV series | |
| 1994 | Katya Ismailova (russian title: Near Moscow Nights) | Katya Ismailova | |
| Burnt by the Sun | Maroussia | ||
| 1995 | Thief Takers | TV series | |
| 1996 | On Dangerous Ground | Asta | TV |
| Mission: Impossible | Hannah Williams | ||
| Letters from the East | Marie / Mother | ||
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Ingrid Harrer | |
| 1998 | CI5: The New Professionals | Elkie | TV series |
| 1999-01 | Big Bad World | Natalia | TV series |
| 1999 | Sunburn | Carolyn Kramer | |
| 2000 | Moscow | Masha | |
| Rostov-dad | Elya | TV series | |
| Shadow of the Vampire | Micheline | ||
| 2002 | War | Margaret | |
| 2002 | Stereoblood | Mariya | |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna | TV |
| The Suit | Asya | ||
| Kiss of Life | Helen | ||
| Coming Up | Olesya Muratseva | TV series | |
| Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness | Jasmina Blekic | Mini-series | |
| 2004 | 25 Degrees in Winter | Sonia | |
| 2004-06 | Bodies | Katya Bredova | TV series |
| 2005 | Graveyard Shift | wife of the owner | |
| 2006 | Silent Witness | Dr. Caroline Anscombe | TV series |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Mother Lecter | |
| In Transit | Vera | ||
| 2008 | Morphine | Anna | |
| Terra Nova | Marta | ||
| 2009 | L'affaire Farewell | Natasha | |
| Jolly Fellows | Margo | ||
| Volunteer | Lena | Mini-series | |
| Katya: Military history | Mariya Barsukova | TV series | |
| 2010 | Orange Juice | Dasha | |
| Cadenzas | Liza | ||
| 2011 | Heavenly Court | Morpheus | Mini-series |
| 2012 | 30 Beats | The Call-Girl - Alice | |
| Branded | Guru's Associate Dubcek | ||
| Wallander – "The Dogs of Riga" | Baiba Liepa | TV series | |
| Heavenly Court | Morpheus | Film | |
| 2013 | Antalya | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Mrs. Hudson | TV series | |
| 2014 | Rather "Moscow-Russia" | conductor Anna | |
| Gregory R. | Empress Alexandra Feodorovna | TV series | |
| Heavenly Court. Continued | Morpheus | Mini-series | |
| 2015-19 | Occupied | Irina Sidorova | TV series |
| 2015 | Men's Life in Autumn | ||
| 2016 | Wallander – "A Lesson in Love" | Baiba Liepa | TV series |
| Artist Kills Self | Clarissa Stearn | ||
| 2017 | Jeanne | Jeanne | |
| Matilda | Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) | ||
| Most | Inga Veermaa, Homicide detective from Estonian Police | TV series | |
| 2019 | Union of Salvation | Princess Belskaya | |
| Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019 | journalist | short film |
References
- Pond, Steve (26 July 2010). "Taymor's 'Tempest' to Close Venice Fest". The Wrap. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- правды», Анастасия ПЛЕШАКОВА | Сайт «Комсомольской (18 February 2013). "Избранником Ингеборги Дапкунайте стал адвокат и ресторатор Дмитрий Ямпольский". kp.ru - Сайт «Комсомольской правды». Retrieved 7 September 2020.
