The star of the film “Long road in the dunes” Lilita Ozolina went on his last journey

The sad news shook the world of cinema. On the 76th year of life died a famous Soviet and Latvian actress Lilita Ozolina. At one time, she became famous throughout the country thanks to her role in the serial film Long Road in the Dunes. However, this is not the only achievement of women. Today we want to honor the memory of the actress and remember her creative path.



Instagram / @__star___news__ Lilita Ozolinia is from Latvia. The father of the future actress was a pilot, and her mother worked at a film studio. But her parents were repressed when her father refused to serve in the Soviet army. Lilita's sister died in exile.

While still very young, the girl tried to get the role of a shepherd in the film “Echo”. But she failed the audition. Nevertheless, the dream of becoming an actress did not disappear, and after 8 years she began to attend the People’s Studio of the film actor at the Riga Film Studio. And after graduating from school, Ozolinya entered the acting faculty at the Ya. Vitola Latvian Conservatory.



A year later, Lilita was lucky to meet Elena Zagorskaya and become her protégé. It was this actress who helped the young girl start her career. She was first admitted to the Jan Rainis Art Theatre.

Around the same time, the actress, while still a student, made her film debut. It was a role in the adventure film When Rain and Wind Knock at the Window. It was directed by Alois Brench, who taught in the studio where Lilita studied.



Instagram / @sputnikkinozritelya After that, Ozolina began to be invited to other films. However, she got her first serious role almost 10 years later, in 1976. It was the film Sonata over the Lake, based on Regina Ezera’s novel The Well. By the way, in this picture, Lilita played a negative character for the first time, which proved that in the frame it can be completely different.

However, the real popularity of Lilita brought the role in the film “The Long Road in the Dunes” in 1980. In addition to all-Union love, Ozolinya also received her first state award. After that, the directors lined up to get the actress in their films.

And ordinary Soviet girls began to copy the image of Lilita to be like her. We can say that at that time the actress set a peculiar trend in appearance.

The creative path and personal life of Lilita Ozolini The popularity of Lilita grew by leaps and bounds. She was invited to various TV shows, she was interviewed. Among the fans and fans, she received a nickname. Latvian sunshine. In parallel with this, the actress actively starred in films. The most successful paintings of that time are “A Brief Instruction in Love”, “Double Trap” and “Front in the Father’s Home”.



Instagram / @sputnikkinozritelya In addition, Ozolinya led an active political and public life. She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. And then the Soviet Union collapsed, and you had to think about how to make money. Latvia was not experiencing the most rosy times, and the cinema for a while had to forget.

Lilita found her outlet in the theater, performing on several stages at once. After the 90s, there were almost no roles in cinema. The actress last appeared on the big screens in 2016. It was a Russian melodrama “Hero” with Dima Bilan in the title role. Living in Latvia, the actress took an active part in the International Film Actors Festival “Baltic Pearl”.



Instagram / @sputnikkinozritelya As for the personal life of a woman, almost nothing is known about it. The actress did not like to expose her family affairs, which she had every right to do. We know that Lilita has an adult daughter, she is in business.



On June 5, 2023, it became known that the Latvian actress flew to heaven. Lilita Ozolini’s contribution to Latvian theatre and film is immeasurable. And only knowing Lilita, it was possible to discover the versatility and richness of her personality, embodied in all her roles, commented on the tragic event of the actress’ colleagues.

Bright memory!