Maria Vedrinskaya

Maria Vedrinskaya (1877, Kharkov, Russian Empire – 1948, Germany, American zone of ocuoation) –  theatre actress, working in the Riga Russian Drama Theatre  in the  Inter-War Period .

Before the Revolution M. Vedrinskaya played in St. Petersburg theatres.

When the actress moved to Riga. She began to work in Riga Russian Drama Theatre and performed classical roles. M. Vedrinskaya devoted 20 years of her creative activities to Riga Russian Drama Theatre. In 1944 she left Latvia and moved to Germany.

Photo: Maria Vedrinskaya  – in the role of Katerina in A. Ostrovsky’s play «The Thunderstorm». 1929.