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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, 2024
Born	(1963-01-20) 20 January 1963 (age 62) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Lithuania United Kingdom
Education	Lithuanian State Conservatory
Occupation	Actress television presenter
Years active	1983–present
Height	166 cm (65 in)
Spouse(s)	Arūnas Sakalauskas (divorced) Simon Stokes ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2009)​ Dmitry Yampolsky ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2018)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Petras Edmundas Dapkūnas (father)
Awards	Golden Aries Award (1992) Nika Award (1995)

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born on January 20, 1963) is a famous actress and TV host from Lithuania. She is well-known for her work in both movies and plays. Some of her most famous films include Burnt by the Sun (1994) and Katya Ismailova (1994). For Katya Ismailova, she won the Nika Award for Best Actress. She also appeared in big Hollywood movies like Mission: Impossible (1996) and Seven Years in Tibet (1997).

Ingeborga has performed in theaters in many countries, including Lithuania, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Russia. She has a special working friendship with actor John Malkovich, and they have done many plays together.

Early Life and First Steps

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her father was a diplomat and her mother was a meteorologist. For many years, her parents worked in Moscow. This meant Ingeborga only saw them during holidays. Her grandparents, uncle, and aunt took care of her. Her uncle and aunt were musicians in a theater orchestra.

When she was four years old, Ingeborga first appeared on stage. It was in the opera Madam Butterfly. Her grandmother, who worked at the Vilnius opera theater, watched her. After this first show, she didn't seem very interested in acting or music. For a long time, it looked like she might become a sports star! She loved figure skating and basketball, which is very popular in Lithuania. She later studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 1985, she joined the Kaunas State Drama Theatre.

Acting Career

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has had a long and successful acting career. She has worked in theater and movies all over the world.

Stage Performances

After finishing her studies, Ingeborga joined the Kaunas State Drama Theatre. In just two years, she played seven main roles in plays directed by her teacher, Jonas Vaitkus. She acted in famous plays like Antigone and some Shakespeare plays. Later, she was invited to the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. She also worked in the Vilnius State Theatre.

In 1992, she performed with John Malkovich in a play called Slip of the Tongue. They performed in Chicago and London. This play started a long friendship and many collaborations with Malkovich. Ingeborga also worked in other theaters in the UK, US, and Europe. In Moscow, she performed in a play called Touchables. This was a special play because it was the first time deaf-blind actors performed in a theater production.

Movie and TV Roles

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has starred in many films and TV shows. She has worked in Lithuania, Russia, and other countries.

Lithuanian Films

Ingeborga's first movie role was in 1984. She played Aukse in Mano mazyte žmona (which means My Little Wife). In 1986, she acted in Nakties paklydeliai (Night Whispers). The same year, she was in Chameleono zaidimai (Chameleon Game). In 1987, she starred in a TV movie called Elektroninė senelė [lt] (Electronic Grandmother). This movie was based on a story by Ray Bradbury. She also acted in the war movie Savaitgalis pragare (Weekend in Hell).

Russian Films and TV

In 1991, Ingeborga starred in the movie Cynics. For this role, she won the Golden Aries Award in 1992. In 1994, she won the Nika Award for Best Actress for her main role in Katya Ismailova. In the same year, she played Marussia in the famous movie Burnt by the Sun. This film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

She also had main roles in movies like Orange Juice. On TV, she played Morpheya in Sky Court (2011). She was also Mrs Hudson in the 2012 TV show Sherlock Holmes. She played historical figures like Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Grigoriy R (2014) and Maria Feodorovna in Matilda (2017).

Ingeborga was also a TV host. She co-hosted the Russian version of the reality show Big Brother in 2005. She also announced the votes for Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She took part in TV shows like Stars on Ice.

International Projects

After the success of Burnt by the Sun, filmmakers from other countries became interested in Ingeborga. She was cast as an agent in Brian De Palma’s movie Mission: Impossible (1996). She also played the wife of Heinrich Harrer (played by Brad Pitt) in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). In 2003, she played Helen in Kiss of Life. In 2007, she played the mother of Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising.

She also acted with Emir Kusturica in the spy movie L'affaire Farewell (2009). She was in the romantic comedy 30 Beats (2012).

On TV, Ingeborga played Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in The Lost Prince (2003). She was Jasmina Blekic in Prime Suspect (2003). She played nurse Katya Bredova in Bodies (2004). She was also Baiba Liepa in the TV series Wallander.

Ingeborga played a top Russian diplomat, Irina Sidorova, in the Norwegian TV series Okkupert (Occupied). This show first aired in 2015. In 2018, she played the main role of Estonian detective Inga Veerma in The Bridge.

Awards and Recognition

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has received several awards for her acting:

• The Honored Artist of the Lithuanian SSR title (she was the last person to get this award).
• The 1992 Golden Aries Actress of the Year for Cynics.
• The 1995 Nika Award for Best Actress for Katya Ismailova.
• The 2014 Oleg Yankovsky Creative Discovery award for her role in Zhanna.

Other Important Roles

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has also served on the jury for several international film festivals. These include the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001) and the 55th Berlin International Film Festival (2005). She was also on the jury for the 67th Venice Film Festival (2010).

She has been an ambassador for famous brands like Longines (since 2005) and L'Oréal (since 2014). Ingeborga was also the head of the Cinemotion acting school. She helped lead the acting department at the Moscow Film School.

Personal Life and Home

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has been married three times. Her first husband was Arūnas Sakalauskas, an actor she met at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her second husband was Simon Stokes, a British artistic director. They worked together on the play A Slip of the Tongue.

From 2013 to 2018, Ingeborga was married to Dmitry Yampolsky, a Russian lawyer. They have one son together.

She has lived in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Belgium. In February 2022, she spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After this, she left Russia. She holds citizenship in both Lithuania and the United Kingdom.

Helping Others

For many years, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė has been involved in charity work. She was the chairperson of the board for the Hospice Charity Foundation Vera. She was also a member of the board for the Friends Foundation. Since 2015, she has helped create a theater project called Touchables. This project helps integrate deafblind people into the acting community.

Filmography

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