Vida Vaiva Mainelytė (born September 5, 1948) is a Lithuanian theater and film actress.
In 1970, she graduated from the Lithuanian State Conservatory (currently the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre). Since then, she has worked in Šiauliai Drama Theatre, Lithuanian USSR Drama Theatre, and Lithuanian National Drama Theatre.
Political activity She was a supporter of Kazimira Prunskienė and took part in the activities of the New Democracy Party () and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (, or LVŽS).
In the 2008 parliamentary election, she stood unsuccessfully in the Vilnius Žirmūnai single-member constituency on the LVŽS list and received 2.61% of the vote in that constituency.
Filmography +YearOriginal titleTranslated titleRole1970Men’s SummerAldona (teacher)1971Rudobelės respublikaThe Republic of RudobelėHelena1971Paskutinis „Albatroso“ reisasThe Last "Albatros" VoyageJuta1971A Small ConfessionGiraffe (teacher)1972Tadas BlindaMorta 1974The Devil's BrideJurga, Marcelė1975Laikas nelaukiaTime Does Not WaitMadonna 1976The Adventures of Detective KaliEva’s mother1977Vyras pačiame žydėjimeA Man in Full BloomMaija 1977The ExchangeEugenija1978Karaliai ir kopūstaiKings and CabbagesIzabelė 1979Tas fantastiškas pasaulisThat Fantastic World1980GlowwormsThe Queen1980The FactKazia Buckuvienė1981The Game Without TrumpsSabina 1981Endhauzo paslaptisThe Secret of EndhouseFrederika 1981Frontas priešo užnugaryjeThe Front Behind the LinesHelena 1981Summer Ends in AutumnMilda1982The Rich, the Poor...Teacher1982English WaltzMolė Gvyn1983Dvi dalys iš šeimos kronikosTwo Parts from a Family ChronicleLinda 1984Stasė UstjanauskienėNine Circles of DeclineStasė Ustjanauskienė1985Sofija KovalevskajaSofia KovalevskayaŠarlotė1986Chameleon GamesVeronika2003Lithuanian TransitStrip club owner2005Debesėlis ir FaustasLittle Cloud and Faustas2008BroliaiBrothersMarija Aušrinė2010Lost HeartsSalomėja 2012Be namųWithout a HomeGenovaitė lt:Nikolajus Kalininas lt:Leonidas Pčolkinas lt:Vitalijus Četverikovas lt:Olgertas Dunkersas lt:Nikolajus Rašėjevas lt:Tamara Pavliučenko lt:Igoris Gostevas lt:Dmitrijus Barščevičius lt:Bronius Talačka lt:Ajan Šachmalijeva lt:Evaldas Kubilius lt:Saulius Šaltenis lt:Valdas Babaliauskas lt:Balys Latėnas lt:Saulius Balandis
Awards 1982: Honored Artist of Lithuanian SSR. 1983: Winner of the Union Film Festival, Leningrad. 1980s: Veteran Order of Merit of Labor of Vietnam. 1985: Lithuanian SSR State Prize. 1999: . 2004: Officer's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great. 2012: Golden Crane Award, for lifetime achievement. 2012: Commander's Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania.
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