Marija Leiko

Movie Actress

Birthday August 14, 1887

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Latvia

DEATH DATE Feb 3, 1938 (50)

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About

Latvian silent movie actress in Europe who was especially popular in Latvia, Germany, and Russia.

Before Fame

She began her acting career in the 1910s.

Trivia

She retired from film acting and returned to her native Latvia when the silent film era ended.

Family Life

Her parents raised her in Riga, Latvia.

Associated With

The theater she acted in was shut during the purges of Joseph Stalin.