Lina Braknytė

Lina Braknytė (19 October 1952, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian actress. She was voted the Best Actress in the republican film festival in 1967. She retired after several films and became Lina Paknienė after marriage.

Life

She played several roles during the Soviet era, from 1964 to 1972. She became famous after her premiere in the lead role in the 1964 movie The Girl and the Echo. In Lithuanian, it is known as The Last Day of Vacations. The movie, based on a story by Yuri Nagibin, depicts a young girl Vika enjoying the last days of summer vacations in a sea resort somewhere in the south. A scene where she is depicted swimming nude was criticized by teachers from Klaipėda who requested city officials to forbid its distribution.

For her role in Dubravka, Braknytė was awarded the Best Actress in the republican film festival in 1967.

After graduating from high school, Lina graduated from the Faculty of History, Vilnius University, worked as a librarian, and never acted again.