Ida Kaminska
Acting

Ida Kaminska

Born 1899-09-18 · Died 1980-05-21

From Wikipedia Ida Kamińska (September 18, 1899 – May 21, 1980) was an Academy Award-nominated actress. Ida Kamińska began a stage career at the age of five. Her first theater role was in 1912 in Mirele Efros, with her mother and her sister in other roles in the play. In 1965, she starred in the Czechoslovak movie The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze, directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos), and she received a 1966 nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her last role was The Angel Levine (1970), directed by Ján Kadár. Following her death from cardiovascular disease in 1980, aged 80, she was interred in the Yiddish theatre section of the Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, New York.

Cast

Known for

The Shop on Main Street★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Shop on Main Street
1965
The Angel Levine★ 7Viewing moment
The Angel Levine
1970
Border Street★ 5.8Viewing moment
Border Street
1948
Without a HomeViewing moment
Without a Home
1939
The Black Dress★ 7Viewing moment
The Black Dress
1967

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