Kazimiera Kymantaitė (June 29, 1909 – May 21, 1999) (Surname by the first marriage: Gregorauskienė, by the second marriage: Banaitienė) was a Soviet and Lithuanian stage and film actress, Lithuania's first female professional stage director."KAZIMIERA KYMANTAITĖ", Vilnijos VartaiKazimieros Kymantaitės atminimui
She was born in Kuršėnai, then in Russian Empire. When she was 12 her family moved to Kaunas. She died in Vilnius and was interred in the Rasos Cemetery by the grave of her husband .
Several books were published about her.
Awards 1994: Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasLIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDENTAS D E K R E T A S DĖL APDOVANOJIMO DIDŽIOJO LIETUVOS KUNIGAIKŠČIO GEDIMINO ORDINU 1994 m. liepos 1 d. Nr. 343 1957: Lithuanian SSR State Prize for her role of Kaikarienė in the play Paskenduolė ("The Drowned Woman") based on the short story of Antanas Vienuolis 1954: People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR Soviet decorations: three orders and several medals,Great Soviet Encyclopedia, article Кимантайте Казимира Мартыновна including two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1950, 1954)
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