Jūratė Onaitytė"I’ve achieved everything I have by sulphurous work"

J.Onaitytė was born in Vilnius on February 11, 1954. In 1976 she graduated from the Lithuanian State Conservatory. Teachers of her profession – Gintas Žilys, Vlada Mikštaitė, Nadiežda Ogaj, Algė Savickaitė. Since 1976 she has been working at Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre. J.Onaitytė is the winner of the National prize (1999), Christopher (1998), Fortune awards (1998). In 1999 she was granted the name of the most memorable artist of Kaunas. The talent of J.Onaitytė was seen by the audience of Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Canada, Austria, Germany, Norway, Holland. J.Onaitytė has created important roles in television and cinema as well.

Roles in theatre

2009. Kiki. Bernard Marie Koltes. Return to the Dessert. Director Artūras Areima. KSDT 

2008. Mrs. Rose. Romaino Gary. Life is Still Ahead. Director Eglė Mikulionytė. Theatre Jaja  

2008. Berta. Markas Kamoletis. Boeing Boeing. Director Simonas Aškelavičius. Baltic Music Agency.  

2006. Mother. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. Director Rokas Ramanauskas. KSDT 

2006. Birutė. Marius Macevičius. Antoškos Kartoškos. Director Ramunė Kudzmanaitė. KSDT  

2005. Mrs. Haberzat. Dea Loher. Innocent. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSDT

2004 Katerina Ivanova. Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Crime and Punishment. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

2002 Jokaste. Sophocles. Oidip the King. Director Oskaras Koršunovas. O.K.T

2000 Zozephin. Eugène Ionesco. Walking in Spaces. Director Saulius Varnas, Algirdas Latėnas. KSADT

1999 Kristina. Eugene O`Neill. Mourning Becomes Electra. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

1998 Heda Gabler. Henrik Ibsen. Heda Gabler. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

1997 George Sand. Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. Summer in Noan. Director Donaldas Duškinas. KSADT

1996 Leonora. Mark Zinger. Round the Fountain. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1994 Ize. Paul Claudel. Sharing at Noon. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1993 Olivia. William Shakespeare. The Twelfth Night. Director Karen Johnson. KSADT

1991 Varia. Antonas Chechov. Cherry Garden. Director Julius Dautartas. KSADT

1990 Ana Regina, Tūta. Aušra Marija Sluckaitė. Sand Claviers. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSADT

1989 Ragana Gendalfa. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Bilb Begins. Director Neris Karpuškaitė. KSADT

1987 Guliumkan. Chingiz Aitmatov. Golgota. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1987 Valentina. Jelena Razumovskaja. Closest People. Director Neris Karpuškaitė. KSADT

1986 Kristina. Juozas Grušas. Herkus Mantas. Director Vytautas Balsys. KSADT

1985 Adolfija. Juozas Marcinkevičius. Erelnyčia. Director Vytautas Balsys. KSADT

1985 Kei. John Boynton Priestley Time and Conways. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1982 Emile. Thornton Wilder. Our Town. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1982 Ingė. Violeta Palčinskaitė. Christian Andersen’s Rose. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1981 Agnė. Peter Peterson. Bastard. Director Peter Peterson. KSADT

1981 Teklė. August Strindberg. Creditors. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT

1980 Eglė. Vincas Krėvė. Šarūnas. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1980 Hilde. Henrik Ibsen. Builder Solnes. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1978 Kamilė. Juozas Grušas. Union. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1978 Elzė. Saulius Šaltenis. Duokiškis Ballads. Director Eimuntas Nekrošius. KSADT

1978 Vera. Maksimas Gorkis. The Last. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1977 Jane. Pamela Travers. Mary Popins. Director Gintas Žilys. KSADT

1977 Renskis. Alfredas Jarry. King Ube. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1976 Anaita. Zorairas Chalapianas. Lullaby. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

Roles in cinema:

1992 Woman. The Shores are Sandy There as Well. Director Algimantas Puipa. Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1990 Dutchess. Time of Full Moon. Director Arūnas Žebriūnas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1988 Ana. Turn of the Plot. Director P.Krylov. Latvian Cinema Studio

1986 Terrorist. Traces of a Werewolf. Director Almantas Grikevičius

1983 Woman. Woman and Her Four Husbands. Director Algimantas Puipa. Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1982 Jin. The Rich Man Poor Man. Director Arūnas Žebriūnas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1978 Woman. Love. Director Edmundas Zubavičius. Lithuanian Cinema Studio

Roles in television:

1987 Blanša. Tram of Desires. Director Juozas Sabolius. LTV

1984 Irena. Here is our Home. Director Saulius Vosylius. LTV

1981 Ana. Karlas and Ana. Director Gytis Padegimas. LTV

1979 Pilė. Neighbours. Director Vidmantas Bačiulis. LTV