Birutė Raubaitė was born in Kaunas on November 26, 1926. She studied in the studio of Drama Theatre and acted at Šiauliai Drama Theatre in 1942-47. In 1952 she graduated from Moscow N.Lunachiarski Theatre Art Institute (GITIS) along with the legendary course of Lithuanian actors. From 1952 she was the actress of KSDT. She was also filmed in cinema and TV. Birutė Raubaitė is a winner of numerous theatre awards and “Fortune” prize.
Roles in theatre:
2003 Mother of Old Maids. Federico Garcia Lorca. Dona Rosita, or Language of Flowers. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT
2002 Bleize Skali. Marina Carr. Portia Koglen. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT
2001 Mother. Jean-Luc Lagarce. Distant Land. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT
1998 Neighbour. Danutė Juronytė. Randor Kvit, or Who is More Cunning. Director Danutė Juronytė. KSADT
1994 Furnace. Aldona Liobytė. Bear’s Cabin. Director Danutė Juronytė. KSADT
1994 Farmer. Richard Nash. Rain! Director Neris Karpuškaitė. KSADT
1992 Old Lady. Federico Garcia Lorca. Jerma. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSADT
1987 Aisylgul. Chingiz Aitmatov. Golgotha. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT
1986 Mother. Doloresa Kazragytė. Pirelli. Director Viktoras Šinkariukas. KSADT
1986 Katina. Manol Korres. Old People’s House. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT
1984 Marta. Juozas Montvila. Great Craving. Director Neris Karpuškaitė. KSDT
1982 Mrs. Soums. Thornton Wilder. Our Small Town. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSDT
1982 Lady. Violeta Palčinskaitė. Rose of Christian Andersen. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSDT
1980 Kindė. Vincas Krėvė. Šarūnas. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT
1980 Mother. Ferencio Molnaro. Boys of Palo Street. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT
1979 Archonte. S. Karo. Wrestlers. Director Vsevolod Tumanov. KSDT
1978 Fedosia. Maksim Gorki. The Last. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT
1977 Karpanos. Leonid Zorin. Stranger. Director Vytautas Čibiras. KSDT
1975 Gimbutienė. Dalia Urnevičiūtė. Pagan Woman. Director Antanas Gabrėnas. KSDT
1975 Mrs. Jonas Vaitkus and Eugenijus Ignatavičius. Pilgrim of Dreams. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT
1975 Kotryna. Kazys Saja. Wooden Doves. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT
1974 Sanitarian. Tennessee Williams. Tram of Desires. Director Dalia Tamulevičiūtė. KSDT
1973 Ruca. John Druce. Birds of Our Youth. Director Romualdas Tumpa. KSDT
1973 Elderly Lady. Aleksandr Volodin. Do not Separate with the Beloved. Director Mamertas Karklelis. KSDT
1972 Laima. Kazys Saja. Silk of Nettle. Director Kazimiera Kymantaitė. KSDT
1972 Vale’s Mother. Michail Roshchin. Valentin and Valentina. Director Leonid Lurjė. KSDT
1970 Daugvilienė. Kazys Saja. Saint Lake. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT
1970 Veličkina. Michail Shatrov. Bolsheviks. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT
1968 Drunkard’s Wife. Kazys Saja. Hunt for Mammoths. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT
1967 Geršova. Merekis Domanskis. The New has Come. Director Lidija Kutuzova. KSDT
1967 Paulė. Dalia Urnevičiūtė. Father’s Toys. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSDT
1967 Presenter. K. Chojinski. Night Story. Director Kęstutis Genys. KSDT
1966 Prude. Kazys Boruta. Baltaragis’ Mill. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSDT
1966 Alba. Dalia Urnevičiūtė. Stepped Threshold. Director Stasys Čaikauskas. KSDT
1965 Rops' Mother. R. Kabur. Rops. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1965 Bubnova. Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The Humble and Disadvantaged. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSDT
1964 Queen. P. Metalnikov. Sleeping Beauty. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSDT
1964 Kadicja. Chingiz Aitmatov. My Poplar in Red Scarf. Director Kęstutis Genys. KSDT
1964 Maid. Federico Garcia Lorca. Bernarda Alba’s House. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1964 Žemaitė. Kazys Inčiūra. Žemaitė. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1963 Nedelina. Viktor Rozov. Before Supper. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1963 Lida. Samuil Alioshin. Alone. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSDT
1962 Mother. Jonas Mackonis. Ulijona. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1961 Lady Grizel Kerry. Aleksandr Rid. Wide-Mouthed. Director Algirdas Baltrušaitis. KSDT
1961 Co-worker. A. Stein. Ocean. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1960 Larisa. Aleksej Arbuzov. It Happened in Irkutsk. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1960 Mother. Vytautas Bubnys. Stars do not Die. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1960 Olga. Anton Chechov. Three Sisters. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1958 Merkienė. Juozas Grušas. Wedding Anniversary. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1958 Maid. John Golsworth. Silver Box. Director Romualdas Tumpa. KSDT
1958 Stulgienė. Justinas Marcinkevičius. Twentieth Spring. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1958 Mrs. Page. William Shakespeare. Windsor Gossips. Director N. Buchman. KSDT
1957 Pundukienė and Tomulienė. Rudolfas Blaumanas. Days of Sewers in Silmačiai. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1956 Lauma. Juozas Grušas. Herkus Mantas. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1956 Ana. Ivan Franko. Stolen Happiness. Director J. Orynianskij. KSDT
1956 Liubovė Jarovaja. Konstantin Treniov. Liubov Jaravaja. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1956 Varvara. Galina Nikolajeva, S. Randzinski. First Spring. Director J. Orynianskij. KSDT
1955 Hanka. Gabriela Zapolska. Morale of Mrs. Dulska. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1955 Saveikytė. Augustinas Gricius. Hot Summer. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1954 Nastasija Ivanovna. Lev Tolstoj. Live Corpse. Director Henrikas Vancevičius. KSDT
1953 Kruchinina. Aleksand Ostrovski. Guilty without Guilt. Director Romualdas Juknevičius. KSDT
1952 Glasha. Boris Lavreniov. Break. Director Romualdas Juknevičius. KSDT
1952 Marselina. Pierre de Beaumarchais. Figaro’s Wedding. Directors Vasilij Orlov, Marija Orlova. KSDT
1951 Dauginčiuvienė. Augustinas Gricius. Eve. Directors Vasilij Orlov, Marija Orlova. KSDT
1947 Queen. Tamara Gabbe. Cinderella. Director Kazys Juršys. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1947 Mayor’s Wife. Borisas Dauguvietis. Task. Director Kazys Juršys. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1946 Statkuvienė. Julija Žemaitė. Daughter-in-law. Director Kazys Juršys. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1945 Budrienė. Juozas Grušas. Father and Son. Director Kazys Juršys. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1944 Agota. Kazys Inčiūra. Vincas Kudirka. Director Ipolitas Tvirbutas. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1944 Gymnasium Student. Kazys Binkis. Underwood. Director Juozas Stanulis. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1944 Augusta. M. Rostandas. A Man I Have Killed. Director Ipolitas Tvirbutas. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
1942 Girl. A. Kitesberg. Willcat. Director Ipolitas Tvirbutas. Šiauliai Drama Theatre
Roles in television:
1981 Agota. Mahogany Heaven. Director Bronius Talačka. LTV
1981 Parson’s Mistress. Devils are After Priest’s Benefit. Director Balys Bratkauskas. LTV
1979 Grigienė. Magician. Director Mamertas Karklelis. LTV
1976 Kalvaitienė. Son-in-law. Director Mamertas Karklelis. LTV
Roles in cinema:
1974 Prude. Devil’s Bride. Director Arūnas Žebriūnas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio
1973 Kuliešienė. Tadas Blinda. Director Balys Bratkauskas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio
1961 Ona Vosylienė. When Rivers Merge. Director B. Šreiberis and Balys Bratkauskas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio
1956 Ignotienė. Ignotas Has Returned Home. Director A. Razumnas. Lithuanian Cinema Studio