Nijolė Lepeškaitė was born in Zypliai village, Šakiai region on August 3, 1947. In 1964–1968 she studied at the Lithuanian State Conservatory, course of actor’s mastery. After finishing the studies, she started working as an actress at Kaunas State Drama Theatre in 1968. She was also filmed television and cinema films of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and other countries.

Roles at Kaunas Drama Theatre

2008 Nanny. According to biography of J. Korchak. Sad God. Director Inesa Paliulytė

2007 Kate Keller. Arthur Miller. All My Sons. Director Jonas Vaitkus  

2006 Matilde Bretner. Jalmar Bergman. The Last Swain. Director V.Valašinas

2005 Grandma Johana. Inesa Paliulytė. Andersen’s Street. Director Inesa Paliulytė

2003 Mother of Old Maids. Federic Garcia Lorca. Dona Rosita, or Language of Flowers. Director Gintaras Varnas

2003 Pradulckienė. Augustinas Gricius. Palanga. Director Viktoras Valašinas

2002 Marione. Bjorga Vikk. Winter Garden. Director Viktoras Valašinas

2001 Laisvės Alley. Inesa Paliulytė. Laisvės Alley – Sunday. Director Inesa Paliulytė

1998 Erna. Werner Schwab. Presidents. Director Thom Hinterberger

1998 Arina Panteleimonovna. Nikolaj Gogol. Wedding. Director Valius Tertelis

1992 Mother. Fridrich Schiller. Treachery and Love. Director Ulmanis Brikmanis

1992 Woman. Harold Pinter. Language of Mountains. Director Jonas Jurašas

1991 Wife. Eduard de Filip. Ghosts. Director Neris Karpuškaitė

1991 Liucia Bejard. Thornton Wilder. Long Christmas Eve Supper. Director Gytis Padegimas

1991 Grandma. Julius Dautartas. Girl with a Red Hat. Director Julius Dautartas

1990 Woman. Aušra-Marija Sluckaitė. Sand Claviers. Director Jonas Jurašas

1990 Eva. Edvin Wolf. Paper Flowers. Director Neris Karpuškaitė

1989 Mother. Aleksandras Landsbergis. Five Poles in Market Square. Director Vytautas Balsys

1988 Mother. Balys Sruoga. Terrible Night. Director Vytautas Balsys

1988 Luise Heiberg. Per Olov Enquist. From Worms’ Life. Director Vytautas Balsys

1987 Valia. Jelena Razumovskaja. Closest People. Director Karpuškaitė Neris.

1986 Ieva. Doloresa Kazragytė. Pirelli. Director Viktoras Šinkariukas

1985 Wife. Juozas Marcinkevičius. Erelnyčia. Director Vytautas Balsys

1985 Heizl. John Boynton Priestley. Time and Conways. Director Gytis Padegimas

1984 Woman. Bronius Kutavičius. Thrush – Green Bird. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1984 Aldona. Juozas Montvila. Great Desire. Director Neris Karpuškaitė

1982 Mrs. Web. Thornton Wilder. Our Town. Director Gytis Padegimas

1982 Marija Uljanova. Michail Shatrov. Blue Horses in Red Meadow. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1981 Lesbe. Peter Peterson. Bastard. Director Peter Petersonas

1981 Dainora. Kazys Saja. Switch of Souls. Director Irena Bučienė

1980 Squirrel. Vincas Krėvė. Šarūnas. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1980 Kaja. Henrik Ibsen. Builder Solnes. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1979 Eva Rilke. Ivan Radujev. Red and Brown. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1978 Mara. Enno Vetemaa. Rose Garden. Director Ivanas Petrovas

1977 Lina. Rimantas Gavelis. Inadaptatus. Director Gintautas Žilys

1976 Juliet. Zair Chalapian. Lullaby. Director Jonas Vaitkus

1975 Maid. Eugenijus Ignatavičius and Jonas Vaitkus. Pilgrim of Dreams

1975 Ilonka. Andrej Kolomijcev. Blue Deer. Director Valdas Lencevičius

1974 Coloured woman. Max Frish. Biography: Acting. Director Vytautas Čibiras

1972 Buba. R.Louler. Summer of the Seventeenth Puppet. Director Regina Steponavičiūtė

1972 Maid. Jonas Drucė. Birds of Our Youth. Director Romualdas Tumpa

1972 Irina. Vladimir Volodin. Do not Separate with the Beloved. Director Mamertas Karklelis

1972 Barbora Radvilaitė. Juozas Grušas. Barbora Radvilaitė. Director Jonas Jurašas

1972 Valentina. Michail Roshchin. Valentin and Valentina. Director Leonidas Lurjė

1971 Mother. Chingiz Aitmatov. Mother’s Field. Director Jonas Jurašas

1971 Kerol. Peter Shefer. Black Comedy. Director Irena Bučienė

1970 Marija, Prude. Juozas Glinskis. House of Grasas. Director Jonas Jurašas

1970 Ramunė. Kazys Saja. Saint Lake. Director Jonas Jurašas

1969 Tania. Maja Čiurova. Who are You? Director Lidija Kutuzova

1968 She. Kazys Saja. Mammoth's Hunting. Director J.Jurašas

1968 Nazi. Marat Baidzijev. Duel. Director J.Jurašas

Roles in Cinema and TV

2008 Monika. Women are Better Liars. Director Raimundas Banionis, TV3

1994-1998 Irena. Criminal Stories. Director Viktoras Valašinas, Kaunas TV

1988 Nameless nurse. Mahogany Heaven. Director Bronius Talačka, LTV

1988 Valentina’s mother. Valentina. Director Vidas Bačiulis, LTV

1986 Bežiurstienė. Palanga. Director Mamertas Karklelis, LTV

1986 Morta. Benjaminas Kordušas. Director Vidas Bačiulis, LTV

1986 Irena. Chameleon. Director Saulius Vosylius, LTV

1982 Meri. Honeymoon in America. Director Jonas Vaitkus, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1979 Brunsvik. Beethoven’s Live. Director Borisas Galanter

1979 Regina. Game without Aces. Director Algimantas Kundelis, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1976 Kazytė. Oaks were Falling. Director Gytis Lukšas, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1975 Jūratė. Restless Autumn Day. Director Algimantas Kundelis, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1975 Ula. Saduto Tūto. Director Almantas Grikevičius

1973 Alė. At Border. Director Raimundas Vabalas, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1971 Lizu. Withering Heights. Director Kalljo Kyysk, Talinfilm

1969 Rožytė. Stone on Stone. Director Raimundas Vabalas, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

1968 Aldona. Games of Adults. Director Algimantas Kundelis, Lithuanian Cinema Studio

Awards

2007 – "Fortune" diploma for the role of Kate Keller in “All My Sons” by A. Miller  

1999 – “Fortune” award for the role of Erna in “Presidents” by W.Schwab