AistàDirà ¾ià «tà(born 18 October 1991) is a Lithuanian actress best known for her role as Austàin The Summer of Sangaile (Lithuanian: Sangailàor SangailÃÂs Vasara).
Dirà ¾ià «tàwas born in Vilkavià ¡kis.
From 1998 to 2005, Dirà ¾ià «tàstudied piano at a Vilkavià ¡kis music school. In 2010 she moved to Vilnius where she studied music at the Vilnius college of higher education for a year and then entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. During her studies, Dirà ¾ià «tàappeared in several commercials and got small roles in TV series.
In 2015 Dirà ¾ià «tàmade her film debut. She co-starred in Robert Mullan's movie based on real events, We Will Sing, and was cast as one of the lead roles in AlantàKavaitÃÂ's The Summer of Sangaile.
After The Summer of Sangaile premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, Dirà ¾ià «tàwas noticed by film critics and became the first Lithuanian actress named as one of the European Shooting Stars, alongside actors such as Maisie Williams and Moe Dunford. Dirà ¾ià «tàalso won the award for Best Lithuanian Actress at the Vilnius International Film Festival and was nominated for both Sidabrinàgervàand KINFO awards.
After her success, she became a face of the âÂÂBody Talkâ women's clothing collection in May 2015.
In 2016, Dirà ¾ià «tàstarred in Kings' Shift directed by Ignas Mià ¡kinis and the short film Back directed by GabrielàUrbonaitÃÂ. Both films premiered at the Vilnius International Film Festival. She plays the role of Simona in an independent short, Sexy to the Point, produced by students from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
After the success in Dirà ¾ià «tÃÂ's home country Lithuania, actress started to work in foreign productions. In 2017 Dirà ¾ià «tàstarred in Russian biographical drama Kharms about an early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet Daniil Kharms. Dirà ¾ià «tàportrayed poet's second wife Marina Malich. The movie had its premiere in 20th Shanghai International Film Festival, winning two awards for Best screenplay and Best cinematography.
In 2018 Dirà ¾ià «tàstarred in Latvian-British historical fiction film The Pagan King, directed by Latvian director Aigars Grauba.
In 2018 Dirà ¾ià «tàplayed Joana in a film Ashes in the Snow, based on the best-selling book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. It follows the Stalinist repressions of the mid-20th century and follows the life of young girl Lina as she is deported from her native Lithuania with her mother and younger brother, and the journey they take to a labor camp in Siberia.
Dirà ¾ià «tàappeared with actor Rom Blanco in as a couple at Eiffel Tower.
Before presenting an award for best actor in SidabrinàGervà2018 awards, Dirà ¾ià «tàmade a speech about the current situation in the film industry in Lithuania and around the world. During the speech, actress mentioned her The Summer of Sangailàco-star Julija Steponaitytàand PaulàBocullaitàand thanked for their bravery to speak out against sexual harassment.