Maris Liepa was born on July 27, 1936 in Riga, Latvia as Maris Rudolph Liepa. He was an actor, known for Yunost Bambi (1986), Galateya (1977) and Orekh Krakatuk (1977). He was married to Margarita Zhigunova and Nina Semizorova. He died on March 25, 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].