title: People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR
text: # People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR
  
  People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian: Lietuvos TSR liaudies artistas; Russian: Народный артист Литовской ССР) was an honorary title awarded to citizens of the Lithuanian SSR in the Soviet Union. It was awarded for outstanding performance and exceptional merits in the sphere of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, cinema, etc.).
  
  ## Notable recipients
  
  * Kazimiera Kymantaitė (1909–1999), Lithuanian film and actress and stage director
  * Juozas Siparis
  * Antanas Sodeika
  * Kostantinas Galkauskas
  * Leonardas Zelchus
  * Povilas Gaidys
  * Gražina Balandytė
  * Gediminas Karka
  * Vytautas Paukštė
  