Anne Margiste (often credited as Anne-Reet Margiste; born 3 August 1942), is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress whose career began in the mid-1960s.

Early life and education

Anne-Reet Margiste was born in

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, the only child of Vootele Margiste and Vanda-Dagmar Margiste (''née'' Altberg). She attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn, graduating from Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now,

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) in 1960. Afterward, she studied acting at the

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Tallinn State Academic Drama Theatre in Tallinn (now, the

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), graduating in 1965. Margiste also attended the University of Tartu, majoring in the

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, graduating in 1970.

Career

Stage

From 1965 until 1973, Anne Margiste was engaged as an actress at the

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in Rakvere. Her first major role was that of Miranda in a 1966 production of

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's ''Don Juan or The Love of Geometry''. Margiste left the Rakvere Theatre in 1973 to join the

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, where she was engaged until 2005. During her long stage career, she has appeared in productions in works by such varied international playwrights and authors as:

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, Anton Chekhov, Lope de Vega,

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Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

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, Oscar Wilde,

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, Frank Marcus,

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, Mark Twain,

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, and

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. She also appeared in many productions in works by Estonian playwrights and authors, most memorably in productions of works by: A. H. Tammsaare,

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, Hella Wuolijoki,

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, August Gailit,

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. This was followed by appearances in three short films; ''Hüvasti igaveseks, värdjad!'' in 2003, and ''Hirm'' and ''Sügise palett'' in 2010. In 2015, Margiste had a small role in the

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directed war-drama ''

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'' for

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. In addition to her work on the stage and film, Margiste has appeared in several television series. Most notably, in the

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crime series ''Kelgukoerad'', the long-running

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(ETV) drama serial ''

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'', the Kanal 2 crime series ''Siberi võmm'', the Kanal 2 drama series ''Saladused'', and most recently, in the TV3 comedy-crime series ''

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'' in 2017 as the character Marta Suvi. Margiste has also recorded a large number of audio books from several authors for the Estonian Library for the Blind.

Personal life

Anne Margiste met composer, musician and singer Arved Haug in 1969 and the two began a relationship shortly after. The couple married in 1979 and remained married until Haug's death in 1995. Margiste never had children. She currently resides in Tallinn.

Awards and recognition

Anne Margiste was awarded the Artist of the Estonian SSR in 1986. She is an Honorary Member of the Estonian Association of Actors.Eesti Näitlejate Liit
Retrieved 13 January 2018.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Margiste, Anne 1942 births Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses 21st-century Estonian actresses People from Harku Parish Living people