Elina Purde (until 2014, Elina Pähklimägi; born 7 February 1983) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n stage, television and film actress whose career began in the mid-2000s.

Early life and education

Elina Purde was born Elina Pähklimägi in the town of

Rakvere Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru ''maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a tota ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

and grew up in the nearby village of Ussimäe. She attended the Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium and studied for a year at Tallinn's Estonian Sports Gymnasium before returning to graduate from Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium. Following her 2008 graduation from the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

she became a freelance actress.

Career

Elina Purde, then still known by her maiden name Pähklimägi, began her career on various small stage venues throughout Estonia. She garnered her first small television roles on the

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) ( en, Estonian Television) is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Televisi ...

(ETV) series' ''Ohtlik lend'' and ''Õnne 13'' and the

Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2". The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel began broadcasting on 1 October 1993. History The channel started broadcasting on O ...

crime series ''Kelgukoerad'' in 2006 and 2007 while stile studying at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her first starring role in a feature film was in the Liina Paakspuu-directed drama ''Soovide puu'' in 2008. This was followed by the role of Liis in the

Andres Maimik Andres Maimik (born 8 February 1970) is an Estonian film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor. Selected filmography * 2002 ''Agent Wild Duck'' (feature film; screenwriter) * 2006 ''Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse'' (feature ...

and Rain Tolk-directed comedy film ''Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta'' in 2011. In 2015, she appeared in the Stanislav Govorukhin-directed Russian comedy-drama ''The End of a Great Era''. In 2017, she had a starring role as Elen in the Andrejs Ekis-directed comedy ''Svingerid'', opposite

Jan Uuspõld Jan Uuspõld (born 14 December 1973) is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actor and musician. Early life and music career Jan Uuspõld was born in Tallinn, the eldest of three sons of Ingar and Heidi Uuspõld. His mother is an accou ...

, Ago Anderson, and Elina Reinold, and appeared in the Sulev Keedus-directed historical drama ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari''. She has also appeared in a number of short films. Purde is possibly best known to Estonian television viewers for her role of Häidi Õigepaulus on the TV3 comedy-crime series ''

Kättemaksukontor ''Kättemaksukontor'' (English: ''Revenge Office'') is an Estonian comedy-crime television series. In the series, a group of women have the organization called "Kättemaksukontor". This organization helps to solve murder cases for the police. The ...

''; a role she played from 2009 until departing the series in 2013. Other notable television appearances include a starring role as Paula in the Kanal 2 comedy series ''Takso'' beginningin 2015, the recurring roles of Tibin in the 2008–2011 Kanal 2 comedy series ''Eestlane ja Venelane'', Angela Salu on the ETV thriller ''Alpimaja'' in 2012, and as Irma Marmor on the crime series ''Siberi võmm'' in 2017.

Personal life

Elina Pähklimägi married Andrus Purde in 2014 and afterward began using her married surname. In July 2014, she gave birth to a daughter, Mia. Prior to her relationship with Andrus Purde, she had been in a long-term relationship with actor

Kristjan Sarv Kristjan Sarv (born Tartu, 21 December 1979) is an Estonian actor. He studied acting at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2000-2004). From 2005–2008, he worked in the theatre NO99. He has appeared in several television series and fe ...

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''Elina Pähklimäe ekskallim Kristjan Sarv esitles uut kaasat''. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purde, Elina 1983 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Rakvere 21st-century Estonian actresses