Helena Merzin-Tamm ( Merzin; born 7 May 1972 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

) is an

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n actress. Helena Merzin was born in Tartu to actor

Leonhard Merzin Leonhard Merzin (10 February 1934 in Aruküla, Kudina Parish (now Maardla, Mustvee Parish) – 2 January 1990 in Tartu) was an Estonian theatre and film actor, one of the Estonian actors active in the Soviet Union and abroad. He played in mo ...

and Tiiu Lukk. She has two half-sisters from her father's previous marriages. In 1990, she graduated from Tartu Secondary School No. 2 (now, the

Miina Härma Gymnasium Miina Härma Gymnasium (; abbreviated as MHG) is an institution composed of a primary school and a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia. The school holds a special emphasis on languages. Miina Härma Gymnasium is an IB World School offering the Dip ...

), before enrolling at 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 ...

, graduating in 1994. From 1994 until 2009, she worked at Vanemuine theatre in Tartu. Besides theatre roles she has played also in several films and television series. Merzin-Tamm had been in a relationship actor and director Jüri Lumiste, with whom she has a son. Since 2007, she has been married to actor Raivo E. Tamm. The couple have a son.

Filmography

* '' Wikmani poisid'' (1995; in the role: Gunilla) * ''

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'' (1996–1999; in the role: Stella) * ''Taarka'' (2008; in the role: Anna Raudkats) * '' Lumekuninganna'' (2010; in the role: a woman) * ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari'' (2017; in the role: Luise) * ''Portugal'' (2018; in the role: Ann)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merzin-Tamm, Helena Living people 1972 births Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses 21st-century Estonian actresses Miina Härma Gymnasium alumni Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Actresses from Tartu