Helle Kuningas (since 1978 Helle Ralja; 10 June 1949 Pärnu – 10 October 2014 Pärnu) was 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 actress. Kuningas was born in Pärnu to a family of journalists. Her uncle was an Estonian literary scholar, literary and theatre critic, cultural historian and translator Oskar Kuningas and her first cousin were chess player Merike Rõtova and writer

Astrid Reinla Astrid Reinla (born Astrid Kuningas; 1 March 1948, in Tallinn – 1 January 1995, in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Reinla was born in Tallinn. Her father was literary scholar, literary and theatre critic, cultural historian and translator Osk ...

. She graduated from

Sindi Sindi may refer to: *Sindi people, an ancient people of the Taman Peninsula, nowadays Russia *Sindi, Estonia, a town in Pärnu County, Estonia *Sindi, Maharashtra, a town and municipal council in Wardha District, Maharashtra, India Persons with th ...

Secondary School in 1968. From 1970 until 1972, she studied at

Tallinn State Conservatory 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 ...

Stage Art Department. 1968–1970 and 1972–2010 she worked at Endla Theatre. Besides stage roles she acted also in films. In 1978, she wed actor Eduard Ralja. The marriage produced a daughter.

Filmography

* ''

Ideaalmaastik ''Ideaalmaastik'' ( en, The Ideal Landscape) is a 1980 Estonian drama film directed by Peeter Simm and based on the story "Kevadkülvi volinik" by Karl Helemäe. Awards: * 1982: All-Union Film Festival, best director debut: Peeter Simm; best act ...

'' (1980) * ''Jõulud Vigalas'' (1980) * ''

Naerata ometi ''Games for Schoolchildren'' or ''Well, Come On, Smile''; ( et, Naerata ometi) is a 1985 Soviet Estonian drama film directed by Arvo Iho and Leida Laius. The film was loosely based on the 1963 short story ''Kasuema'' (''Stepmother'') by Estonian ...

'' (1985) * ''

Georg Georg may refer to: * Georg (film), ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also

* George (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

'' (2007) * '' Eestlanna Pariisis'' (2012) * ''

Vehkleja ''The Fencer'' ( fi, Miekkailija, et, Vehkleja) is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach. It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estonia ...

'' (2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuningas, Helle 1949 births 2014 deaths Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses 21st-century Estonian actresses Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Pärnu