Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; 1 April 1931,

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) is an

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n film, radio, theater and television actress. She is widely regarded as a Grand Old Lady of Estonian theatre.

Biography

She began her career in 1953 as a stage actress and has appeared in numerous Estonian and Russian film productions. She was formerly married to Estonian actor

Eino Baskin Eino Baskin (17 June 1929 – 11 March 2015) was an Estonian actor and theatre director. Baskin was born in Tallinn to Jewish parents Hirsch and Maria Baskin (née Raage). In 1951 he graduated from before becoming engaged at the Estonian Drama T ...

and is the mother of director/actor

Roman Baskin Roman Baskin (25 December 1954 – 13 September 2018) was an Estonian actor and director of stage and screen. His parents were Eino Baskin and Ita Ever. Baskin's credits as an actor included '' Lotte from Gadgetville'' (2006), '' 186 Kilometres'' ...

. In 1983, she starred as

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in '' Secret of the Blackbirds'' (russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов», ''Tayna chyornykh drozdov''), the

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film adaption of

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's novel ''

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''.PBS Mystery website
pbs.org; accessed 30 March 2015. She has appeared in stage and film productions based on the works of:

Oskar Luts Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...

, A. H. Tammsaare,

Mats Traat Mats Traat (23 November 1936 – 27 June 2022) was an Estonian poet, poetry translator, and author. Career Traat was born in Arula, Otepää Parish. He debuted in 1962 with a collection of poetry. He published over 20 anthologies of poetry. ...

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

and

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

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Photograph of Ita EverEma ja poeg koos laval/Jaanus Kulli, ÕhtulehtKunksmoor paneb homme oma nõiapaja keema / Kristi Vainküla, ÕhtulehtVE: Ever, Ita - Eesti teatrilava grand old lady
1931 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Estonian radio actresses People from Paide 20th-century Estonian actresses Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class {{Estonia-actor-stub

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