Kaarin Raid (22 October 1942
Rakvere – 29 July 2014
Viljandi
Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu. ...
) 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 director, theatre pedagogue and actor.
In 1967 she graduated from
GITIS
The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...
in director speciality. 1967–1974 she was a director at
Endla Theatre
Endla ( et, Endla teater) is a professional theatre in city of Pärnu, Estonia.
The theatre was opened in 1911. The first performance was "Libahunt" ("Werewolf") by Estonian writer August Kitzberg. The Estonian Declaration of Independence was ...
, 1974–1977 at
Estonian Youth Theatre
NUKU Theatre ( et, NUKU teater, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre and Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in nort ...
, 1977–1983 at
Vanemuine Theatre
Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It was the first Estonian language theatre.
History ''1870–1906 The Beginning of the Beginning. Koidula’s Theatre, Wiera’s Theatre.''
On June 24, 1870 was the first day in Estonian theatre ...
, and 1983–1995 and 2000–2005 at
Ugala Theatre
Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi
Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...
. 1994–2001 he taught at
Viljandi Culture Academy
University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy ( et, Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia) is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged ...
. Besides theatre roles she has played also in several films.
Filmography
* 1978: ''Imelugu'' (musical television film; in the role: Abbess)
* 1979: ''
Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell'' (feature film; in the role: Kaisa)
* 1986: ''Saja aasta pärast mais'' (feature film; in the role: Telman's mother)
* 1989: ''
Äratus
''Äratus'' (English: ''Awakening'') is a 1989 Estonian historical drama film directed by Jüri Sillart.
Plot
The film chronicles the lives of Estonian villagers during "Operation Priboi"; the 25 to 28 March 1949 Soviet mass deportation of mo ...
'' (feature film; in the role: Rural woman)
* 1995: ''Nadja - Heimkehr in die Fremde'' (television film)
References
1942 births
2014 deaths
Estonian theatre directors
Estonian stage actresses
Estonian film actresses
Estonian television actresses
20th-century Estonian actresses
21st-century Estonian actresses
Estonian educators
People from Rakvere
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