Kaie Mihkelson (born 12 October 1948) is an

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

film and stage

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

Biography

Early life and education

Mihkelson was born in Pärnu, Estonia on 12 October 1948. She graduated from the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute of Economics in 1969 and the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, 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 ...

) in 1974.

Career

From 1974 until 1977, Mihkelson was engaged at the

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 p ...

in Pärnu before leaving for the Youth Theater in Tallinn from 1977 until 1988. Mihkelson has been with the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn since 1988. She has also worked as a lecturer at her ''alma mater'', the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Mihkelson has appeared in a number of television and film roles.

Award

Mikhelson was awarded the

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, IV Class in 2008.

Filmography

* ''The Master of the Desert'' (1978) - Anna * ''Nipernaadi'' (1983) - Inriid * ''Karoliine hõbelõng'' (1984) - Werewolf * ''Õnnelind flamingo'' (1986) - Leaanika * ''Bande'' (1986) - Lee Wilshire * ''Keskea rõõmud'' (1987) - Helena * '' Varastatud kohtumine'' (1988) - Tiina Kuusberg * ''

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 mor ...

'' (1989) - Woman * ''Surmatants'' (1991) - Margareth * ''Vana mees tahab koju'' (1991) - Inna Valter * '' Hotell E'' (1992) - Jane * ''Kuhu põgenevad hinged'' (2007) - Woman in the Church * '' The Class'' (2007) - Director * ''Kuraditõestus'' (2008) - Juula * '' Letters to Angel'' (2010) * '' Kertu'' (2013) - Doctor * ''Sandra saab tööd'' (2021) - Tiina

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikhelson, Kaie 1948 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Tallinn University of Technology alumni Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class People from Pärnu