Katrin Pärn (born 20 May 1977) is 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 stage, film and television actress and singer.

Early life and education

Katrin Pärn was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

to actor, theatre founder, and director

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 ...

(1929–2015) and actress and politician Malle Pärn (born 1945). She had one older half-brother, 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'' ( ...

(1954–2018), from her father's first marriage to actress

Ita Ever Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; 1 April 1931, Paide, Järva County) is an Estonian 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 ...

. She attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn before enrolling at the EMA Higher Drama School (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 ...

), graduating in 2000 under the direction of Ingo Normet. In 2008, she received a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in the dramatic arts from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. She has also lived and studied abroad in the United States, New Zealand and Germany.

Stage career

From 2000 to 2008 Pärn was engaged as at the

Vanemuine 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 ...

theatre 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 ...

where she performed in roles as both an actress and in musical productions. Some of her more memorable roles at the Vanemuine include: Peemont, in a production of

Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...

's ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...

''; Linda, in

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's ''Blood Brothers''; Abigail Williams, in

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' ( ...

's ''

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''; Rebecca, in

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's '' One Hundred Years of Solitude''; and Lora, in

Vaino Vahing Vaino Vahing (15 February 1940 – 23 March 2008), was an Estonian writer, prosaist, psychiatrist and playwright. Starting from 1973, he was a member of the Estonian Writers Union. Early life Vlahing was born in Aravu, Põlva County. In 1963 ...

's ''Stars in a Morning Sky''. In 2010, Katrin Pärn appeared at the Tartu New Theatre in a production of the Ivar Põllu penned and directed ''Ird, K.'', about controversial Estonian theatre actor and stage pedagogue

Kaarel Ird Kaarel Ird (27 August 1909 Riga – 25 December 1986 Viljandi) was a Soviet and Estonian theatre leader, director and actor. His theatrical career started in 1932 in Pärnu Töölisteater. Since 1940 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, being most of t ...

. For her performance, Pärn would be nominated for Best Actress by the Estonian Theatre Union.

Television and film career

Katrin Pärn made her television debut as an actress in 2007 on an episode of the

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) ( en, Estonian Television) is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Televisi ...

(ETV) crime-drama series ''

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''. She would go on to make appearances in several popular Estonian series such as the

Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2". The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel began broadcasting on 1 October 1993. History The channel started broadcasting on O ...

crime-drama ''

Kelgukoerad ''Kelgukoerad'' is an Estonian criminal television series, which aired on the Kanal 2 television channel. The series is directed by . The series was on the air from 2006-2013. Casts * Kelk (Kalju Komissarov) * Mart ( Madis Milling) * Robert ( ...

'' in 2010; the Kanal 2 crime-drama ''Viimane võmm'' in 2014; and the Kanal 2 drama ''Restart'' in 2015. In 2016, Pärn made her feature-length film debut in a supporting role as Maret in the Mart Kivastik directed comedy-drama ''Õnn tuleb magades'' for Kopli Kinokompanii and Vintage Pictures, starring

Katariina Unt Katariina Unt (born Katariina Lauk; 6 December 1971) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. Early life and education Katariina Unt was born in Tallinn. Her mother is interior decorator Malle Lauk and her father is artist Tõnu Lauk, ...

and

Ivo Uukkivi Ivo Uukkivi (born 11 October 1965) is an Estonian stage, film, radio, and television actor, television producer and, under the nickname Munk, founder of and singer with the punk band Velikije Luki. Early life and education Ivo Uukkivi was born i ...

. The following year, she appeared as Ode in the

Sulev Keedus Sulev Keedus (born 21 July 1957 in Tallinn) is an Estonian film director who studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный и� ...

directed drama film ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari'' (''The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow'').

Music career

Apart from acting, Pärn is also the lead vocalist of the folk-pop band Külm Mai. The band has released one album, ''Igasugused'', in 2006.

Personal life

Katrin Parn is in a long-term relationship with partner Kaur Mägi. They have two sons. Õhtuleht
''Katrin Pärn tõi lapse seltskonda'' 20 September 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parn, Katrin 1977 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Estonian musical theatre actresses Actresses from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian women singers Estonian pop singers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni 21st-century Estonian actresses Estonian people of Jewish descent