Külli Palmsaar (born 1 October 1966) is an Estonian Actor.

Early life and education

Palmsaar 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 ' ...

, Estonia, on 1 October 1966 and graduated from 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 1988. Among her graduating classmates were actors

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, Elmo Nüganen, Anne Reemann,

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, Artur Talvik, Hendrik Toompere Jr. and Raivo E. Tamm.

Career

Palmsaar worked as an announcer for the Eesti Televisioon from 1989 to 1996. She performed theatre roles in multiple venues including the Estonian National Puppet Theatre, Rakvere Theatre,

Tallinn City Theatre Tallinn City Theatre ( et, Tallinna Linnateater) is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after the reindependence of ...

, Estonian Drama Theatre and Theater der Nacht. In 2009, she co-founded the First Hand Theatre with Danish puppeteer Hans Hartvich-Madsen. Palmsaar also starred in films and TV series such as ''

Õnne 13 Õnne 13 is an Estonian dramatic TV series that airs on ETV. The series first aired on 30 October 1993 and was written by Astrid Reinla and as of 1996 by Teet Kallas Teet Kallas (born 6 April 1943, Tallinn) is an Estonian writer and former ...

'' , '' Kättemaksukontor'', ''

Saladused ''Secrets'' (Estonian: ''Saladused'') is an Estonian television drama series created by Tuuli Roosma. Each story is made by different directors, such as Anri Rulkov, Arbo Tammiksaar, Rando Pettai, Marianne Kõrver, Ergo Kuld, Jan-Erik Nõg ...

'', ''Härra Lapsti lasteteater'', ''

Ühikarotid ''Ühikarotid'' is an Estonian teen drama TV series that airs on Kanal 2. The series first aired on 8 March 2010. It's written by Martin Algus and produced by Tuuli Roosma. It's about students from different Estonian locations who spend their ti ...

'', ''Parim enne'', ''Viimane võmm'' and ''Vidiots TV''.

Filmography

* 1985 ''The Gang'' (feature film) * 1984 ''Karoliine's Silver Yarn'' (feature film) * 1990 ''Regina'' (feature film) * 1993 ''Hysteria'' (feature film, Finland) * 1993 ''

Darkness in Tallinn ''Darkness in Tallinn'' (a.k.a. "City Unplugged") (Estonian language: ''Tallinn pimeduses'') is a 1993 feature film, a satirical political Thriller (genre), thriller directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi and written by Paul Kolsby. The film premiered on ...

'' (feature film) * 2010 ''The Snow Queen'' (feature film) * 2012 ''Dorm Rats: Sisters'' (TV series) * 2014 ''Free'' (student film) * 2014 ''Do svidaniya mama'' (feature film, Russia) * 2018 ''True'' (short feature film) * 2018 '' The Little Comrade'' (feature film) * 2020 ''Tenet''

References

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