Tiina Tauraite (born on 2 June 1976 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 '' ...

) is an

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n actress. In 1998 she graduated from 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 ...

. Since then, she has worked as a theatre actress at

Von Krahl Theatre Von Krahl Theatre ( et, Von Krahli teater) is a theatre in Tallinn, 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 Fi ...

. Besides theatre roles she has appeared in a number of films (most notably

The Temptation of St. Tony ''The Temptation of St. Tony'' ( et, Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who b ...

(2009), Autumn Ball (2007) and the 2016 film The Spy and the Poet) and television series (Elu keset linna (2012) and

Screwed in Tallinn ''Screwed in Tallinn'' ( sv, Torsk på Tallinn) is a 1999 Swedish comedy-drama film written by and starring the comedy group Killinggänget, and directed by their member Tomas Alfredson. Made in a mockumentary style, it revolves around a group of ...

in 1999). Besides her native Estonian, Tauraite is fluent in English, Russian and Finnish.

Filmography

* 2008: '' Sügisball'' * 2009: ''

'' * 2011: '' Idioot'' * 2016: ''Kala-kala'' * 2016: ''Luuraja ja luuletaja'' * 2018: ''Omad'' *2019:
Colours in Black & White
' * 2019: ''Virago'' *2020: ''Teene'' *2020: ''My Dear Corpses'' * 2021:
Sandra saab tööd
' *2023: ''Nähtamatu võitlus''

Television

* 2018: ''Lõks'' * 2018: ''Pank''

Awards

Tauraite has received thre
Estonian Theatre Awards
In 2008 she was awarded for her work as supporting actor in "''Seagull''", as Best Supporting Actor in the 2012 production "''Dona Rosita The Spinster''" and a Special Award for her one-woman show "''Tiina Tauraite's Tractor''."

References

Living people 1976 births Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses 21st-century Estonian actresses Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Actresses from Tallinn # https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1008259/ # https://www.tiinatauraite.com/
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