Tiina Mälberg (born 16 March 1970) is an

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n actress. Tiina Mälberg was born and raised in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

. She graduated from Saku Secondary School in 1988, then enrolled at the

Tallinn State Conservatory 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 ...

, studying under instruction of theatre and film director

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, and graduating in 1992. Among her graduating classmates were: Merle Palmiste, Kristel Leesmend, Andres Raag, Kaili Närep,

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, Jaanus Rohumaa, Üllar Saaremäe,

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, Sten Zupping, and

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. In 2006, she received a master's degree in theatre from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2003 until 2004, she taught theatre courses at the Rakvere Private Gymnasium. Since 2011, Mälberg has been a theatre lecturer at the Viljandi Culture Academy of the

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. From 1991 until 1997, she worked at

Ugala Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi, Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1920 opening on January 10 of that year. The first production was Oscar Wilde's "Salome (play), Salome". Ugala's Artistic Directors *1925 - 1926: Andres Särev *1926 – 1928 ...

theatre in

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. Since 1997, she has been engaged at the Rakvere Theatre. Besides theatrical roles, she has also worked as a radio, television, and film actress.

Selected filmography

* 2005 '' August 1991'' (role: Virve Liivanõmm) * 2006 ''

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. Cast * Kalju Komissarov as Mati Kelk (2006–2013) * Madis Millin ...

'' * 2011 ''Kalevipojad'' * 2012 ''

Kättemaksukontor ''Kättemaksukontor'' or in English ''The Vengeance Bureau'' and even ''Revenge Office'' is an Estonian comedy-crime television series. In the series, a group of women have a organization called "Kättemaksukontor". This organization helps to solv ...

'' (role: Inge Peeker) * 2014-2016 ''Viimane võmm'' (role: Laura Kotkas) * 2016 ''Ema'' ('

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') (role: Mother) * 2017 ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari'' (role: Guardian) * 2021 ''Mädät omenat'' ('Bad apples') (role: Amalia) * 2021 ''Vanaema, saa tuttavaks!'' (role: Virve) * 2023 Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway (role: Saara Piius)

References

Living people 1970 births Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses Estonian radio actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses 21st-century Estonian actresses 20th-century Estonian educators 21st-century Estonian educators Estonian women educators Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Actresses from Tallinn {{Estonia-actor-stub