Aleksander Eelmaa
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Aleksander Eelmaa (6 November 1946 – 21 July 2021) was an
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n actor. Eelmaa was born in
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. From 1968 to 1969 he studied at the Estonian SSR Theatre Association's
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studio. From 1976 to 1981 he was an actor at
Estonian Youth Theatre Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre, Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre and NUKU'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on visual theatre and theatre for the young viewer. I ...
, from 1981 to 1990 at
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, from 1990 to 2006 at
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, from 2007 to 2015 at
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, and from 2015 again at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he also played on several films (''
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'', '' A Friend of Mine'' and ''
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'') and television series (''
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'' and ''
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''). Eelmaa's children are actor and director
Taavi Eelmaa Taavi Eelmaa (born 15 June 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Biography Career Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, ...
and theatre artist Liisi Eelmaa. Eelmaa died on 21 July 2021, at the age of 74 in
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. He was appearing in the play ''Kadunud kodu'' at the Saueaugu Theatre Farm, which had premiered the night before his death.


Awards

* 1984: Ants Lauter prize * 2004
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, IV class.


Selected filmography

* 1980: ''
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'' * since 1996: ''
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. Rainer Kerge. Vabandage, proua, kas see maja on Õnne tänav 13?'. Õhtule ...
'' * 2002: ''Ferdinand'' * 2005: ''Vanameeste paradiis'' * 2006: ''
Ruudi ''Ruudi'' is a 2006 Estonian family film directed by Katrin Laur. Awards: * 2006: MAFF - Multimedia Audiovisual Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland), second prize * 2006: SCHLINGEL International Film Festival (Chemnitz, Germany), audience prize * 200 ...
'' * 2011: '' Üks mu sõber'' * 2012–2013: ''Tupiktänava mehed''


References

1946 births 2021 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class People from Viljandi {{Estonia-actor-stub