Liis Lindmaa (born 20 November 1988) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n stage, television and film actress and television director.

Early life and education

Liis Lindmaa was born and raised in the town of

Rakvere Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Rakvere boasts a distinctive architectural feature: th ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Id ...

, where she attended primary and secondary schools. She is a 2007 graduate of Rakvere Gymnasium. Afterward, she studied drama at the

University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy () is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged with the University of Tartu in 2005. The UT VC ...

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, graduating in 2011.

Career

Stage

Since 2012, Lindmaa has been engaged as an actress at the

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. Some of her more memorable roles to date have been in production of works by such authors, playwrights and screenwriters as:

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and

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, among others.

Television

Lindmaa made her television debut as an actress in 2010 in a small role in the

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directed dramatic television mini-series ''Klass - Elu pärast'', which was a follow-up to the 2007 feature film '' Klass'', about the bullying of two teenage boys which ultimately leads to a school shooting. Other television appearances followed, including the role of Ketlin on an episode of the

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crime-drama series ''Kelgukoerad'' in 2012; as Marta Valler on an episode of the

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comedy-crime series ''

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 ...

'' in 2011, and again on two episodes of ''Kättemaksukontor'' in 2014 as Ann Madris; and on an episode of the Kanal 2 crime-drama series ''Viimane võmm'' in 2014. In 2017 she joined the cast of the

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) () 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 Television'') was launched on ...

(ETV) ten-part drama series ''Pank'' as the character Pille, which follows the rise and subsequent misfortunes of a new bank that which emerges in Estonia in the 1990s. In 2023, Lindmaa began directing the ETV comedy series ''Elu võimalikkusest maal''.

Film

In 2010, Lindmaa appeared as Liisbet in the dramatic short film ''Karikakramäng II: Aitäh, et sa minuga juhtusid'', directed and produced by Elina Naan. In 2013, Lindmaa made her feature-length film debut in a small role in the

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directed drama '' Free Range/Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest'', starring

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. The following year, she appeared in the role of Riina in the Mihkel Ulk directed drama ''Nullpunkt'', adapted from the 2010 novel of the same name by author Margus Karu. In 2016, Lindmaa played the role of Ester in the Triin Rummet directed comedy-drama ''Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse''; set in the 1990s, the film focuses on a young man (played Hendrik Toompere Jr.) caught between youthful indolence and adult responsibilities during a frantic journey through midsummer Estonia.

Personal life

Liis Lindmaa is in a long-term relationship with Ukrainian-born actor and stage and television director Anatoly Tafitšuk. The couple have a daughter, Frida, born in 2016. The family currently reside in Tallinn.Õhtuleht
''Näitleja Anatoli Tafitšuki perre sündis tütar'' 20 March 2016.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindmaa, Liis 1988 births Living people Estonian stage actresses Estonian film actresses Estonian television actresses People from Rakvere 21st-century Estonian actresses