Ülle Kaljuste
Ülle Kaljuste (born Ülle Side; April 10, 1957) is an Estonian stage, film, television and radio actress. Born Ülle Side in Tallinn, she attended Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (Tallinn Reaalkool), graduating in 1975. Afterward, she attended the Tallinn State Conservatory of Performing Arts Department (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), under the instruction of Merle Karusoo and graduating in 1980. Graduating classmates included actors Roman Baskin, Guido Kangur, Arvo Kukumägi, Ain Lutsepp, Anne Veesaar, and Paul Poom. Ülle Kaljuste made her film debut in the 1981 Estonian television movie Onu Tik-Taki seiklused, directed by Virve Koppel. In 1985, she made her screen debut in the 1985 musical comedy Savoy Ball, directed by Ago-Endrik Kerge. In 1992 Kaljuste was cast in the role of Emma in the Mati Põldre-directed biographical drama Need vanad armastuskirjad which explored the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian composer of the 1930s and the 1940s. In 1990, she played the title role in the Aimée Beekman and Vladimir Beekman penned and Kaljo Kiisk directed feature film drama Regina for Tallinnfilm. She would go one to appear in numerous films and television series. From 2006 until 2009 she appeared on the Kanal 2 television series Kelgukoerad as the character Signe. In 1980, she married to conductor Tõnu Kaljuste; the couple later divorced. She currently resides in Tallinn and Laulasmaa.
Filmography
O'Slaughter Day
as Viktooria Vanem
O'Slaughter Day
as Viktooria Vanem
Our Erika
as Foster Grandmother
Our Erika
as Foster Grandmother
Goodbye Soviet Union
as Grandma
Goodbye Soviet Union
as Grandma
FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions
as Mother (segment "New Beginnings")
FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions
as Mother (segment "New Beginnings")
New Beginnings
as Mother
New Beginnings
as Mother
Lotte and the Lost Dragons
as Sigrun (voice)
Lotte and the Lost Dragons
as Sigrun (voice)
Green Cats
as Marta
Green Cats
as Marta
The Polar Boy
as Head Teacher
The Polar Boy
as Head Teacher
Family Lies
as Kiira
Family Lies
as Kiira
Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady
as Margit Truu
Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady
as Margit Truu
The Maggot Feeder
as Narrator (voice)
The Maggot Feeder
as Narrator (voice)
Mushrooming
as Make-up Artist
Mushrooming
as Make-up Artist
The Idiot
as Jelizaveta
The Idiot
as Jelizaveta
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
as Anne
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
as Anne
Georg
as Colleague at the Theater
Georg
as Colleague at the Theater
Visit of an Old Lady
as High School Principal's Wife
Visit of an Old Lady
as High School Principal's Wife
Ruudi
as Liivi
Ruudi
as Liivi
Touched by the Unknown
as Aunt Rutt
Touched by the Unknown
as Aunt Rutt
Set Point
as Waitress
Set Point
as Waitress
True Moments
as Piret
True Moments
as Piret
Lamb in the Down Right Corner
as Harri's Mother
Lamb in the Down Right Corner
as Harri's Mother
Armastuse lahinguväljad
Armastuse lahinguväljad
Those Old Love-letters
as Emma
Those Old Love-letters
as Emma
The Sunny Kids
The Sunny Kids
Regina
as Regina
Regina
as Regina
Awakening
as Aliide
Awakening
as Aliide
The Witch
The Witch
The Coincidence of Circumstance
The Coincidence of Circumstance
The Joys of Midlife
as Silvia Raud
The Joys of Midlife
as Silvia Raud
Ball im Savoy
as Tangolita
Ball im Savoy
as Tangolita
The Tin Men
as Mrs. Plushkow
The Tin Men
as Mrs. Plushkow