Aino Talvi (6 February 1909 â€" 12 March 1992) was an Estonian stage,
film, and radio actress and singer whose career spanned over sixty
years.Aino Talvi was born Aino Müller in Tartu to police constable
August Müller and Miili Müller (née Lauson). She attended school at
the Society of Education of Estonian Youth, Tartu Girls' Grammar
School (now the Miina Härma Gymnasium) before the family moved to
Mustvee in 1921. In 1922, Talvi's mother Miili died of pneumonia and
the remaining family members moved back to Tartu, where she completed
secondary school in 1927. Her father August would later remarry and
change his surname to the more Estonian sounding Müür.Aino Talvi
(then still using the surname Müller) made her stage debut at the
Vanemuine theatre in Tartu as a singer in the opera choir in 1929.
Shortly afterwards, she began using the stage name Aino Talvi. She
would remain a singer and actress at the Vanemuine until 1935 when she
joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. Talvi would remain at
the Estonian Drama Theatre until 1944 when she left to join the
Estonia Theatre for five years before returning in 1949. Following her
return, she would remain an actress with the Estonian Drama Theatre
until 1984. Afterwards, she would become a freelance actress.
film, and radio actress and singer whose career spanned over sixty
years.Aino Talvi was born Aino Müller in Tartu to police constable
August Müller and Miili Müller (née Lauson). She attended school at
the Society of Education of Estonian Youth, Tartu Girls' Grammar
School (now the Miina Härma Gymnasium) before the family moved to
Mustvee in 1921. In 1922, Talvi's mother Miili died of pneumonia and
the remaining family members moved back to Tartu, where she completed
secondary school in 1927. Her father August would later remarry and
change his surname to the more Estonian sounding Müür.Aino Talvi
(then still using the surname Müller) made her stage debut at the
Vanemuine theatre in Tartu as a singer in the opera choir in 1929.
Shortly afterwards, she began using the stage name Aino Talvi. She
would remain a singer and actress at the Vanemuine until 1935 when she
joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. Talvi would remain at
the Estonian Drama Theatre until 1944 when she left to join the
Estonia Theatre for five years before returning in 1949. Following her
return, she would remain an actress with the Estonian Drama Theatre
until 1984. Afterwards, she would become a freelance actress.
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