Ester Pajusoo (born Ester Lage; 1 July 1934) is an Estonian stage,
film, radio and television actress whose career has spanned nearly six
decades.Ester Pajusoo was born Ester Lage in the small village of
Nõmme in rural Tuhala Parish (now, Kose Parish; not to be confused
with Nõmme, one of the urban administrative districts of Tallinn),
she was the youngest of three daughters of Johannes Lage and Marie
Johanna "Anni" Lage (née Kull). She had three older half-siblings
from her father's previous marriage. She graduated from secondary
school in Tallinn in 1953 and attended the Estonian Drama Theatre's
training studio, graduating in 1957. In 1956, she began using the
surname Pajusoo after her marriage to Jüri Pajusoo.Ester Pajusoo
began an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1958, the year
following her graduation. Pajusoo has been with the theatre ever
since. She made her stage debut at the theatre in Bertolt Brecht's Mr
Puntila and his Man Matti in 1958. During her years at the theatre,
she has performed in a number of stage productions by such
international playwrights and authors as: William Shakespeare, Samuel
Beckett, Henrik Ibsen, Evgeny Schwartz, Hjalmar Söderberg, Friedrich
Dürrenmatt, Yukio Mishima, Arthur Miller and Anton Chekhov, among
others. Notable performances in works by Estonian playwrights and
authors include those of: Oskar Luts, Mats Traat, Andrus Kivirähk,
Jaan Kross and Anton Hansen Tammsaare.Pajusoo made her film debut as
the character Sirje in the 1960 Virve Aruoja directed Estonian drama
television film Näitleja Joller. This was followed by a small,
uncredited role in the 1972 Sulev Nõmmik directed television film
comedy Noor pensionär. In 1981, she made her screen debut in the Arvo
Kruusement directed drama Karge meri; an adaptation of the 1938 August
Gailit novel of the same name. She would not appear in another film
until 2006; in the Roman Baskin directed comedy Vana daami visiit. Her
appearance in Vana daami visiit would revive her film career and
between 2006 and 2016, she would appear in eight films; including the
title role of Astrid in the 2016 Sander Koit directed drama short.
film, radio and television actress whose career has spanned nearly six
decades.Ester Pajusoo was born Ester Lage in the small village of
Nõmme in rural Tuhala Parish (now, Kose Parish; not to be confused
with Nõmme, one of the urban administrative districts of Tallinn),
she was the youngest of three daughters of Johannes Lage and Marie
Johanna "Anni" Lage (née Kull). She had three older half-siblings
from her father's previous marriage. She graduated from secondary
school in Tallinn in 1953 and attended the Estonian Drama Theatre's
training studio, graduating in 1957. In 1956, she began using the
surname Pajusoo after her marriage to Jüri Pajusoo.Ester Pajusoo
began an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1958, the year
following her graduation. Pajusoo has been with the theatre ever
since. She made her stage debut at the theatre in Bertolt Brecht's Mr
Puntila and his Man Matti in 1958. During her years at the theatre,
she has performed in a number of stage productions by such
international playwrights and authors as: William Shakespeare, Samuel
Beckett, Henrik Ibsen, Evgeny Schwartz, Hjalmar Söderberg, Friedrich
Dürrenmatt, Yukio Mishima, Arthur Miller and Anton Chekhov, among
others. Notable performances in works by Estonian playwrights and
authors include those of: Oskar Luts, Mats Traat, Andrus Kivirähk,
Jaan Kross and Anton Hansen Tammsaare.Pajusoo made her film debut as
the character Sirje in the 1960 Virve Aruoja directed Estonian drama
television film Näitleja Joller. This was followed by a small,
uncredited role in the 1972 Sulev Nõmmik directed television film
comedy Noor pensionär. In 1981, she made her screen debut in the Arvo
Kruusement directed drama Karge meri; an adaptation of the 1938 August
Gailit novel of the same name. She would not appear in another film
until 2006; in the Roman Baskin directed comedy Vana daami visiit. Her
appearance in Vana daami visiit would revive her film career and
between 2006 and 2016, she would appear in eight films; including the
title role of Astrid in the 2016 Sander Koit directed drama short.
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