Katariina Unt (born Katariina Lauk; 6 December 1971) is an Estonian
stage, television, and film actress.Katariina Unt was born in Tallinn.
Her mother is interior decorator Malle Lauk and her father is artist
Tõnu Lauk, who works mainly with metals. The youngest of four
siblings, she grew up mostly in Pärnu. She graduated in 1990 from
Pärnu Hansa Secondary School, then completed her studies in Tallinn
at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Drama School in 1994
(now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre).Between 1994 and
2001, she was engaged at the Tallinn City Theatre. Following her
departure, she worked for a while as a freelance actor, performing at
the Estonia Theatre, Endla Theatre and the Kuressaare Town Theatre,
among others. In 2007, she joined the VAT Theatre in Tallinn, where
she still currently performs. Among her more memorable roles in
theater were in works by: William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Madis
Kõiv, Molière, Tadeusz Różewicz, Luchino Visconti, Tom Stoppard,
Andrus Kivirähk, August Kitzberg and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald,
among many others.Katariina Unt made her film debut as Mari in the
1994 Jaan Kolberg-directed film Jüri Rumm. This was followed by a
recurring role on the popular ETV drama series Õnne 13. In 2013, she
appeared in the Kanal 2 paranormal-thriller television series
Süvahavva. Her first large film role was that of Eetla in the 2003
Sulev Keedus-directed war drama Somnambuul (English: Somnambulance).
Other popular roles were in films such as Katrin Laur's Ruudi (2006),
Veiko Õunpuu's Sügisball (Autumn Ball, 2007), Sulev Keedus' Kirjad
Inglile (Letters to Angel, 2011) and Rainer Sarnet's Idioot (The
Idiot, 2011), and a starring role as Viivi in the 2016 Mart Kivastik
directed romantic drama Õnn tuleb magades opposite actor Ivo Uukkivi.
In many of her earlier film and television appearances, she is
credited as Katariina Lauk (her birthname) and Katariina Lauk-Tamm
(while married to Raivo E. Tamm).
stage, television, and film actress.Katariina Unt was born in Tallinn.
Her mother is interior decorator Malle Lauk and her father is artist
Tõnu Lauk, who works mainly with metals. The youngest of four
siblings, she grew up mostly in Pärnu. She graduated in 1990 from
Pärnu Hansa Secondary School, then completed her studies in Tallinn
at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Drama School in 1994
(now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre).Between 1994 and
2001, she was engaged at the Tallinn City Theatre. Following her
departure, she worked for a while as a freelance actor, performing at
the Estonia Theatre, Endla Theatre and the Kuressaare Town Theatre,
among others. In 2007, she joined the VAT Theatre in Tallinn, where
she still currently performs. Among her more memorable roles in
theater were in works by: William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Madis
Kõiv, Molière, Tadeusz Różewicz, Luchino Visconti, Tom Stoppard,
Andrus Kivirähk, August Kitzberg and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald,
among many others.Katariina Unt made her film debut as Mari in the
1994 Jaan Kolberg-directed film Jüri Rumm. This was followed by a
recurring role on the popular ETV drama series Õnne 13. In 2013, she
appeared in the Kanal 2 paranormal-thriller television series
Süvahavva. Her first large film role was that of Eetla in the 2003
Sulev Keedus-directed war drama Somnambuul (English: Somnambulance).
Other popular roles were in films such as Katrin Laur's Ruudi (2006),
Veiko Õunpuu's Sügisball (Autumn Ball, 2007), Sulev Keedus' Kirjad
Inglile (Letters to Angel, 2011) and Rainer Sarnet's Idioot (The
Idiot, 2011), and a starring role as Viivi in the 2016 Mart Kivastik
directed romantic drama Õnn tuleb magades opposite actor Ivo Uukkivi.
In many of her earlier film and television appearances, she is
credited as Katariina Lauk (her birthname) and Katariina Lauk-Tamm
(while married to Raivo E. Tamm).
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