Lia Laats (2 February 1926 â€" 24 April 2004) was an Estonian stage
and film actress whose career spanned over forty years.Lia Laats was
born as Lya Laats in Tallinn to Karl René Laats and Helmi Karin Laats
(née Tähe), who both worked as domestic servants. She had two older
half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. She studied at the
National Drama Theatre (now, the Estonian Drama Theatre) in Tallinn,
but left her studies in 1946 without graduating.From 1946 until 1948
(and again, from 1976 until 1980), Laats performed at the Estonia
Theatre, in dramatic roles, comedies, operettas and musicals with the
Estonian National Opera. From 1948 until 1951 (and again, from
1951â€"1960; and from 1980-1981) she was engaged at the Endla Theatre.
From 1960 until 1976, she was engaged at the Vanemuine theatre. One of
her most memorable roles at the Vanemuine was that of Jocasta in
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in 1963. From 1952 until the mid-1960s, she
also performed in variety theatre with stage partner Helmut Vaag; the
two often performing in comedic works.
and film actress whose career spanned over forty years.Lia Laats was
born as Lya Laats in Tallinn to Karl René Laats and Helmi Karin Laats
(née Tähe), who both worked as domestic servants. She had two older
half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. She studied at the
National Drama Theatre (now, the Estonian Drama Theatre) in Tallinn,
but left her studies in 1946 without graduating.From 1946 until 1948
(and again, from 1976 until 1980), Laats performed at the Estonia
Theatre, in dramatic roles, comedies, operettas and musicals with the
Estonian National Opera. From 1948 until 1951 (and again, from
1951â€"1960; and from 1980-1981) she was engaged at the Endla Theatre.
From 1960 until 1976, she was engaged at the Vanemuine theatre. One of
her most memorable roles at the Vanemuine was that of Jocasta in
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in 1963. From 1952 until the mid-1960s, she
also performed in variety theatre with stage partner Helmut Vaag; the
two often performing in comedic works.
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