Olli Ungvere (17 June 1906 â€" 12 December 1991) was an Estonian stage
and film actress and singer whose career spanned more than sixty years
on the stages of most of Estonia's largest theaters.Born Olga Marie
Birk in Lüütja, Mikitamäe Parish, in Setomaa, she was the youngest
of two sisters born to Oskar Alfred Julius Birk and Leeno Nass (née
Praggi). Her father was a factory worker in the village of Võõpsu.
Her mother also had eight children from a previous marriage who were
raised by Unvgere's parents.She graduated from secondary school at
Räpina Joint Gymnasium in 1924. From 1931 until 1934, she studied
singing at the Heino Eller Tartu Music College in Tartu.
and film actress and singer whose career spanned more than sixty years
on the stages of most of Estonia's largest theaters.Born Olga Marie
Birk in Lüütja, Mikitamäe Parish, in Setomaa, she was the youngest
of two sisters born to Oskar Alfred Julius Birk and Leeno Nass (née
Praggi). Her father was a factory worker in the village of Võõpsu.
Her mother also had eight children from a previous marriage who were
raised by Unvgere's parents.She graduated from secondary school at
Räpina Joint Gymnasium in 1924. From 1931 until 1934, she studied
singing at the Heino Eller Tartu Music College in Tartu.
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