Viiu Härm (born 3 July 1944) is an Estonian poet, author,
photographer, translator, and former actress. Härm's career as an
actress began as a teenager in the early 1960s. After appearing
onstage and in several films, she retired from acting in the early
1970s to focus on writing.Viiu Härm was born in German
occupied-Tallinn during World War II to parents Evald and Liidia Härm
(née Kiive). She is the eldest of two children; her brother is ballet
dancer/master and choreographer Tiit Härm. She attended Tallinn 29th
Incomplete Secondary School from 1951 until 1958 and Tallinn 7th
Secondary School from 1958 until graduating in 1962. Upon graduating
from secondary school, she enrolled in the Performing Arts Department
of the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music
and Theatre) to study acting under instruction of Voldemar Panso and
Vello Rummo, graduating in 1966. Among her graduating classmates were
Rudolf Allabert, Helgi Ilo, Enn Kraam, Tõnu Mikiver, and Tõnu
Tamm.Viiu Härm's career as an actress came to prominence as an
eighteen-year-old when she was cast in the starring role of Salme in
the 1962 Leida Laius-directed Tallinna Kinostuudio (now, Tallinnfilm)
war-drama Õhtust hommikuni, based on the 1960 short story by author
Heino Puhvel (under the pen name Mart Kalda). This was followed by a
supporting role in the 1963 Igor Yeltsov-directed drama Ãœhe katuse
all, based on the story Ãœhes majas by Estonian author Hans Lebrecht
and also released by Tallinna Kinostuudio. In 1967, she appeared in
her final film role, that of Paula, in the Veljo Käsper-directed and
Lilli Promet-penend Tallinnfilm drama Tütarlaps mustas. She has also
appeared in several television productions.
photographer, translator, and former actress. Härm's career as an
actress began as a teenager in the early 1960s. After appearing
onstage and in several films, she retired from acting in the early
1970s to focus on writing.Viiu Härm was born in German
occupied-Tallinn during World War II to parents Evald and Liidia Härm
(née Kiive). She is the eldest of two children; her brother is ballet
dancer/master and choreographer Tiit Härm. She attended Tallinn 29th
Incomplete Secondary School from 1951 until 1958 and Tallinn 7th
Secondary School from 1958 until graduating in 1962. Upon graduating
from secondary school, she enrolled in the Performing Arts Department
of the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music
and Theatre) to study acting under instruction of Voldemar Panso and
Vello Rummo, graduating in 1966. Among her graduating classmates were
Rudolf Allabert, Helgi Ilo, Enn Kraam, Tõnu Mikiver, and Tõnu
Tamm.Viiu Härm's career as an actress came to prominence as an
eighteen-year-old when she was cast in the starring role of Salme in
the 1962 Leida Laius-directed Tallinna Kinostuudio (now, Tallinnfilm)
war-drama Õhtust hommikuni, based on the 1960 short story by author
Heino Puhvel (under the pen name Mart Kalda). This was followed by a
supporting role in the 1963 Igor Yeltsov-directed drama Ãœhe katuse
all, based on the story Ãœhes majas by Estonian author Hans Lebrecht
and also released by Tallinna Kinostuudio. In 1967, she appeared in
her final film role, that of Paula, in the Veljo Käsper-directed and
Lilli Promet-penend Tallinnfilm drama Tütarlaps mustas. She has also
appeared in several television productions.
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