Helle-Reet Helenurm
Helle-Reet Helenurm | |
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Born | Paide, Estonia | 26 January 1944
Died | 23 February 2003 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 59)
Nationality | Estonian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1968–2003 |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Helle-Reet Helenurm (26 January 1944 – 23 February 2003)[1] was an Estonian actress whose career began in 1968 in theatre. She also performed as a radio, television, and film actress until her death, aged 59, of cancer.
Early life and education
Helle-Reet Helenurm was born in the town of
Helenurm graduated from secondary school in Paide in 1962 and studied
Career
Following her graduation from the Tallinn State Conservatory in 1968, Helenurm began a long engagement as an actress at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. She was employed at theatre for twenty-six years before departing in 1994 when she joined the Vanalinnastuudio in Tallinn, where she remained a year, ending her engagement in 1995.[1] Afterward, she had a short engagement at the Tallinn City Theatre and then worked as a freelance actress.[4] During her years on the stages of Estonian theatres, she would appear in notable productions of works by such varied foreign authors and playwrights as: Peter Shaffer, Friedrich Schiller, Aleksei Arbuzov, Maxim Gorky, Grigori Gorin, Imre Kertész, Jerome Kilty, Neil Simon, Leo Fall, Jean Anouilh, and Guy de Maupassant. Notable stage roles in productions of works by Estonian authors and playwrights include the works of: Jaan Kruusvall, August Kitzberg, A. H. Tammsaare, Juhan Smuul, and Hugo Raudsepp.[1]
Helenurm also had a long career as a voice actress on radio, where she performed in a number of dramas and serials and participated in the long-running Eesti Raadio program Meelejahutaja. She also recorded a number of audiobooks.[5]
In 1974, she garnered critical praise for her role as Mrs. Erlynne in a televised stage production of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, which was directed by former Tallinn State Conservatory classmate Raivo Trass and broadcast on Eesti Televisioon (ETV).[6] In 1975, she had her first substantial role in a television film as Riina in the Tõnis Kask and Ben Drui-directed drama Aeg maha!, broadcast on ETV. This was followed by a small role in the television drama film Õnnelind flamingo in 1986, again, directed by Tõnis Kask, and based on the 1984 novel Meie pole süüdi by Estonian author Raimond Kaugver. Helenurm also appeared in a number of roles in Estonian television series and sketch shows. She is possibly best recalled by the television-viewing public for her role as Malle Nurm in the long-running ETV drama series Õnne 13. Helenurm joined the cast in 1993, the first year that the series began airing, and left the series just prior to her death in 2003.[7] As well as stage, radio, and television, Helenurm had also appeared in feature films; her most prominent role was that of Soo in the 1988 Leida Laius-directed Tallinnfilm drama Varastatud kohtumine.[5][8]
Personal life and death
Helle-Reet Helenurm married fellow actor Kalju Komissarov in 1967, while both were students at the Tallinn State Conservatory. The couple later divorced in 1971. She had a son, translator and musician Pearu Helenurm. Following a diagnosis of cancer, Helenurm continued to work and only shared the news of the diagnosis with a few of her colleagues. She died in Tallinn, aged 59, [2][7] and was buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.[9]
Acknowledgements
- Merited Artist of the Estonian SSR (1986)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Helenurm, Helle-Reet". Eesti Entsüklopeedia (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Merila, Anu (25 January 2019). "Katrin Karisma varalahkunud Helle Reet Helenurmest: "Meie vahel hakkas mängima konkurents – sel ajal, kui rolli ette valmistasime, me ei suhelnud üldse."". Delfi Lood (in Estonian). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Lennud". Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Helle-Reet Helenurm 26. I 1944 – 23. II 2003". Sirp (in Estonian). 26 February 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Tabamatu näitlejanna lahkumine". Postimees (in Estonian). 25 February 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Leedi Windermere'i lehvik". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 19 April 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b Pauts, Katrin (26 February 2003). "«Ta jagas meiega arstidelt saadud lootust.»". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Leivak, Verni (27 February 2003). "«Kõik oli nii, et küll me veel kohtume...»". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944- 2003) näitleja". Haudi Kalmistute Register (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
External links
- Helle-Reet Helenurm at IMDb