Katrin Välbe

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Katrin Välbe (until 1929 Jekaterina Poska; 31 October 1904 – 5 July 1981) was an Estonian actress. Katrin Välbe was born Jekaterina Poska in Võru to Gabriel and Lydia Poska. Her father was a lawyer and her uncles included statesman Jaan Poska, politician Mihkel Poska, and Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church clergymen Nikolai and Paul Poska. After graduating from secondary school, she initially enrolled at the University of Tartu in 1922 to study medical sciences, leaving after one year. In 1930, she graduated from the Drama Theatre School in Tallinn, having studied under drama pedagogue Hilda Gleser. From 1931 until 1944, she worked at Tallinna Töölisteater, from 1945 until 1946 at Noorsooteater, 1946 until 1949 at Estonia Theatre, and from 1949 until 1951 and again from 1952 until 1971 at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles, she also performed as a film actress beginning in the early 1950s, as well as appearing in radio plays and several television films. In 1958, Välbe was awarded as Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR. She died in Tallinn in 1981 and was buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.

Most Popular Katrin Välbe Trailers

Total trailers found: 18

Summer Trailer (1976)

10 May 1976

In the beginning of the 20th century, Joosep Toots has returned from Russia, where he learned agriculture.

Between Three Plagues Trailer (1970)

14 November 1970

The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia.

Kui saabub õhtu Trailer (1955)

25 April 1955

Traces Trailer (1964)

13 January 1964

Heino Raagen and his war comrades begin a new battle while arriving at their home village - establishing a collective farm.

The Sun and the Rain Trailer (1960)

04 October 1960

Jaak is a young labourer always facing some kind of issues and it seems he always rides for a fall. At the construction work of a new thermal power station, Jaak meets young people from the Young Communist League who won't find faults with him and are ready to help him out.

Bonycrone and Captain Drum Trailer (1979)

01 March 1979

A story of the good witch Bonycrone living on an isolated island and her friend, a former sailor Captain Drum; and their adventures on the island, on the sea and in town.

Windy Beach Trailer (1971)

03 January 1971

The coastal people of Kaugatoma set out to build their own ship to earn a living independent of the baron's will.

Gladiator Trailer (1971)

20 September 1971

Joonas and Tiidrik are two men from the island of Saaremaa who recklessly escape from the German prison during the First World War.

Little Requiem for Harmonica Trailer (1972)

23 October 1972

Students Jaan and Heiki in 1972, inexplicably, cross the river of time and arrive in 1944, the year of the German occupation of Estonia.

Forest Captain Trailer (1972)

16 February 1972

Sailing to South America, the sailing ship "Fortuna" gets stuck in a calm in the middle of the Atlantic.

In the Backyard Trailer (1957)

24 April 1957

The story of the distressed residents living in poor slums during the economic crisis of the first Estonian Republic in early 1930s.

Watercolors of One Summer Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

The story of a young art student who goes to the countryside for a summer internship in watercolor and rents a room in a house by the sea.

Underwater Reefs Trailer (1959)

02 September 1959

Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa.

A Woman Heats the Sauna Trailer (1979)

02 January 1979

The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company's sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors.

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death Trailer (1977)

08 June 1977

The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet Communists, failed and resulted in many lost lives on both sides.

Ice Run Trailer (1963)

25 February 1963

Two proud fisherman families live on a very small island in Estonia. The two fishermen have always bore a grudge against each other.

Pöördel Trailer (1957)

02 December 1957

Raivo Kotkas is the new head of the collective farm "Victory". His predecessor Mihkel Vutt has practiced command economy, production has gone down and the cattle has partly perished.

Naughty Curves Trailer (1959)

27 December 1959

When Vaike, a student and athlete from Tartu, arrives to Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa speedway, the bikes are already racing with dizzying speeds.