Aino Talvi
| Aino Talvi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aino Müller 6 February 1909 Tartu, Estonia |
| Died | 12 March 1992 (aged 83) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Other names | Aino Oja Aino Pindam |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928 – 1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Oja (1928 – 1938) Rein Pindam (c. 1940 – 1992) |
| Children | Rein Pindam, Jr. (1942 – 1999) |
Aino Talvi (6 February 1909 – 12 March 1992) was an Estonian stage, film, and radio actress and singer whose career spanned over sixty years.
Aino Talvi was born Aino Müller in Tartu 1909 to police constable August Müller and Miili Müller (née Lauson). She attended the school at the Society of Education of Estonian Youth, Tartu Girls' Grammar School (now the Miina Härma Gymnasium) before the family moved to Mustvee in 1921. In 1922, Talvi's mother Miili died of pneumonia and the remaining family members moved back to Tartu, where she completed secondary school in 1927. Her father August would later remarry and change his surname to the more Estonian sounding Müür.
Aino Talvi (then still using the surname Müller) made her stage debut at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu as a singer in the opera choir in 1929. Shortly afterwards, she began using the stage name Aino Talvi. She would remain a singer and actress at the Vanemuine until 1935 when she joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. Talvi would remain at the Estonian Drama Theatre until 1944 when she left to join the Estonia Theatre for five years before returning in 1949. Following her return, she would remain an actress with the Estonian Drama Theatre until 1984. Afterwards, she would become a freelance actress.
Talvi's career as a stage actress spanned over sixty years and she appeared in numerous theatre productions. Some of her most memorable roles include:
Aino Talvi made her screen debut in the role of Eeva Miilas in the 1947 Herbert Rappaport directed Soviet-Estonian language drama film Elu tsitadellis (English: Life in a Citadel) for Lenfilm. Elu tsitadellis was the first post-World War II Estonian feature film following the annexation of Estonia into the Soviet Union. Based on the 1946 play of the same name by Estonian author and communist politician August Jakobson, the plot largely revolves around the arrival of the Soviet Army following the German occupation of Estonia in 1944 and justice being meted out to Estonians who had collaborated with German occupying forces. The film ends with jubilant Estonians celebrating their "liberation" and inclusion into the Soviet Union and accepting communist ideology.
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