Ursula Ratasepp | |
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Born |
Tallinn, Estonia |
17 June 1982
Nationality | Estonian |
Other names | Ursula Oja Ursula Ratasepp-Oja |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004 – present |
Spouse(s) | Kaarel Oja (2010 – present) |
Children | 2 |
Ursula Ratasepp (born 17 June 1982) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress.
Ursula Ratasepp was born in Tallinn in 1982. She is the older sister of actress Katariina Ratasepp (born 1986). She studied drama at the Vanalinnastuudio until 2001, then studying psychology at the University of Tartu until 2002. Afterward, she enrolled at the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn, graduating in 2006. In 2014, she received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Tartu.
Following her graduation from the EMA Higher Drama School in 2006, she became engaged as a stage actress at the Tallinn City Theatre, where she is still currently employed. She made her stage debut at the theatre in a small role in the Jaan Tätte penned Kaev the year she joined the theatre. Some of her more memorable roles at the Tallinn City Theatre include those in works by such authors and playwrights as: Luigi Pirandello, William Butler Yeats, Nicholas Wright, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Carlo Gozzi, and J. B. Priestley.
In addition to her engagement at the Tallinn City Theatre, Ratasepp has also performed at various other theatres throughout Estonia, including the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn, the Theatre NO99 in Tallinn, the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, and the Tartu Summer Theatre.
Ursula Ratasepp made her television debut as Kaisa on the TV3 television drama series Kodu keset linna in 2005; a character she would play until leaving the series in 2006. From 2006 until 2007, she appeared in several episodes of the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) crime drama series Ohtlik lend in the role of Kaja. In 2010, she played the role of the Prime Minister's secretary in the ETV political satire series Riigimehed. She has also appeared on several episodes of the popular TV3 comedy-crime series Kättemaksukontor.