Ester Pajusoo

Born: 1934-07-01

Ester Pajusoo (born Ester Lage; July 1, 1934) is an Estonian stage, film, radio and television actress whose career has spanned nearly six decades. Pajusoo made her film debut as the character Sirje in the 1960 Virve Aruoja directed Estonian drama television film Näitleja Joller. This was followed by a small, uncredited role in the 1972 Sulev Nõmmik directed television film comedy Noor pensionär. In 1981, she made her screen debut in the Arvo Kruusement directed drama Karge meri; an adaptation of the 1938 August Gailit novel of the same name. She would not appear in another film until 2006; in the Roman Baskin directed comedy Vana daami visiit. Her appearance in Vana daami visiit would revive her film career and between 2006 and 2016, she would appear in eight films; including the title role of Astrid in the 2016 Sander Koit directed drama short. Among her more memorable roles in television was that of the recurring character Reet from 2008 until 2013 in the historical mini-series Tuulepealne maa, which aired on Eesti Televisioon. She has also made appearances on Estonian television series including Ohtlik lend, Kättemaksukontor and IT-planeet.


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Purge

as Midwife
Released: 2012-09-07

Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people...

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Farts of Fury

as Keiser's Mother
Released: 2011-03-17

Keiser, the lead singer of a former rock group won't put up with approaching old age and decides...

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The Smacking Sea

as Andla's Wife
Released: 1981-11-20

The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea...

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Visit of an Old Lady

as Mayor's Wife
Released: 2006-04-06

As a young woman, Claire left her hometown in disgrace. Now she is old and unimaginably rich, as...

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Actor Joller

as Sirje
Released: 1960-08-28

Toomas Joller has been an actor for twenty years. Joller is popular and has been awarded the...

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Young Pensioner

as Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1972-05-06

One lovely day a young man, a former ballet dancer suddenly finds himself on a pension and...

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Kinnunen

as Maie
Released: 2007-12-13

Amazing adventures of a Finn in Estonia. A Finn in search of wife.

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Revenge Office

as Õnne Uffer
First aired: 2009-04-30

A group of women create a organisation named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women...

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Windward Land

as Reet
First aired: 2008-10-09

Tuulepealne maa is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II...

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