Merle Jääger

Merle Jääger

Born: October 19, 1965
Merle Jääger (born October 19, 1965) is an Estonian television, stage and film actress, poet and author who frequently uses the pen name Merca. Initially associated with the burgeoning Estonian punk rock scene of the early to mid 1980s, she has been described as the "bard of protest".

Movies for Merle Jääger...

Alien 2 or: The Return of Valdis in 17 Episodes
Title: Alien 2 or: The Return of Valdis in 17 Episodes
Character: Eve
Released: April 1, 2024
Type: Movie
Valdis returns after 20 years, his memory restored, but his hometown transformed. Despite the changes, his friends Märt and Ott guide him through rediscovering life's joys.
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Deliver Us
Title: Deliver Us
Character: Cleaning Lady
Released: August 30, 2023
Type: Movie
When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.
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Self Made Cameraman
Title: Self Made Cameraman
Character: Taarka
Released: January 11, 2019
Type: Movie
An adventurous tragedy about Estonia's first film maker Johannes Pääsuke and his aspirations to travel around with a film camera and find happiness. Together with a good friend, Volter, Pääsuke will spend an incredible week in Setumaa.
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Class Reunion 2: A Wedding and a Funeral
Title: Class Reunion 2: A Wedding and a Funeral
Character: Ambulance Doctor
Released: February 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Class Reunion 2: A Wedding and a Funeral sees the return of the three high-school friends Mart, Andres and Toomas. This time they are planning a memorable stag party for Toomas, but due to unexpected turn of events end up at a funeral instead. It has been a year since the unforgettable class reunion and our three friends have all reached new stages in their lives. The rock star Toomas (Genka) has finally decided to get married. Mart (Mait Malmsten) is having troubles with his wife. And Andres (Ago Anderson) has declared war on the female sex and decided to become a resolute bachelor.
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Green Cats
Title: Green Cats
Character: Clinic Staff
Released: November 20, 2017
Type: Movie
This is a story of two old folks, who have spent most of their lives behind prison walls. Now, as seventy year old men, they have been granted amnesty. Both men have a passionate desire to change their lives according to certain plans.
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When You Least Expect It
Title: When You Least Expect It
Character: Nurse
Released: October 13, 2016
Type: Movie
There are two people who wake up in the same bed one morning, and neither of them has a clue who the other is. Viivi would like to run away and the man is sleeping like a log. Unlike Viivi and Andu themselves, the viewers know both very well. They know that Viivi has the worst day in her life and that Andu is a dweeb, but not completely hopeless; a rather good-hearted man. They are both hopelessly lonely people hoping that maybe there's someone somewhere - So they might as well meet.
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The Last Romeo
Title: The Last Romeo
Character: Mother Milvi
Released: March 28, 2013
Type: Movie
Romantic country boy Lembo lives in a far away village, where men are drunkards and women are dreaming about the bright city life. Lembo has fallen in love with the village beauty Liisu and decides to propose her. The story takes an unexpected turn when Liisu's father and the vodka loving dog steps in. During one night lives and dreams will change and nothing will be like it used to be before.
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A Friend of Mine
Title: A Friend of Mine
Character: Mati's Wife
Released: January 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Mati, a 70-year-old bibliophile, cannot cope with his wife's death. As loneliness and indifference overrun his thoughts, he contemplates suicide until he meets a younger man who sparks his interest in life.
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Title: ENSV
Character: Anna
Released: September 5, 2010
Type: TV
A comedy-series depicting an Estonian family in 1980s that consists of a rebel-minded grandpa, two siblings, a mother, who is a member of the Soviet Socialist Party, and her lover, who is there, because the real husband is a captain on a foreign-going ship. Aand they have to share their apartment with a true communist and her son, who is an exemplary militiaman.
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Title: Mood Breaker
Character: Various
Released: December 31, 2008
Type: TV
Estonian comedy sketch show consisting of parodies of popular Estonian movies or shows.
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Autumn Ball
Title: Autumn Ball
Character: Literature Conference Attendant (uncredited)
Released: September 13, 2007
Type: Movie
Autumn in Estonia, where six people live, six solitudes, prisoners of the monotonous architecture of Soviet-era concrete buildings, in search of human companionship, of love, of a ray of light in an ocean of gray.
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Magnus
Title: Magnus
Character: Mother
Released: May 18, 2007
Type: Movie
Magnus, a handsome teenager, wants to commit suicide and his father tries to change his mind.
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The Class
Title: The Class
Character: History Teacher
Released: March 16, 2007
Type: Movie
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.
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Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes
Title: Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes
Character: Eve
Released: August 31, 2006
Type: Movie
After being whacked on the head with a shovel, Valdis no longer shows interest in the things that used to make his life worthwhile: alcohol, techno, cars and fights. His friends desperately try to help him regain his memory, but nothing works.
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Men at Arms
Title: Men at Arms
Character: Lembela
Released: August 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Year 1208. The first Eastward enlargement of Europe is under way. Brutal forces of the Teutonic Order are steadily marching on. In their path live a simple and peaceful people, whose main pastimes include cultivating the earth, singing and, if possible, doing both at the same time. They are the Estonians. Ignorant in the ways of war, they find an unlikely leader in a young boy with Catholic upbringing. In their fight for freedom, the Estonians encounter numerous obstacles, including the Germans, French, Russians and, worst of all, the Latvians. Will they succeed in defeating their enemies or will they experience a cultural awakening?
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The Witch
Title: The Witch
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Everything seems to be fine in the life of a young woman who works as a paramedic. She has chosen a profession that requires understanding and compassion, but she herself needs help in quieting the restlessness in her soul. As a doctor, she lacks an emotional bond when interacting with her patients, she feels alienated from her surroundings and her fellow people.