Maria Klenskaja

Maria Klenskaja

Born: January 29, 1951
Died: January 6, 2022
in Tartu, Estonia
Maria Klenskaja (January 29, 1951 - January 6, 2022) was an Estonian actress.

Klenskaja was born in Tartu, of Russian parentage. From 1968 until 1970, she worked in the Estonian State Youth Theatre in Tallinn as a make-up artist and in the prop department. In 1974 she graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. Since 1974 she had been a contracted actress at the Estonian Drama Theatre. She was also engaged as an actress at the Vanalinnastuudio for one year, beginning in 1989.

Besides theatre roles she had also had a successful film career and has appeared on television and in radio theatre.

Klenskaja was in a relationship with actor Aarne Üksküla for over thirty years, until his death in 2017. Klenskaja died on 6 January 2022, aged 70, following a prolonged illness.

Movies for Maria Klenskaja...

On the Water
Title: On the Water
Character: Mama
Released: November 22, 2020
Type: Movie
Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is being bullied at school and his only friends are the drunkards, whores, and thieves living next door.
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The Little Comrade
Title: The Little Comrade
Character: Grandma Minna Katariina
Released: March 23, 2018
Type: Movie
In the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by her mother's last words telling her to be a good kid, Leelo vows to be on her best behaviour in the confusing grown-up world in the hope that it will bring her mother back.
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The Fencer
Title: The Fencer
Character: Teacher
Released: March 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
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Title: Revenge Office
Character: Olga
Released: April 30, 2009
Type: TV
A group of women create a organisation named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysterys for the police.
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Georg
Title: Georg
Character: Ingeborg
Released: October 5, 2007
Type: Movie
Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.
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The Great Magician
Title: The Great Magician
Character: Aunt Ursula
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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Visit of an Old Lady
Title: Visit of an Old Lady
Character: Police Chief's Wife
Released: April 6, 2006
Type: Movie
As a young woman, Claire left her hometown in disgrace. Now she is old and unimaginably rich, as for the first time she returns. The town is nearly bankrupt and in urgent need of money. Everybody hopes Clara will come to the rescue. And she will. However, there is a condition: somebody must kill the man who was her lover all those years ago.
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Grisha
Title: Grisha
Released: November 8, 1996
Type: Movie
An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.
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Title: Wikman's Boys
Character: Mrs. Jakovleva
Released: January 8, 1995
Type: TV
Wikman's Boys is a 1994-year drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937 till their mobilization in 1944. The series is based on a 1988 novel Wikmani poisid by Jaan Kross.
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You Are My Only Love
Title: You Are My Only Love
Character: Olya (as M. Kalyonskaya)
Released: February 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A love story of two people which turns out into triangle... So the steady family walls do not seem so steady anymore...
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Lamb in the Down Right Corner
Title: Lamb in the Down Right Corner
Character: Tom's Mother
Released: December 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A warm movie about two boys, who discover a secret of a painting that was considered to be lost. The adventures begin, when a boss of a bunch of criminals finds out about the painting.
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Those Old Love Letters
Title: Those Old Love Letters
Character: Mrs. Muna (uncredited)
Released: June 6, 1992
Type: Movie
A film about the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter and singer of the 1930s and 40s, the political changes of his country and his life after the war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life.
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The Sunny Kids
Title: The Sunny Kids
Released: February 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A movie about the life in a small Estonian city in the 1950s. Young people face an instinct for survival that shatters ideals but can also destroy lives.
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Autumn
Title: Autumn
Character: Liisi Paavel
Released: December 20, 1990
Type: Movie
The main character of the film is Paunvere tailor Jorh Adniel Kiir. Two young seamstresses, Juuli and Maali, arrive in Paunvere. At first, Kiir regards them as competitors, but then he establishes friendly relations with them. Kiir marries Juuli, but he is not indifferent to Maali either. The film also follows Kiir's efforts to get his own farm.
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Friends, Comrades
Title: Friends, Comrades
Character: Madam
Released: November 16, 1990
Type: Movie
The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.
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Three Jolly Fellows
Title: Three Jolly Fellows
Character: Muhv (voice)
Released: August 31, 1990
Type: Movie
Three Jolly Fellows tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff.
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Awakening
Title: Awakening
Character: City Woman
Released: February 22, 1990
Type: Movie
It is the night of March 25, 1949. A full moon hangs over Estonia. Endless rows of cattle cars are waiting to transport thousands of Estonian families, asleep in their homes, to Siberia. The Stalinist regime is ready to treat people like animals.
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Doctor Stockmann
Title: Doctor Stockmann
Character: Katrine Stockmann
Released: July 10, 1989
Type: Movie
Toomas Stockmann, the head doctor of a water clinic built in a small town by the sea, discovers that the facility is threatened by an infection caused by construction errors in the waterworks. The powerful mayor Peter Stockmann, the doctor's brother, has used his position and connections for commercial and political gain and has ignored the doctor's warnings. The upper class of the town initially supports the doctor's decision to reveal the truth, but the mayor changes due to pressure and personal interests. Dr. Stockmann is labeled an enemy of the people. He must choose whether to stick to his ideas, at the risk of his family, or surrender to demagoguery.
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Stolen Meeting
Title: Stolen Meeting
Character: Valentina Saar
Released: June 5, 1989
Type: Movie
A mother released from a prison camp in Russia finds her son, but realises that reconciliation is impossible.
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Three Jolly Fellows 2
Title: Three Jolly Fellows 2
Character: Muhv (voice)
Released: September 12, 1987
Type: Movie
The second part of the film based on Eno Raua's children's book of the same name, which tells about the activities of three jolly fellows - Sammalhabe, Kingpool and Muhvi. The movie viewer can join their exciting adventures in saving the city from the rats.
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Breakfast on the Grass
Title: Breakfast on the Grass
Character: (voice)
Released: August 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Several episodes, each focusing on a different figure. Towards the end they all come together to replicate the famous painting by Édouard Manet that provides the title.
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The Joys of Midlife
Title: The Joys of Midlife
Character: Pille Loorits
Released: July 6, 1987
Type: Movie
Five people who have recently reached middle-age are driving through Estonia to visit a famous witch-therapist to get rid of their problems. The somber-funny road movie gives a good overview of the life, people and daily problems in Estonia at the end of the Soviet period.
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In One Hundred Years in May
Title: In One Hundred Years in May
Character: Alma Oinas
Released: November 27, 1986
Type: Movie
Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three years. He corresponds with Moscow, writes speeches for the members of the Communist Workers' Party and makes leaflets for the events of trade union. His purpose is to overthrow the Republic of Estonia since he does not believe in Estonian independence nor in any national ideals. Yet the clock keeps ticking, tuberculosis spreads rapidly, the world revolution is being postponed. What to do in order to make one's efforts work?
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Games for Teenagers
Title: Games for Teenagers
Character: Ülo's Lover
Released: November 28, 1985
Type: Movie
A sensitive girl struggles with first love and bullying in a 1980's Soviet orphanage.
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Three Jolly Fellows
Title: Three Jolly Fellows
Character: Muhv (voice)
Released: September 1, 1984
Type: Movie
“Three Jolly Fellows” tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff. An old woman’s inexplicable love of cats has lured many felines to the city. Risking their lives, the diligent and ready-to-help fellows lure the gang of cats out of the city, with the result being trouble in both the city and nature.
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The Triangle
Title: The Triangle
Character: Julia (voice) (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A surreal view of marriage that actually grows funnier as it progresses through its fourteen minutes towards a conclusion that is not unexpected.
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Гибель 31 отдела
Title: Гибель 31 отдела
Character: брюнетка
Released: June 13, 1981
Type: Movie
Police officer Jensen orders the evacuation of a leading media group's office building after a bomb threat is made. There won't be any explosion, however, the media group sustains big losses because of the work stoppage and the management requires investigation of the case. Officer Jensen identifies six suspects, then finds out that he is being followed himself, especially when he gets involved in the obscure activities of the mysterious 31st department.
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Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
Title: Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
Character: Ester
Released: June 8, 1977
Type: Movie
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. The Communists were forced underground.
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Indrek
Title: Indrek
Character: Miralda
Released: February 2, 1976
Type: Movie
Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.
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Hit Back
Title: Hit Back
Released: June 18, 1975
Type: Movie
The film invites its viewers to reflect on where modern sports have come to. Does a young, honest and uncompromising athlete have a future in the sport or must he go along with the dishonest tricks and the mean game that comes from it all?