Maria Klenskaja

Biography

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 also had a successful film career and 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.

Known For

Revenge Office

The Boys of Wikman

The Fencer

The Little Comrade

Awakening

Autumn

Those Old Love-letters

Georg

All Movies (31)

• On the Water2021 · as Mamma
• The Little Comrade2018 · as Grandma Minna Katariina
• The Fencer2015 · as Teacher
• Georg2007 · as Ingeborg
• The Great Magician2007 · as Aunt Ursula
• Visit of an Old Lady2006 · as Police Chief's Wife
• Grisha1996
• Cabbage Head1993 · as (voice)
• You Are My Only Love1993 · as Olya (as M. Kalyonskaya)
• Lamb in the Down Right Corner1992 · as Tom's Mother
• Those Old Love-letters1992 · as Mrs. Muna (uncredited)
• The Sunny Kids1992
• Autumn1990 · as Liisi Paavel
• Handmaiden1990
• Friends, Comrades1990 · as Madam
• Three Jolly Fellows1990 · as Muhv (voice)
• Awakening1990 · as City Woman
• Doctor Stockmann1989 · as Katrine Stockmann
• Stolen Meeting1989 · as Valentina Saar
• Three Jolly Fellows 21987 · as Muhv (voice)
• Breakfast on the Grass1987 · as (voice) (uncredited)
• In One Hundred Years in May1987 · as Alma Oinas
• The Joys of Midlife1987 · as Pille Loorits
• The Gang1986
• Smile at Last1985 · as Ülo's Lover
• Three Jolly Fellows1984 · as Muhv (voice)
• The Triangle1982 · as Julia (voice) (uncredited)
• Murder on the 31st Floor1981 · as Anna Hollman's friend
• Ask the Dead About the Price of Death1977 · as Ester
• Indrek1976 · as Miralda
• Hit Back1975

All TV Shows (3)

• Revenge Office2009 · as Olga
• Ohtlik Lend2006 · as Ella Juntas
• The Boys of Wikman1995 · as Mrs. Jakovleva