Sirje Tennosaar | |
Birth Name: | Sirje Arbi[1] |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1943 |
Birth Place: | Tartu, Estonia |
Nationality: | Estonian |
Occupation: | actress and television presenter |
Children: | 2, including Liina Tennosaar |
Sirje Tennosaar (née Sirje Arbi; 5 June 1943 – 23 April 2021) was a Soviet and Estonian actress and television presenter. She had major roles in the films (1962) and and in the television production Maailm minuta (1974) and in the television series Kelgukoerad (2009).[2] [3] [4]
Tennosaar was a member of the Endla Theatre in 1963, before moving to the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1966. She then became a television presenter at Eesti Televisioon (ETV) from 1971 until 1991. Then she moved to Kanal 2 from 1993 to 2000.[5]
Tennosaar was married to singer and journalist Kalmer Tennosaar from 1964 until 1978.[3] [4] Her daughter is actress Liina Tennosaar. She died on 23 April 2021, aged 77.