Maria Klenskaja

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.

Born:

Jan 29, 1951 In Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Movie/TV Credits:

31

First Appeared:

In the movie Hit Back 1975-06-18

Latest Project:

Movie On the Water 2020-11-22