Inga Salurand

Inga Salurand born August 1 1983 is an Estonian stage film and television actress whose career began in the mid2000s Inga Salurand was born and raised in Tartu where she attended primary and secondary schools In 2002 she enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn to study acting under instruction of Priit Pedajas graduating in 2006 Among her graduating classmates were Risto Kübar Lauri Lagle MariLiis Lill Laura Peterson Ursula Ratasepp Britta Vahur and Sergo Vares Salurands career in television began in 2006 when she was cast in the role of TuuliHele in an episode of the Eesti Televisioon ETV crimedrama Ohtlik lend Later the same year she became a regular cast member of the TV3 drama series Helena in the role of Triin In 2008 she played the role of Silvia in the ETV twelvepart television historicaldrama miniseries Tuulepealne maa This was followed by the role of Katariina in the Kanal 2 drama series Saare sosinad between 2012 and 2013 which was filmed in on location in Madeira Other television roles include several appearances on the TV3 comedycrime series Kättemaksukontor between 2009 and 2015 and as a cast member in the role of Kirsika Lehtonen on the 2015 ETV drama series Mustad lesed In 2018 she joined the cast of the ETV tenpart drama series Pank as the character Kelli which follows the rise and subsequent misfortunes of a new bank that which emerges in Estonia in the 1990s In 2008 Salurand was cast in a starring role in the Ain Mäeotsdirected Exitfilm biographical film Taarka based on the play of the same name by Kauksi Ülle about the difficult life of Seto folk singer Hilana Taarka Salurand played Hilana Taarka as a young woman and was one of three actresses to play the role of Taarka in the film at various stages of her life Siiri Sisask portrayed older adult Taarka and Marje Metsur arjportrayed Taarka as an elderly woman Taarka has the distinction of being the first featurelength film in the Seto dialect In 2010 she played a supporting role as Marju in the Andres Puustusmaadirected Taska Film crimethriller Punane elavhõbe and followed with the role of Ly in the 2016 Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokividirected drama Perekonnavaled for Filmivabrik In 2018 she was cast in the role of Julia in former Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre classmate Lauri Lagles directorial featurefilm debut drama Portugal for Allfilm