Viire Valdma

Viire Valdma born August 29 1960 is an Estonian stage television and film actress In 1981 Vire Valdma made her feature film debut as Reet Pärn in the Peeter Simm directed drama Ideaalmaastik The film was based on a novel by Karl Helemäe in which a member of the Young Communist League arrives at a collective farm and has to decide whether to follow the wisdom of the villagers or the orders of Communist party authorities This was followed by the role of Milla in the 1983 Kaljo Kiisk directed Nipernaadi for Tallinnfilm the film was an adaptation of August Gailits 1928 influential novel Toomas Nipernaadi In 1989 she had a small role in the Leia Laius directed drama Varastatud kohtumine about a mother who was released from a Soviet prison camp and tries to reconcile with her son The same year she appeared in the Mikk Mikiver directed drama Doktor Stockmann In 1990 she appeared as the character Liivi in the Aimée Beekman and Vladimir Beekman penned Kaljo Kiisk directed drama Regina Following her appearance in Regina Valdma would concentrate on her stage career and not appear in another film until a small role in 2002s Marko Raat directed political thriller Agent Sinikael starring Mait Malmsten and Kersti Heinloo In 2003 she appeared in the role of Imbi in the Rando Pettai directed Peep Pedmanson penned comedy Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla English release title Made in Estonia The film was based on the popular Estonian radioserial and television comedy series Vanad ja kobedad In 2007 she returned to film as Liina in the Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk directed road movie comedy Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse a film that portrays Estonian actor Jan Uuspõld as a downonhisluck caricature of himself trying to hitchhike from Tallinn to Tartu to perform in a role at the Vanemuine theatre That same year she played the role of Kärt in the Rainer Sarnet directed drama Kuhu põgenevad hinged starring Ragne Veensalu The film was produced by Exitfilm and based on the novel Mis sinuga juhtus Ann by Aidi Vallik about a troubled teenage girl whose brother is born with a heart defect In 2018 she appeared as Imbi the mother of a young woman who abandons her infant in the Liina TriškinaVanhatalodirected Allfilm drama Võta või jäta Valdma has also appeared in a number of film shorts and student films