Merle Palmiste

Merle Palmiste born November 1 1970 is an Estonian stage film and television actress Merle Palmiste was born in Tallinn and raised in the Tallinn subdistrict of Õismäe Her father was an engineer and her mother was an accountant She attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn graduating from Tallinns 9th Secondary School in 1988 Following graduation she enrolled in the Tallinn Conservatory now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre graduating in 1992 Palmistes diploma production roles included Helena in William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream and Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya in Anton Chekhovs The Seagull Among her graduating classmates were Andres Raag Kristel Leesmend Ivo Uukkivi Jaanus Rohumaa Üllar Saaremäe Kaili Närep Dan Põldroos Sten Zupping Tiina Mälberg and Garmen Tabor Merle Palmiste made her fulllength feature film debut in the role of Evelin in the 1994 Jaan Kolbergdirected historical actiondrama Jüri Rumm based on the life of the 19thcentury Estonian brigand and folk hero Rummu Jüri This was followed by the role of Grey One in the 2001 Arvo Ihodirected romantic drama Karu süda7 In 2006 she appeared as Rutt in the Jüri Sillartdirected and Hans Luik penned melodrama Kuldrannake for Taska Film In 2001 Palmiste had a small role as an adjutant in the Sulev Keedusdirected drama Kirjad Inglile starring Tõnu Oja and Rain Simmul That same year she voiced the character Benita the Cow in the Heiki Ernits and Janno Põldmadirected animated childrens film Lotte and the Moonstone Secret Estonian Lotte ja kuukivi saladus which was the second fulllength feature film of the popular Estonian Lotte franchise In 2013 she appeared in the role of Karin Viisla in the René Vilbredirected familyfantasy film Väikelinna detektiivid ja valge daami saladus produced by Balti Video and Eesti Rahvusringhääling In 2016 she appeared in a small role as Mari in the Triin Ruumetdirected tragicomedy Päevad mis ajasid segadusse about a young disaffected man played by Hendrik Toompere Jr Jr on a frantic journey through midsummer Estonia in the late 1990s trying to discover purpose and meaning in his life In 2019 she appeared in the role of Marianne Büttel in the Mart Sander directed fantasyhorror film Kõhedad muinaslood In 2020 she voiced several characters in the Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich directed animated feature film Sipsik based on the popular 1962 childrens book of the same title by Eno Raud In addition to Estonian films Palmiste has appeared in several foreign language films including the 2003 Russian language featurelength romantic drama Yantarnye krylya directed by Andrey Razenkov the 2004 German language film short Willkommen in Tallinn directed by Oliver Frohnauer and the 2008 Ukrainian language family featurelength film Prykolna Kazka directed by Roman Shirman Beginning in the early 2000s Palmiste has also appeared in a number of Estonian short films Merle Palmiste was formerly involved in a longterm relationship with Alex Lepajõe Their daughter is the fashion model Elisabeth Berthel who was born in 1996 Palmiste currently resides in Tallinn