12 Facts About Helle-Reet Helenurm

Helle-Reet Helenurm was an Estonian actress whose career began in 1968 in theatre.

Helle-Reet Helenurm performed as a radio, television, and film actress until her death, aged 59, of cancer.

Helle-Reet Helenurm was born in the town of Paide in Jarva County, the only child of Udo and Ilse Helenurm, during the German occupation of Estonia in World War II.

Helle-Reet Helenurm knew little about her father until she was a teenager and didn't meet him until later in life.

Helle-Reet Helenurm was employed at theatre for twenty-six years before departing in 1994 when she joined the Vanalinnastuudio in Tallinn, where she remained a year, ending her engagement in 1995.

Helle-Reet Helenurm had a long career as a voice actress on radio, where she performed in a number of dramas and serials and participated in the long-running Eesti Raadio program Meelejahutaja.

Helle-Reet Helenurm appeared in a number of roles in Estonian television series and sketch shows.

Helle-Reet Helenurm is possibly best recalled by the television-viewing public for her role as Malle Nurm in the long-running ETV drama series Onne 13.

Helle-Reet Helenurm joined the cast in 1993, the first year that the series began airing, and left the series just prior to her death in 2003.

Helle-Reet Helenurm married fellow actor Kalju Komissarov in 1967, while both were students at the Tallinn State Conservatory.

Helle-Reet Helenurm had a son, translator and musician Pearu Helenurm.

Helle-Reet Helenurm died in Tallinn, aged 59, and was buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.