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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-04-01

Day of Death

2023-08-09 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Paide, Estonia

Also Known As

Ilse Ever

Ita Ever

Biography

Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; April 1, 1931 – August 9, 2023) was an Estonian film, radio, theater and television actress. She was widely regarded as a Grand Old Lady of Estonian theatre. Ever began her career in 1953 as a stage actress and has appeared in numerous Estonian and Russian film productions. She was formerly married to Estonian actor Eino Baskin and was the mother of director/actor Roman Baskin. In 1983, she starred as Miss Marple in Secret of the Blackbirds (Russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов», Tayna chyornykh drozdov), the Russian language film adaption of Agatha Christie's novel A Pocket Full of Rye. She had appeared in stage and film productions based on the works of: Oskar Luts, A. H. Tammsaare, Mats Traat, Agatha Christie, Nikolai Gogol, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov.

Known For

Acting

Secret of the Blackbirds

1983

Secret of the Blackbirds

as

Miss Marple

The Power of Fear

2006

The Power of Fear

as

Old Lady

A Romper

1975

A Romper

as

Grandmother (voice)

Spring

1970

Spring

as

Arno's Mother

Bonycrone

1978

Bonycrone

as

Bonycrone (voice)

Bonycrone and Captain Drum

1979

Bonycrone and Captain Drum

as

Bonycrone (voice)

Autumn

1990

Autumn

as

Katarina Rosalie "Mama Kiir"

A Lady in Paris

2012

A Lady in Paris

as

Mare

Under the Same Roof

1963

Under the Same Roof

as

Laine Arro

Living Images

2013

Living Images

as

Helmi

Baskin

2012

Baskin

as

Self

Three Jolly Fellows

1990

Three Jolly Fellows

as

The Cat Lady (voice)

Fed Up!

2005

Fed Up!

as

Mother

Three Jolly Fellows 2

1987

Three Jolly Fellows 2

as

The Cat Lady (voice)

Peril at End House

1990

Peril at End House

as

Milly Croft

When You Least Expect It

2016

When You Least Expect It

as

Andres' Mother

Regina

1990

Regina

as

Gerta

Visit of an Old Lady

2006

Visit of an Old Lady

as

Claire Zachanassian

The Pastor of Reigi

1978

The Pastor of Reigi

as

Old Hag

The Master of Kõrboja

1980

The Master of Kõrboja

as

Eevi's Mother

Three Jolly Fellows

1984

Three Jolly Fellows

as

The Cat Lady (voice)

Cobra

2001

Cobra

as

The Smacking Sea

1981

The Smacking Sea

as

Toora Jookus / Lööne

Days of June

1958

Days of June

as

Secretary

In the Backyard

1957

In the Backyard

as

Tatjana

Stolen Meeting

1989

Stolen Meeting

as

Doctor

Bumpy

1981

Bumpy

as

Moor

Between Three Plagues

1970

Between Three Plagues

as

Beggar at Russow's (uncredited)

An Unusual Story

1974

An Unusual Story

as

Mother

Fire in the Night

1973

Fire in the Night

as

Selgeltnägija

Luukas

1992

Luukas

as

Liisbet

Mood Breaker

Mood Breaker

as

Various

ENSV

ENSV

as

Meeta

Production

Crew

Directing