Tamara Solodnikova
Biography
Tamara Solodnikova (August 25, 1939 Pushkin – June 21, 2010 Tallinn) was an Estonian actress. Member of the Estonian Theater Association (1968) and the Actors' Union (1994). She had been married to Olev Kitsas since 1970. She graduated from Pushkin High School in 1956, from the Technical School of Chemical Technology in Leningrad in 1958, and from the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography in 1967. Worked at the Russian Theater from 1967 to 2010. Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR (1976), People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1989). Theater Association Prize for Creative Achievement (1978, 1981), Creative Worker of the Year Award (1988).
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Social Worker
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Pakolainen
Kari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is away a young man enters their hotel room with a gun. He tells to the businessman that he has just tried to rob a bank, but accidentally shot one of the clerks. Now he's hiding from the cops. But when the bank robber forgets his gun on the table, Syysmäki grabs it and shoots him in the back. After that Syysmäki refuses to travel back to Finland with his wife. He stays in Tallinn and soon he's about to face both the cops and the mob of Estonia.