Katrin Pärn

Katrin Pärn (born 20 May 1977) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress and singer.

Katrin Pärn
Born (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2000 – present
Children1

Early life and education

Katrin Pärn was born in Tallinn to actor, theatre founder, and director Eino Baskin (1929–2015) and actress and politician Malle Pärn (born 1945). She had one older half-brother, actor Roman Baskin (1954–2018), from her father's first marriage to actress Ita Ever. She attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn before enrolling at the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), graduating in 2000 under the direction of Ingo Normet. In 2008, she received a master's degree in the dramatic arts from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. She has also lived and studied abroad in the United States, New Zealand and Germany.[1][2][3]

Stage career

From 2000 to 2008 Pärn was engaged as at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu where she performed in roles as both an actress and in musical productions. Some of her more memorable roles at the Vanemuine include: Peemont, in a production of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita; Linda, in Elar Kuus' Blood Brothers; Abigail Williams, in Arthur Miller's The Crucible; Rebecca, in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude; and Lora, in Vaino Vahing's Stars in a Morning Sky. In 2010, Katrin Pärn appeared at the Tartu New Theatre in a production of the Ivar Põllu penned and directed Ird, K., about controversial Estonian theatre actor and stage pedagogue Kaarel Ird. For her performance, Pärn would be nominated for Best Actress by the Estonian Theatre Union.[4][5]

Television and film career

Katrin Pärn made her television debut as an actress in 2007 on an episode of the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) crime-drama series Ohtlik lend. She would go on to make appearances in several popular Estonian series such as the Kanal 2 crime-drama Kelgukoerad in 2010; the Kanal 2 crime-drama Viimane võmm in 2014; and the Kanal 2 drama Restart in 2015.[6][7]

In 2016, Pärn made her feature-length film debut in a supporting role as Maret in the Mart Kivastik directed comedy-drama Õnn tuleb magades for Kopli Kinokompanii and Vintage Pictures, starring Katariina Unt and Ivo Ukkivi.[8]

Music career

Apart from acting, Pärn is also the lead vocalist of the folk-pop band Külm Mai. The band has released one album, Igasugused, in 2006.[9][10]

Personal life

Katrin Parn is in a long-term relationship with partner Kaur Mägi. The couple have a son, Henrik, and currently reside in Tallinn.[11][12]

References
  1. Tartu Postimees Näitleja peegeldub pilkudes 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. Eesti Ekspress Katrin Pärn isast, Baskinist ja "Baskinist“ 21 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. Õhtuleht Baskin elevil: Katrin Pärn tegi ta jälle vanaisaks 18 April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. Tartu Uus Teater IRD, K. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. menu.err.ee Katrin Pärn: mul polnud kunagi unistust näitlejaks saada 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. menu.err.ee Katrin Pärn: mul polnud kunagi unistust näitlejaks saada 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. Õhtuleht "VIIMANE VÕMM": Kotkas käis uue kaunitariga vannis... 29 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. Eesti Päevaleht "Õnn tuleb magades" komistab liigse lihtsustatuse otsa 18 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. Tartu Postimees Katrin Pärn jätab peagi hüvasti 4 April 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. muusika.ee Külm Mai Retrieved 10 March 3017.
  11. Tartu Postimees Näitleja peegeldub pilkudes 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. Õhtuleht Katrin Pärn tõi lapse seltskonda 20 September 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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