Katrin Välbe

Katrin Välbe (until 1929 Jekaterina Poska; October 31, 1904 – July 5, 1981) was an Estonian actress. Katrin Välbe was born Jekaterina Poska in Võru to Gabriel and Lydia Poska. Her father was a lawyer and her uncles included statesman Jaan Poska, politician Mihkel Poska, and Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church clergymen Nikolai and Paul Poska. After graduating from secondary school, she initially enrolled at the University of Tartu in 1922 to study medical sciences, leaving after one year. In 1930, she graduated from the Drama Theatre School in Tallinn, having studied under drama pedagogue Hilda Gleser. From 1931 until 1944, she worked at Tallinna Töölisteater, from 1945 until 1946 at Noorsooteater, 1946 until 1949 at Estonia Theatre, and from 1949 until 1951 and again from 1952 until 1971 at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles, she also performed as a film actress beginning in the early 1950s, as well as appearing in radio plays and several television films. In 1958, Välbe was awarded as Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR. She died in Tallinn in 1981 and was buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.

Known For: Acting

Born: Võru, Estonia, 1904-10-31

Died: 1981-07-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Kui saabub õhtu	Innkeeper's wife	82
2	1957	In the Backyard	Veika	70
3	1957	Pöördel	Anu Vutt	0
4	1959	Underwater Reefs		50
5	1959	Naughty Curves		52
6	1960	The Sun and the Rain		57
7	1963	Ice Run	Maris Jõgel	60
8	1964	Traces		0
9	1967	Watercolors of One Summer	Juula	0
10	1970	Between Three Plagues	Beggar at Church (uncredited)	60
11	1971	Windy Beach	Anu	0
12	1972	Forest Captain	Woman with a Monkey	20
13	1972	Little Requiem for Harmonica		0
14	1976	Summer	Parish Clerk's Wife	62
15	1977	Ask the Dead About the Price of Death		58
16	1979	A Woman Heats the Sauna	Aita	33
17	1979	Bonycrone and Captain Drum	(voice)	65

Katrin Välbe

Film

Television