Liina Olmaru

Known for

Acting

Born

April 11, 1967 (age 59)

Birthplace

Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]

Biography

Liina-Riin Olmaru (born April 11, 1967) is an Estonian stage, radio, television, and film actress.

Olmaru was born in 1967 in Tallinn to actors Rein Olmaru and Linda Olmaru (née Kuusmaa). She has three siblings. In 1985, she graduated from Rakvere 1st Secondary School (now, Rakvere Gymnasium). In 1989, she graduated from the Vanemuine theatre teaching studio in Tartu.

Olmaru's interest in theology led her to study at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, graduating from the institute's Pedagogy Department in 1996.

Liina Omaru's first significant television appearances came in 1995 as the character Virve in the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) dramatic television se...