Hilje Murel

Hilje Murel (born 17 December 1975) is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress.

Hilje Murel
Born (1975-12-17) 17 December 1975
Võru, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
OccupationActress
Years active1998 – present
Children2

Early life and education

Hilje Murel was born in the town of Võru in Võru County. She is a 1998 graduate of the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn. Among her graduating classmates were: Tiit Sukk, Veikko Täär, Harriet Toompere, Andero Ermel, Liina Vahtrik, and Jan Uuspõld.[1][2]

Career

Stage

In 1998, shortly after graduation from the EMA Higher Drama School, Murel began an engagement as an actress at the Ugala theatre in Viljandi where she made her stage debut in the role of Ida in Astrid Saalbach's 1986 play The Dance Lesson. Murel would spend ten years as an actress with the Ugala, leaving the theatre in 2008. Memorable performances during her years onstage with the Ugala theatre include roles in works by such varied contemporary and classic international authors and playwrights as: Shakespeare, Molière, Leo Tolstoy, David Harrower, Thorbjørn Egner, Friedrich Schiller, Mark Twain, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Conor McPherson, Ben Travers, Mark Ravenhill, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eve Ensler, Giovanni Boccaccio, Erich Maria Remarque, Nikolai Gogol, Jean Anouilh, Anton Chekhov, Otfried Preußler, Alistair Beaton, and Donald Margulies, among others. Roles in works by Estonian authors and playwrights include works by: Oskar Luts, Eduard Vilde, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Kauksi Ülle, Olev Remsu, Hella Wuolijoki, Urmas Lennuk, August Gailit, August Kitzberg, and Loone Ots, among several others.[3]

In 2008, Murel joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn, where she is still currently engaged. The same year, she made her stage debut as Miss Framer in a production of Peter Shaffer's 1987 satirical play Lettice and Lovage. Other roles in productions of works by authors and playwrights include: Tennessee Williams, Juan Rulfo, Arthur Miller, Halldór Laxness, Tom Stoppard, Andrus Kivirähk, Tracy Letts, Jane Bowles, and David Hare. More recent roles have included Dorine in Molière's Tartuffe, Jenny in Simon Gray's Final, and Françoise Hirt in Yasmina Reza's Bella Figura.[4]

Film

Hilje Murel made her film debut in starring role as Li in the Rainer Sarnet-directed 1998 dramatic short film Libarebased ja kooljad in 1998, which was adapted from the collection of short stories by Qing dynasty Chinese writer Pu Songling and produced by Eesti Televisioon (ETV) and Eesti Telefilm.[5]

In 2003, she appeared in the role of Linda's daughter in the Rando Pettai-directed, Peep Pedmanson penned comedy Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla (English release title: Made in Estonia). The film was based on the popular Estonian television comedy series Vanad ja kobedad.[6] In 2004, she had a starring role in the Andres Maimik-directed dramatic short film Kurat tuleb sauna; based on the leitmotif Saunakuuldemängu of Estonian writer Mati Unt.[7] This was followed by a small role as Nasta in the 2008 Ain Mäeots-directed Exitfilm biographical feature film Taarka, based on the play of the same name by Kauksi Ülle about the difficult life of Seto folk singer Hilana Taarka. Taarka has the distinction of being the first feature-length film in the Seto dialect, and won the 2008 Estonian Cultural Endowment Debut Award.[8][9][10]

In 2013, she played the role of Silvi Säinas in the Toomas Hussar-directed comedy-adventure film Seenelkäik; the film was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[11] In 2013, Murel played the role of Berit Piir in the family-fantasy drama Väikelinna detektiivid ja valge daami saladus, directed by René Vilbre and penned by Mikhel Ulman. In 2016, Murel had a small role in the Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokivi-directed melodrama Perekonnavaled. In 2018, she appeared in a supporting role in the Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo-directed drama Võta või jäta.[12]

Television

Hilje Murel's first substantial television role was as Ludmila in the four episodes of the Swedish television drama miniseries Soldater i månsken in 2000. In 2005, she appeared as Anu in the Ilmar Raag directed feature-length television drama film August 1991; a dramatization of the failed Soviet attempt to suppress the independence movement in Estonia during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.[13] The following year, she had a recurring role as Lea on the popular Kanal 2 crime-drama series Kelgukoerad. In 2007, she appeared as Külli in the Andri Luup directed joint Estonian-Finnish television comedy film Kinnunen about a Finnish misfit (played by Sesa Lehto) searching for a wife in Estonia.[14][15]

In 2013, Murel appeared in several episodes of the comedic ETV political satire series Riigimehed. Throughout the 2000s, Murel has also made appearances on several other television series, including: the ETV crime drama seris Ohtlik lend, the TV3 comedy-crimes series Kättemaksukontor, and the Kanal 2 crime series Viimane võmm, among others.[16] In 2014, she joined the cast of the Kanal 2 comedy series Parim enne as the character Kelluke.[17]

Personal life

Hilje Murel currently resides in Tallinn with her two children, a daughter and son.[18][19]

gollark: Well, I have a *monitor* connected to my laptop, but the difference is really just screen size.
gollark: You can plug computers into TVs trivially.
gollark: This is especially attractive given current semiconductor product shortages.
gollark: They are sold below cost to make back money on the games.
gollark: The UK median household income is £30000. This is sufficient to buy 15 RTX 3090s, which is a good use of money. Unfortunately I don't actually get that much.

References
  1. Eesti Draamateater Hilje Murel Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. Postimees Uudishimulik õnneseen Hilje Murel 16 December 2006.
  3. Eesti Draamateater Hilje Murel Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. Eesti Draamateater Hilje Murel Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. Postimees Uudishimulik õnneseen Hilje Murel 16 December 2006.
  6. delfi.ee “Vanad ja kobedad” saavad ka komöödiafilmis jalad alla. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. Eesti Filmi Andmebaas Kurat tuleb sauna Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  8. Õhtulht Setod keerasid Taarka filmitegijatega tülli 23 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  9. Eesti Päevaleht Taarka vaim valvas filmi 9 August 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  10. Eesti Päevaleht “Taarka” seisab kõrgemal keelenüanssidest 19 August 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  11. news.err.ee Two Films Get Nod for Submission to Oscars 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  12. kultuur.err.ee Arvustus. Stseen vs stsenaarium 25 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  13. The Washington Post We Wondered, Would the Window Close 24 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  14. etv2.err.ee Eesti Film Kinnunen. (Eesti 2007) 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  15. Postimees Uudishimulik õnneseen Hilje Murel 16 December 2006.
  16. Elu24/Postimees Hilje Murel ei oska puhata 23 September 2013.
  17. Kanal 2/Postimees Täna “Parim enne”: perearst Mart vaevleb armukadeduse küüsis! 4 April 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  18. public.delfi.ee PALJU ÕNNE! Hilje Murel sai emaks 14 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  19. Elu24/Postimees Hilje Murel sünnitas tütre 14 February 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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