Laine Mägi
Born: 1959-02-03 in Kehra, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Laine Mägi (born Laine Michelson-Adamson; February 3, 1959) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance, based in Pärnu. Laine Michelson-Adamson was born in Kehra to Peeter and Elli-Anniki Michelson-Adamson (née Pennie). She has one brother who is two years younger. Her first cousin is actress Terje Pennie-Kolberg. She became interested in ballet at an early age and began taking lessons at the Tallinn Ballet School at age nine, taking the train from Kehra to Tallinn. She made her debut at the Estonia Theatre at the age of ten in a stage production of Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking. She later had to abandon ballet classes in 1973 due to poor health. From 1976 until 1981, she performed as a dancer in various venues throughout Tallinn. She attended secondary school in Tallinn, graduating in 1977, then enrolling in the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) to study acting under instruction of Aarne Üksküla, graduating in 1982. Among her graduating classmates were Margus Oopkaup, Jaan Rekkor, Anu Lamp, Sulev Teppart, Andrus Vaarik, and Viire Valdma.
Filmography
2025
- The Black Hole as Salme
- Big Zeus
2022
- Tango of Mustamägi as Sirje
- Eyes on You as Lea
2021
- Sandra Gets a Job as Bank Employee
- Kids of the Night as Liis' Mother
2020
- Rain as Marju
2019
- EnsV as Sirje Kadak
2016
- Delusion as Neighbour Woman
- Family Lies as Rita
2015
- Black Widows as Helle
2013
- Free Range as Trolley Driver
2012
- Alpine House as Eha Köster
- A Lady in Paris as Anne
2010
- ENSV as Sirje Kadak
- The Class: Life After as Teacher Laine
- Red Mercury as Reps's Mother
2009
- Revenge Office as Angela
2008
- Mood Breaker as Various
- Windward Land as Head Nurse
2007
- The Class as Homeroom Teacher
- Autumn Ball as Teacher
- Georg as Fan
2001
- Good Hands as Show Hostess
1998
- Dear Mister Moon as Sigrid's Mother
1991
1989
- I'm Not a Tourist, I Live Here as Mimi