Lia Laats

Lia Laats

Lia Laats (February 2, 1926 – April 24, 2004) was an Estonian stage and film actress whose career spanned over forty years. Lia Laats was born in Tallinn to Karl René Laats and Helmi Karin Laats (née Tähe), who both worked as domestic servants. She had two older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. She studied at the National Drama Theatre (now, the Estonian Drama Theatre) in Tallinn, but left her studies in 1946 without graduating. Lia Laats made her screen debut in the 1947 Herbert Rappaport directed Soviet-Estonian language drama Elu tsitadellis (English: Life in a Citadel) for Lenfilm, based on the 1946 play of the same name by Estonian author and communist politician August Jakobson. Elu tsitadellis was the first post-World War II Estonian feature film, following the annexation of Estonia into the Soviet Union. The plot largely revolves around the arrival of the Soviets following the German occupation of Estonia in 1944 and justice being meted out to Estonians who had collaborated with German occupying forces. The film ends with jubilant Estonians celebrating their "liberation" and inclusion into the Soviet Union; accepting the communist ideology. Both the film and Laats were awarded the Stalin Prize. Following several more dramas, Lia Laats was paired with Estonian singer Georg Ots in the 1961 Viktor Nevežin directed light comedy Juhuslik kohtumine. Laats' most memorable roles are arguably in three comedies directed by Sulev Nõmmik and paired onscreen with actor Ervin Abel. The first of which was 1968's Mehed ei nuta, followed by Noor pensionär in 1972 and Siin me oleme! in 1979. The three films proved to be very popular and are still often broadcast on Estonian television.

  • Title: Lia Laats
  • Popularity: 0.057
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1926-02-02
  • Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia
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Lia Laats Movies

  • 1969
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    Men Don't Cry

    Men Don't Cry

    6.5 1969 HD

    A group of sleepless nerds should be taken into sanitarium for hard-therapy. They are taken to a lonely island but no sanitarium is in sight....

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  • 1978
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    Here We Are

    Here We Are

    6.7 1978 HD

    On a nice summer day a funny little car rolls over a peaceful farm yard of Muhu island. The family that withdraws from the vehicle is quite...

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  • 1972
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    Young Pensioner

    Young Pensioner

    5.8 1972 HD

    One lovely day a young man, a former ballet dancer suddenly finds himself on a pension and begins searching for a new place in life. Fate brings him...

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  • 1961
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    Meeting by Chance

    Meeting by Chance

    1 1961 HD

    Rein is a successful singer but he and his group have a reason to worry – because of their worn-out repertoire their popularity is in danger....

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  • 1947
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    Life in the Citadel

    Life in the Citadel

    2 1947 HD

    Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to...

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  • 1959
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    Underwater Reefs

    Underwater Reefs

    5 1959 HD

    Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to...

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