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Riina Maidre

Estonian actress and teacher (born 1982)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ24545578 ↗
Source-derived summary

Riina Maidre (born 26 January 1982) is an Estonian actress.

Maidre was born in Tallinn. She has studied at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School and has worked at Estonian Drama Theatre and Von Krahl Theatre. Besides theatrical roles she has also played on several films and television series.

Selected filmography

2005 Sagedused (role: Liina)

2007 Georg (role: Theatre make-up artist)

2007 Mis iganes, Aleksander! (role: Liisi)

2008 Taarka (role: Tato)

2008 Käsky (role: Beata Hallenberg)

2008 Taarka (role: Tato)

2011 Kõik muusikud on kaabakad (role: Leila)

2017-2018 Siberi võmm (role: Liki Erelt)

2022 Apteeker Melchior.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Riina Maidre” as estonian actress and teacher (born 1982). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Riina, Maidre and Estonian.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1982, 2005, 2007, 2008—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1982-01-26. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Riina, Maidre and Estonian providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Riina Maidre”, the useful work is to connect “estonian actress and teacher (born 1982)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24545578. VIAF identifies the subject as 311618931. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1982, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

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This entry incorporates text from “Riina Maidre” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.