Lembit Eelmäe
{{Short description|Estonian actor (1927–2009)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lembit Eelmäe
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1927|9|26}}
| birth_place = Holdre Parish, Valga County, Estonia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|7|2|1927|9|26}}
| death_place = Tartu, Estonia
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Herta Elviste|1954|end=died}}
| children = 2, including Andrus Eelmäe
| honours = Order of the White Star
}}
Lembit Eelmäe (26 September 1927 – 2 July 2009) was an Estonian actor.{{cite web |title=Eelmäe, Lembit - Eesti Entsüklopeedia |url=http://etbl.teatriliit.ee/artikkel/eelm%C3%A4e_lembit2 |website=etbl.teatriliit.ee |access-date=5 May 2021}}
Biography
Eelmäe was born 26 September 1927 in Holdre Parish, Valga County, Estonia.
1951 he graduated from the Estonian State Theatre Institute. 1951-1957 he worked at Endla Theatre, and since 1957 at Vanemuine Theatre.
In 1954 he married actress Herta Elviste. Their son is the actor Andrus Eelmäe.
In 2005 he was awarded with the Order of the White Star, IV class.{{cite web |title=Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Lembit Eelmäe |url=https://www.president.ee/et/vabariik/teenetemargid/kavaler/4606/lembit-eelmae |website=www.president.ee |access-date=5 May 2021}}
He died on July 2, 2009, in Tartu, Estonia at the age of 81.{{Cite web |title=Lembit Eelmäe {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250519/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
Filmography
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- 1955 "Andruse õnn" (As Luts: Supporting Role)
- 1973 "Slomannaya podkova" (As Grimm: Supporting Role)
- 1978 "Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan"
- 1987 "Litsom k litsu" (As Godfrey: Supporting Role)
- 1987 "Näost näkku"
- 1989 "Äratus" (As Tähtis Seltsimees: Supporting Role)
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Category:Estonian male stage actors
Category:Estonian male film actors
Category:Estonian male television actors
Category:20th-century Estonian male actors
Category:21st-century Estonian male actors
Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Category:People from Tõrva Parish
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