Kristel Leesmend

Biography

Kristel Leesmend (born 30 August 1968 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress. From 1987 until 1988, Leesmend worked at the Vanalinnastuudio in Tallinn as a costume designer and as a freelance actress. In 1992 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School and has been a freelance actress since. In 2002, she worked as a supervisor at the Tallinn University of Technology's student theatre, T-Theater. From 2003 until 2006, she was the director of casting for the Estonian Casting Agency (Allfilm). Besides theatrical roles she has also played in several films. Leesmend was in a relationship with actor Ivo Uukkivi, the pair have a daughter, born in 1995, with whom she has a very close relationship.

Known For

City Unplugged

as Department Store Attendant

Ruudi

as Nurse

The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

as Ilse

Jüri Rumm

as Eliisabet

Revenge Office

as Liana Lihtne

Lonely Island

as Sick Woman

All Musicians Are Bastards

as Külli

NO75 Unified Estonia Assembly