Elina Pähklimägi

Acting

Elina Pähklimägi

Overview

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Birthday
Feb 07, 1983 (42 years old)

Elina Pähklimägi

Known For

Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway
2h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway

An immigrant Indian mother fights the Norwegian foster care system...

Erik Stoneheart
1h 45m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Erik Stoneheart

Erik is convinced he has a stone for a heart....

Troublemaker Tommy
15min
DOLBY
Movie 2021

Troublemaker Tommy

There are too many people and animals at the zoo....

Goodbye Soviet Union
1h 26m
DOLBY
Movie 2020

Goodbye Soviet Union

A humoristic coming-of-age story of Johannes who is born prematurely...

FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions
1h 23m
DOLBY
Movie 2020

FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions

Five fresh short films on the theme "With the best...

StreamPrime Logo
20min
DOLBY
Movie 2020

Karl and Carla

Karl and Carla is set in an ironic dystopia from...

The Bridge
20 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2018

The Bridge

The Sõpruse bridge connecting Russia and Estonia suddenly plunges into...

Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow
2h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 2017

Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow

The film consists of three chapters. The Manslayer takes place...

Swingers
1h 32m
DOLBY
Movie 2017

Swingers

The "Swingers" is a shameless (and sometimes shy) relationship comedy...

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
1h 38m
DOLBY
Movie 2015

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

Drama based on life and stories of one of the...

Biography

Elina Pähklimägi (credited as Elina Purde between 2014–2022; born February 7, 1983) is an Estonian stage, television and film actress whose career began in the mid-2000s. Elina Pähklimägi was born in the town of Ambla in Järva County and grew up in the nearby village of Ussimäe. She attended the Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium and studied for a year at Tallinn's Estonian Sports Gymnasium before returning to graduate from Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium. Following her 2008 graduation from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn she became a freelance actress. Elina Pähklimägi began her career on various small stage venues throughout Estonia. She garnered her first small television roles on the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) series' Ohtlik lend and Õnne 13 and the Kanal 2 crime series Kelgukoerad in 2006 and 2007 while stile studying at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her first starring role in a feature film was in the Liina Paakspuu-directed drama Soovide puu in 2008. This was followed by the role of Liis in the Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk-directed comedy film Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta in 2011. In 2015, she appeared in the Stanislav Govorukhin-directed Russian comedy-drama The End of a Great Era. In 2017, she had a starring role as Elen in the Andrejs Ekis-directed comedy Svingerid, opposite Jan Uuspõld, Ago Anderson, and Elina Reinold, and appeared in the Sulev Keedus-directed historical drama Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari. She has also appeared in a number of short films. Pähklimägi is possibly best known to Estonian television viewers for her role of Häidi Õigepaulus on the TV3 comedy-crime series Kättemaksukontor; a role she played from 2009 until departing the series in 2013. Other notable television appearances include a starring role as Paula in the Kanal 2 comedy series Takso beginningin 2015, the recurring roles of Tibin in the 2008–2011 Kanal 2 comedy series Eestlane ja Venelane, Angela Salu on the ETV thriller Alpimaja in 2012, and as Irma Marmor on the crime series Siberi võmm in 2017. Elina Pähklimägi married Andrus Purde in 2014 and afterward began using her married surname. In July 2014, she gave birth to a daughter, Mia. In 2022, the couple divorced. Prior to her relationship with Andrus Purde, she had been in a long-term relationship with actor Kristjan Sarv.