Marta Laan

Marta Laan born May 20 1985 is an Estonian stage television and film actress whose career began in the late 2000s Marta Laan was born and raised in Tallinn where she attended primary and secondary schools In 2006 she enrolled in the performing arts department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre to study acting under course supervisor Hendrik Toompere Jr graduating in 2010 Among her graduating classmates were Mikk Jürjens Liis Haab Lauri Kaldoja Liisa Pulk Roland Laos Hendrik Toompere Jr Jr Sandra UusbergÜksküla and Kristjan Üksküla Marta Laans most significant feature film role to date was a small role in the 2008 René Vilbredirected crimedrama Mina olin siin based on the 2005 novel Mina olin siin Esimene arest by Estonian author Sass Henno She has also appeared in several short films and student films Laans first significant television role was as the character Johanna in a 2007 episode of the Eesti Televisioon ETV crime series Ohtlik lend In 2009 she joined the ensemble cast of the popular the TV3 drama series Kodu keset linna as Betti a role which she played until the series ended in 2012 In 2009 she appeared in a small role as a secretary on the TV3 comedycrime series Kättemaksukontor then again in 2013 in two episodes as the character Sandra Viliroo In 2010 she joined the cast of the ETV comedy series ENSV as the character Anneli In 2014 she had a recurring role on the series as Laura Lausma for approximately eight episodes The same year she made an appearance on the longrunning ETV drama series Õnne 13 Also in 2014 she began a starring role as Anne on the Kanal 2 comedy series Parim enne In 2015 she appeared as Juuli Lumi in several episodes of the TV3 crimemystery series Keeris In 2017 Laan was a contestant on TV3s Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt the Estonian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar an interactive reality television franchise series where celebrity contestants impersonate singers Laans impersonations included Etta James Getter Jaani Lana Del Rey Florence Foster Jenkins Verka Serduchka and Salvador Sobral among others Laan ultimately finished in third place behind actress and singer Hele Kõrve and composer and singer Valter Soosalu