Maria Avdjuško
Date of birth: 1968-05-09
Place of birth: Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Marija Taska, Maria Avdjushko, Maria Taska, Maria Avdyushko, Marje Taska, Мария Таска
Biography
Maria Avdjuško (also Maria Avdjushko; born May 9, 1968) is an Estonian actress, film producer, director and screenwriter. Avdjuško is the daughter of Russian actor Viktor Avdjuško and Estonian actress Liina Orlova, who is of Russian and Estonian descent. She was born and raised in Tallinn. In 1990 she graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's performing arts department. From 1992 until 2014, she was an actress in Estonian Drama Theatre.
Movie Credits
American Mountains
1994-05-19
A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of
Set Point
2004-03-04
On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at f
Hotel E
1992-01-20
A confrontation of two worlds-- Two rooms, one of which is full of light and colors, the other a mon
The Little Comrade
2018-03-23
In the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by
On the Water
2021-09-10
Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian to
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
2011-02-25
A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years o
SuperCop
1990-05-25
An adventurous action-packed story about a police officer nicknamed "Sheriff", who, bravely fighting
Candles in the Dark
1993-12-03
Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Repu
A Bad Scene: Christmas Mystery
2018-01-12
"A Bad Scene" is a film compilation, which speaks about the darker currents hiding in human relation
Mat the Cat
2005-02-24
Martin a boy with adjustment difficulties, moves with his mother to a new place. Martin has a habit
The Invisible Fight
2023-12-08
After surviving a deadly attack, a guard on the Soviet-Chinese border decides to become a monk but m
Dark Paradise
2023-09-22
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling a
Landscape with Many Moons
2014-10-03
“Landscape with Many Moons“ is a drama about a middle-aged man who lives a seemingly ordinary life w
He Will Receive
1992-08-01
Golden Beach
2006-03-09
Retroband Evergreen's reunion party is ruined when Viktor, who was once the band's frontman, threate
The Fencer
2015-03-13
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland,
Midday
1982-02-05
The film based on Eno Raua's stories "Päris kriminnene lugu" and "Telepathic lugu" takes the viewer
For Crazies Only
1991-02-18
A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful married R
Peace Avenue
1991-12-12
On Christmas Eve, the residents of Peace Avenue discover that there are military guards in front of
Touched by the Unknown
2005-01-01
Mati is an assistant in TV studio. Patiently he has waited for his time to become a TV star but seem
The Salmons: 25 Years Later
2020-07-01
A lot has happened in a quarter of a century, but the Salmons have remained who they were - Estonia'
Puud olid...
1985-12-19
Typhus has killed the father, mother and older son of Palanumäe farm. Hind, younger son, realizes th
Surmatants
1991-11-07
A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the m
Murder on the 31st Floor
1981-06-13
Police officer Jensen orders the evacuation of a leading media group's office building after a bomb