Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; 1 April 1931 – 9 August 2023) was an Estonian film, radio, theatre, and television actress. She has been described as a Grand Old Lady of Estonian theatre.

Ever began her career in 1953 as a stage actress, and appeared in numerous Estonian and Russian film productions. She was formerly married to Estonian actor Eino Baskin and is the mother of director and actor Roman Baskin.Filmi Arhiiv: Ita Ever 80 accessed 1 April 2015

In 1983, she starred as Miss Marple in Secret of the Blackbirds (, Tayna chyornykh drozdov), the Russian language film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel A Pocket Full of Rye.PBS Mystery website, pbs.org; accessed 30 March 2015.

Ever appeared in stage and film productions based on the works of Oskar Luts, A. H. Tammsaare, Mats Traat, Agatha Christie, Nikolai Gogol, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Henrik Ibsen, and Anton Chekhov.

Ever died on 9 August 2023, at the age of 92.

References

Further reading Kilumets, Margit. Ita Ever Elu suuruses. Ajakirjade Kirjastus (2006);

External links

Photograph of Ita Ever