Rein Aren

Biography

Rein Aren was a renowned Estonian actor and ballet dancer, active during the Soviet era. He graduated from GITIS' Estonian studio in 1951 and worked at the Estonian Drama Theatre from 1951 to 1972, and again from 1979. Aren's notable film roles include Haavik in "Mis juhtus Andres Lapeteusega?" (1966) for which he received Honoured Artist of the Estonian SSR in 1966, and his subsequent performances earned him the title of People's Artist of the Estonian SSR in 1982.