Ita Ever

Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; April 1, 1931 – August 9, 2023) was an Estonian film, radio, theater and television actress. She was widely regarded as a Grand Old Lady of Estonian theatre. Ever began her career in 1953 as a stage actress and has appeared in numerous Estonian and Russian film productions. She was formerly married to Estonian actor Eino Baskin and was the mother of director/actor Roman Baskin. In 1983, she starred as Miss Marple in Secret of the Blackbirds (Russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов», Tayna chyornykh drozdov), the Russian language film adaption of Agatha Christie's novel A Pocket Full of Rye. She had 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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1931-04-01 · Paide, Järva County, Estonia
- Died
- 2023-08-09
Known for
- Spring (1970) — Arno's Mother
- Secret of the Blackbirds (1983) — Miss Marple
- The Power of Fear (2006) — Old Lady
- Bumpy (1981) — Moor
- A Lady in Paris (2012) — Mare
- Peril at End House (1990) — Milly Croft
- Autumn (1990) — Katarina Rosalie "Mama Kiir"
- Living Images (2013) — Helmi
- The Master of Kõrboja (1980) — Eevi's Mother
- Stolen Meeting (1989) — Doctor
- Tear of the Prince of Darkness (1993) — Mrs. Kaar
- A Woman Heats the Sauna (1979) — Anu
- State Border: Vol. 7. Salty Wind (1988)
- Three Jolly Fellows (1984) — The Cat Lady (voice)
- Dance Around the Steam Boiler (1988)
- Ask the Dead About the Price of Death (1977) — Old Prostitute