Elina Purde  Elina Purde (until 2014, Elina Pähklimägi; born 7 February 1983) is an Estonian stage, television and film actress whose career began in the mid-2000s. Elina Purde was born Elina Pähklimägi in the town of Rakvere in Lääne-Viru County and grew up in the nearby village of Ussimäe. She attended the Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium and studied for a year at Tallinn's Estonian Sports Gymnasium before returning to graduate from Rakvere Secondary Gymnasium. Following her 2008 graduation from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn she became a freelance actress. Elina Purde, then still known by her maiden name Pähklimägi, began her career on various small stage venues throughout Estonia. She garnered her first small television roles on the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) series' "Ohtlik lend" and "Õnne 13" and the Kanal 2 crime series "Kelgukoerad" in 2006 and 2007 while stile studying at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her first starring role in a feature film was in the Liina Paakspuu-directed drama "Soovide puu" in 2008. This was followed by the role of Liis in the Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk-directed comedy film "Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta" in 2011. In 2015, she appeared in the Stanislav Govorukhin-directed Russian comedy-drama "The End of a Great Era". In 2017, she had a starring role as Elen in the Andrejs Ekis-directed comedy "Svingerid", opposite Jan Uuspõld, Ago Anderson, and Elina Reinold, and appeared in the Sulev Keedus-directed historical drama "Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari". She has also appeared in a number of short films. Purde is possibly best known to Estonian television viewers for her role of Häidi Õigepaulus on the TV3 comedy-crime series "Kättemaksukontor"; a role she played from 2009 until departing the series in 2013. Other notable television appearances include a starring role as Paula in the Kanal 2 comedy series "Takso" beginningin 2015, the recurring roles of Tibin in the 2008–2011 Kanal 2 comedy series "Eestlane ja Venelane", Angela Salu on the ETV thriller "Alpimaja" in 2012, and as Irma Marmor on the crime series "Siberi võmm" in 2017.