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Maarja Johanna Mägi

Maarja Johanna Mägi

About me

Maarja Johanna Mägi made her film debut as the female lead in Elmo Nüganen's movie trilogy Melchior The Apothecary, for which she was awarded Best Film Actress at the 2023 Estonian Film Awards. In 2025, she was honored as the EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival. She also plays a lead role in the film Aurora (2025), which was made using the character-based improvisation method.

Information

Acting age
17-35 years
Year of birth
1997 (28 years)
Height (cm)
165
Eye color
green
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Long
Ethnicity and heritage
Mixed, White or Caucasian
Place of residence
Tallinn (EE)
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian(native)EnglishRussian
Sport
Stage combatAcrobatics
Dance
Contemporary dance
Main profession
Actor

Credits

Professional background

2016-2020 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, acting

Film

2025
AURORA (Feature film)
Aurora Rain Tolk, Andres Maimik Distribution: Kuukulgur
2022
Melchior the Apothecary. The Executioners' Daughter (Feature film)
Keterlyn Wakenstede Elmo Nüganen Distribution: Taska Films
2022
Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost (Feature film)
Keterlyn Kordt Elmo Nüganen Distribution: Taska Films
2022
Melchior the Apothecary (Feature film)
Keterlyn Kordt Elmo Nüganen Distribution: Taska Films

Other

2023
Faulty Brides
Leena Ergo Kuld Distribution: Apollo Film Productions