Katrin Välbe

Katrin Välbe (until 1929 Jekaterina Poska; 31 October 1904 – 5 July 1981) was an Estonian actress.

Her father was a lawyer and her uncles included statesman Jaan Poska, politician Mihkel Poska, and Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church clergymen Nikolai and Paul Poska.

[2] After graduating from secondary school, she initially enrolled at the University of Tartu in 1922 to study medical sciences, leaving after one year.

Besides theatrical roles, she also performed as a film actress beginning in the early 1950s, as well as appearing in radio plays and several television films.

[1] In 1958, Välbe was awarded as Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR.