Theatre In 1979, Kaljusaar began a five-year engagement as an actress at the
Rakvere Theatre in
Rakvere. In 1986, she joined the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu, leaving in 1988. Notable stage roles been in works by such playwrights and authors as: Jüri Tuulik, Albert Uustulnd, Kalju Saaber,
Mait Metsanurk,
Jaan Kross,
Stanislav Stratiev,
Carlo Goldoni,
A. H. Tammsaare,
Georges Feydeau, Jaan Kruusvall,
Oldřich Daněk, and
Henrik Ibsen. She is a founding member and leader of the Tallinn-based Loomine traditional theatre since 2004. This was followed by the role of Juta in the 1988 two-part television historical drama
Narva kosk, again directed by Kerge and penned by
Vladimir Beekman and
Enn Vetemaa. The same year, she appeared in the Mikk Mikiver directed television drama
Doktor Stockmann for
Tallinnfilm. She has also appeared in several television series, including roles on the 1998
TV3 drama
Kired, the
Eesti Televisioon (ETV) crime drama
Ohtlik lend in 2006, the long-running ETV drama
Õnne 13 in 2007, the
Kanal 2 crime series
Kelgukoerad in 2009, and several roles on the TV3 comedy-crime series
Kättemaksukontor between 2009 and 2010. Kaljusaar's first film role was as Mari in the 1989
Kaljo Kiisk-directed Tallinnfilm drama
Regina, based on the 1978 novel
Valikuvõimalus by Estonian author
Aimée Beekman. In 1992, she appeared in the
Peeter Urbla directed thriller
Daam autos, based on the 1968 novel
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by French author
Sébastien Japrisot. ==Later career==