Mai Murdmaa

Murdmaa was born in Tallinn on 31 March 1938. Her older brother Ivar Murdmaa is a marine geologist and her younger brother Allan Murdmaa was an architect. Her sister Kai Murdmaa is a physicist. In 1956 she graduated from the Tallinn Ballet School. In 1964 she graduated from GITIS in ballet master speciality. From 1956 until 1960, she was a dancer at the Estonia Theatre, after that, she was the ballet master (1964–1973) and principal ballet master (1974–2001) at the Estonia Theatre. ==Awards==

• 2001: Order of the White Star, III class. ==Filmography==

• 1974: Ooperiball (music film; scenarist) • 1980: Kadunud poeg (music film; director) • 1980: Medeia (music film; director) • 1984: Naine (music film; director) • 1987: Metsluiged (feature film; scenarist) ==References==