Acting
Linda Porkanen
Born
1990-04-16 (36)
Place of birth
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Linda Porkanen (until 2022 Kolde; born April 16, 1990 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress. She studied at the 21st Secondary School in Tallinn, graduated from the humanitarian class of Vanalinna College of Education (while also studying at the VHK Theater School). She studied psychology at Tallinn University in 2009-2010, graduated from the performing arts school of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater in 2014. She has been a drama actor at the Vanemuine Theater since 2014.
Known for
10.0Tuulepealne maa is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World War II.
Windward Land
2008
NRA comedy series about an aspiring salesman working in a car dealership whose life is far from what he would have liked. Competition is fierce and only a few remain at the top. From friendship to hatred is just one small step ...
Alo
2018
7.0In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
November
2017
NRSimona and Tomas have been together for five years, but during that time the man has had several affairs. There is an immense chasm between them and the man is tired of explaining himself. Simona begins a journey to understand what a man feels, needs, experiences and considers important.
Nightbird
2022
NRThe day before Christmas, the Veterinary Board receives a positive A test result from a wild boar shot by a hunter. The young veterinary officer has a disposal machine ready and starts touring the farms in his former home village. The very first farm in Kiuma village is home to the elderly and childless Ants and Minna. For the couple, their domestic animals are a substitute for their missing children and loved ones. At the same time, Ants' nephews arrive with their wives and children. The goal is to quickly deliver the gifts and drive back home to the city. But the farmer Ants announces the situation he is in with his animals, and now he needs the help of his relatives to slaughter the pigs.
O'Slaughter Day
2026
NRSix fresh short films on the topic "Own and Stranger" from even more fresh Estonian directors.
FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger
2018
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRSimona and Tomas have been together for five years, but during that time the man has had several affairs. There is an immense chasm between them and the man is tired of explaining himself. Simona begins a journey to understand what a man feels, needs, experiences and considers important.
Nightbird
2022
NRThe day before Christmas, the Veterinary Board receives a positive A test result from a wild boar shot by a hunter. The young veterinary officer has a disposal machine ready and starts touring the farms in his former home village. The very first farm in Kiuma village is home to the elderly and childless Ants and Minna. For the couple, their domestic animals are a substitute for their missing children and loved ones. At the same time, Ants' nephews arrive with their wives and children. The goal is to quickly deliver the gifts and drive back home to the city. But the farmer Ants announces the situation he is in with his animals, and now he needs the help of his relatives to slaughter the pigs.
O'Slaughter Day
2026
1.0Doctor of Physics Sandra suddenly loses her job. Finding a new job seems easy at first glance, but it turns into various tragicomic challenges. Endless job interviews bring the former researcher together with all sorts of situations and new personalities.
Sandra Gets a Job
2021
2010s · 3 titles
7.0In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
November
2017
NRSix fresh short films on the topic "Own and Stranger" from even more fresh Estonian directors.
FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger
2018
7.1Sensitive and restless Johannes is accepted to an elite school in Tallinn and expects life to go uphill. Instead, he becomes the victim of mental abuse by his classmates. In search of recognition, he goes to his old Lasnamäe friends, who spend their time doing drugs, hanging around, and partying, rather than focusing on schoolwork. At home, Johannes must deal with his mother’s deteriorating mental health. As the tension grows, he finds himself at zero point, where he must completely reset his life to build it up from scratch.
Zero Point
2014
Series credits
10.0Tuulepealne maa is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World War II.
Windward Land
2008
NRA comedy series about an aspiring salesman working in a car dealership whose life is far from what he would have liked. Competition is fierce and only a few remain at the top. From friendship to hatred is just one small step ...
Alo
2018