Acting
Veronika Kovtun
Born
1972-01-29 (54)
Place of birth
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Veronika Kovtun (January 29, 1972 Tallinn), actress. Member of the Estonian Theater Association and the Actors' Union (1997). Graduated from Tallinn 5th High School in 1989 and GITIS in 1995. Worked at the Russian Theater from 1996 to 2006 (from 2004 with a role contract). Lived in Moscow since 2006, works as a freelancer. Played in the films ("Foreign fields", 2000, Denmark; "Lilja 4-ever", 2002, Sweden-Denmark) and TV series ("Airport", 2005, "Kõrgeim pilotaaž", 2009, both Russia).
Known for
7.6In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
Lilya 4-ever
2002
6.3Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he witnesses refugees trying to escape their war-torn villages. There, Jacob is befriended by Sergeant Holt, a cynical soldier.
Foreign Fields
2000
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
7.6In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
Lilya 4-ever
2002
6.3Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he witnesses refugees trying to escape their war-torn villages. There, Jacob is befriended by Sergeant Holt, a cynical soldier.
Foreign Fields
2000