Kadi Taniloo

Kadi Taniloo-Tekkel (until 1936 Keete Tanilov; then Kadi Taniloo; from 1960 Kadi Tekkel; January 25, 1911 – February 14, 1998) was an Estonian actress, theater director, and journalist.

Early life and education Kadi Taniloo was born in Rõuge, Estonia, the daughter of Eduard Taniloo (1882–1948) and Ida-Vilhelmine Taniloo (née Vedler, 1884–1972). She graduated from in 1929.

Career Taniloo was an actress at the Vanemuine Theater from 1932 to 1940. She was invited to join the Vanemuine Drama Company by the theater's director, the writer August Gailit. and she was an actress, director, and playwright there until 1995. 1951: The Cousin from Nowhere (Estonian title: ) by Eduard Künneke 1965: Eedeni aias (In the Garden of Eden) by Arvo Mägi 1972: Iluduskuninganna (The Beauty Queen) by Artur Adson 1980: Pisuhänd (The Kratt) by Eduard Vilde

Family Kadi Taniloo was married twice: her first husband, Ernst Kaldma (1909–1970), was an auditor, and her second husband, Heinrich Tekkel (1908–1993), was a pharmacist. Her brother was the sculptor Endel Taniloo.