Adeele Jaago

Born

1989-11-10

Birthplace

Kuressaare, Saare County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Biography

Adeele Jaago (until 2019; Adeele Sepp; born November 10, 1989) is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress. Adeele Jaago was born in Kuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa in 1989. Her parents divorced when she was twelve. She attended schools in Valga County, graduating from secondary school at Tõrva Gymnasium in Tõrva in 2008. From 2008 until 2009, she studied semiotics at the University of Tartu before enrolling at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy to study drama, graduating cum laude in 2013. In 2010, Adeele Sepp made her feature film debut in a starring role as Elen in the Richard Meitern and Martin Liira directed student film musical-romance Tudengimuusikal about a teenager who moves from her father's home in Tallinn to the student dormitories in Tartu to study economics at university. The film revolves around Elen's newfound liberation from her father, new friendships, and the attentions of two very different young men. The film is interspersed with musical and dance numbers. Tudengimuusikal would be Estonia's most expensive student film. In 2018, she appeared in a supporting role as Katrin in the Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo-directed drama Võta või jäta for Allfilm.