Maryn E. Coote
Biography
Marju Marynel Kuut (February 12, 1946 Tallinn – April 10, 2022) was an Estonian singer, songwriter, music producer and DJ. In 1965, the prestigious jazz magazine Down Beat named her the best jazz singer in the Soviet Union. She was the singer of the popular bands MERL and MIR in the 1970s. She has worked in the variety shows Astoria, Tallinn and Viru. In 1971, Kuut participated in the feature film "Varastati Vana Toomas" and the rock opera "Imelugu" at the Vanemuine Theater. Her recordings are on dozens of compilation albums and many solo albums, among others the CDs with old hits "Raagus vysut" (2005) and "Marju Marynel Kuut" (2006). She had received a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to Estonian music.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • as Maria
A faithful city guardian the Old Thomas, who has stood on the top of the tower of Tallinn Town Hall for centuries, is suddenly gone. He has neglected his post in order to go and protect a couple in love. The adventures of the Old Thomas and the historians who are chasing him through the romantic Old Town of Tallinn and the newer district of Tallinn. The whole film has the mood of song celebrations and the characters are always accompanied by music, songs and dance.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as VIP Guest
Jan Uuspõld is a talented actor who is not up to scratch due to his problems with alcohol. He makes up his mind to stop taking clownish roles and accepts a serious part in a play at Vanemuise theatre instead. His journey from Tallinn to Tartu becomes an unusual and in a way exaggerated voyage depicting the life and mentality of contemporary Estonia through various human natures, attitudes and ways of thinking.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Marju
To understand the international phenomenon of Uku Kuut means to understand the ability of different musical niches, sub-genres and hidden creative explosions to not only exist, but flourish, completely independently of the mainstream. Kuut’s life, mothered by Maryn E.Coote (who you may know as the Estonian jazz diva Marju Kuut), took him from the Soviet Union to a refuge in Sweden, music studios in Los Angeles, back to a re-independent Estonia and later, fighting ALS, to loudspeakers all around the world.