Virve Aruoja

In 1984 received a master's degree in philology from Uppsala University in Sweden. From 1942 until 1945, she was an actress and member of the Vanemuine Opera Choir. From 1945 until 1947, she was engaged as an actress at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1947, she returned to Tartu and the Vanemuine as an actress until 1949. From 1953 until 1956, she returned to the stage of the Estonian Drama Theatre. From 1956 until 1978, she was an assistant director and director in Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and a film director at Tallinnfilm from 1972 until 1976. In 2001 she was awarded with Order of the White Star, V class. Aruoja lived in Sweden from 1978 until 1994, when she returned to Estonia. She spent the last years of her life on the island of Hiiumaa.

Virve Aruoja studied at Teachers' Seminary of the University of Tartu and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Estonian and Swedish. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 5th Class and Merited Art Worker of Estonian SSR.

• 1960 Näitleja Joller (television film; director) • 1962 Romantikud (television film; director) • 1966 Ühe suve akvarellid (television film; director) • 1968 Tädi Rose (television film; director) • 1970 Kolme katku vahel (television film; director) • 1971 Lõppematu päev (television film; director) • 1973 Laulab Tiit Kuusik (music film; director) • 1974 "Ooperiball" (music film; scenarist) • 1974 Värvilised unenäod (feature film; director) • 1976 Minu naine sai vanaemaks (television film; director and scenarist)