Kristel Leesmend (born 30 August 1968 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
From 1987 until 1988, Leesmend worked at the Vanalinnastuudio in Tallinn as a costume designer and as a freelance actress. In 1992 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School and has been a freelance actress since. In 2002, she worked as a supervisor at the Tallinn University of Technology's student theatre, T-Theater. From 2003 until 2006, she director of casting for the Estonian Casting Agency (Allfilm). Besides theatrical roles she has also played in several films.
Leesmend was in a relationship with actor Ivo Uukkivi, the pair have a daughter, born in 1995, with whom she has a very close relationship.
Selected filmography
1993 Tallinn pimeduses (feature film; role: Department store salesclerk) 1994 Jüri Rumm (feature film; role Eliisabet) 2006 Ruudi (feature film; role: Nurse) 2008 Doktor Kloun (documentary film; director and scenarist) 2011 Surnuaiavahi tütar (feature film; role: Ilse) 2012 Üksik saar (feature film; role: Sick woman) 2012 Kõik muusikud on kaabakad (feature film; role: Külli) 2016 Mäel (short film; role: Maria)