Born: 28 May 1982, Paris, France
Height: 1.7 m
Full name: Alexa Davalos Dunas
Spouse: Josh Stewart (m. 2019)
Nationality: American, French
Movies and TV shows: The Man in the High Castle (2015 – 2019), Clash of the Titans (2010), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Defiance (2008), Feast of Love (2007)
2. Alma Pöysti is an actress.
Parents: Erik Pöysti
Great-grandparents: Erik Ulfsson, Signe Maria Köhler, Saga Ulfsson, Eino Tauno Pöysti
Uncle: Tom Pöysti
Grandparents: Lasse Pöysti, Birgitta Ulfsson
Movies: Flowers of Evil (2016), Naked Harbour (2012), Moomins on the Riviera (2014), Tsamo (2015), Det går att operera (2015)
3. Amanda Pilke is a Finnish film actress. Her first role was in the 2003 film Helmiä ja sikoja alongside Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. She is also starring in a feature film called Kielletty Hedelmä directed by Dome Karukoski. The movie premiered in February 2009.
Born: 2 May 1990, Joensuu, Finland
Education: Kallio High School
Siblings: Mitja Pilke
Awards: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies: Naked Harbour (2012), Forbidden Fruit (2009), Purge (2012), Pearls and Pigs (2003)
4. Angelika Kallio is a Finnish model, living and working abroad since the early 1990s.
Born: 15 September 1972, Latvia
Children: 1
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Movie: Love for Money (1993)
5. Anitra Ahtola is a Finnish model.
Filmography: Trabant Express (1997)
Born: 21 July 1972
Spouse: Jari Komulainen (m. 1998–2002)
Children: Anina Janatuinen, Alex Komulainen, Oskar Komulainen
6. Anna Easteden is a Finnish American actress whose film appearances include The House of Branching Love and Sideways. She is known for her performance as "Bee Sting" in Who Wants to Be a Superhero? season 2 on Sci Fi Channel.
Born: 29 November 1976, Tohmajärvi, Finland
Height: 1.7 m
Spouse: Robert McKinley (m. 2007)
Education: University of California, Berkeley
Siblings: Antti Shemeikka
Movies: The House of Branching Love (2009), Junkie (2018), Sideways (2004), Ribbons (2016), Ante Up (2008)
7. Anna Falchi is a Finnish-Italian model and film actress.
Born: 22 April 1972, Tampere, Finland
Height: 1.76 m
Partner: Andrea Ruggieri (2012–)
Spouse: Stefano Ricucci (m. 2005–2007)
Children: Alyssa Montesi
Movies and TV shows: Cemetery Man (1994), The Dragon Ring (1994), The Princess and the Pauper (1997), S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago (1994), Un'estate al mare (2008)
8. Anna-Leena Härkönen is a Finnish writer and actress. She was born in Liminka and studied acting at the college of drama and the University of Tampere's program of drama studies, which she concluded in 1989. She won the J. H. Erkko Award in 1984 for her debut novel Häräntappoase.
Born: 10 April 1965, Liminka, Finland
Height: 1.53 m
Movies: Love in a Fish Bowl, Kaikki oikein, Shades of Happiness
Siblings: Kirsti Härkönen
Spouse: Riku Korhonen (m. 2009), Olli Turunen (m. ?–2006)
Books: Häräntappoase (1984), Akvaariorakkautta (1990), Sotilaan tarina (1986)
Movies: Arvovalinta (2015), Konsulttikeikka (2017, Hankalampi homma (2020)
9. Anne Marie Pohtamo is a Finnish actress, model and beauty queen who was the second woman from Finland to capture the Miss Universe crown. She claimed the Miss Universe crown in 1975 at the pageant held in El Salvador.
Born: 15 August 1955, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouse: Arto Hietanen (m. 1980)
Education: Munkkiniemen yhteiskoulu (1974)
Children: Jesse Hietanen, Jasmin Hietanen, Joni Hietanen, Jimi Hietanen
Movies: An Unknown Friend (1978), Wolfen (1981)
10. Anni-Kristiina Juuso is a Sámi actress, who played the leading female role in the movies The Cuckoo and The Kautokeino Rebellion. She was awarded Russia's Best Actress award by both the movie academy and the press. Juuso has also received a State Movie Award, which was handed to her by Vladimir Putin.
Born: 4 May 1979, Ivalo, Inari, Finland
Education: Lapin yliopisto (2014), Lahti folkehøyskole (1998–1999), Kallio High School
Awards: Nika Award for Best Actress, State Prize of the Russian Federation for Literature and the Arts
Movies: The Cuckoo (2002), The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008), Gavagai (2016), The Look of a Killer (2016), The Independence Day Ball (2017)
11. Anu Irmeli Palevaara is a Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Jenni Vainio in the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät which airs on MTV3. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning, but in year 2001 she had a child and left for maternity leave.
Born: 14 August 1971, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.64 m
Education: Laine Theatre Arts
Movies and TV shows: Anatomy Of Betrayal (2017), A Summer by the River (1998), Pihlajasatu, Salatut elämät (Since 1999), Rendel (2017)
12. Anu Sinisalo is a Finnish actress. She has acted in drama television series as well as in films. She won Best Actress of the year at the annual Finnish Golden Venla TV awards for her role in TV drama Bordertown as Detective Constable Lena Jaakkola.
Born: 3 March 1966, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.75 m
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1996)
Children: Aleksi Sinisalo
Siblings: Emilia Sinisalo
Movies and TV shows: No Thank You (2014), Bordertown (2016 – 2019), Easy Living (Since 2009), The Kiss of Evil (2011), Urban Family (2015)
13. Armi Toivanen is a Finnish actress. She became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of the sketch comedy television show Putous in its third season in 2012. Her character Leena Hefner o.s. Herppeenluoma was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year".
Born: 19 June 1980, Tampere, Finland
Education: Lahti folkehøyskole
TV shows: Putous, Nuoret nerot
Siblings: Alina Toivanen, Anni Toivanen
Awards: Parhaan naisnäyttelijän Kultainen Venla
Movies: 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013), Headfirst (2014), Homecoming (2015), The Human Part (2018), So It Goes (2012)
14. Beata Harju is a Finnish-born actress and filmmaker. Her most notable filmmaking credits include screenwriter and Mymble for Moomins on the Riviera, based on Tove Jansson's comic strips, and assistant director for the 24-episode TV-series Tommys Supersoffa.
Born: May 1990, Helsinki, Finland
Movies: Moomins on the Riviera, Title VII, Catcalling Virgin, Puuttuminen
Education: Aalto University School of Business, Sarah Lawrence College
15. Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress. Best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty, she is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and Howard Oxenberg. Catherine's mother's ancestry includes Serbian, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, and European Royal.
Born: 22 September 1961, New York, New York, United States
Height: 1.66 m
Books: Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult
Children: India Oxenberg, Maya Van Dien, Celeste Van Dien
Spouse: Casper Van Dien (m. 1999–2015), Robert Evans (m. 1998–1998)
Movies and TV shows: Dynasty (1981 – 1989), The Lair of the White Worm (1988), Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993 – 1999), I Married a Princess (Since 2005), The Omega Code (1999)
16. Christine Ann Lahti is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift. Her other film roles include ...And Justice for All, Housekeeping, Running on Empty, and Leaving Normal, and The Fear Inside. Her paternal grandparents were Finnish immigrants.
Born: 4 April 1950, Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Spouse: Thomas Schlamme (m. 1983)
TV shows: Chicago Hope, Evil, Jack & Bobby, Hawaii Five-0,
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,
Children: Emma Schlamme, Wilson Lahti Schlamme, Joseph Schlamme
Movies: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Swing Shift (1984), Running on Empty (1988), ...And Justice for All. (1979), The Doctor (1991)
17. Crystal Hayes is an American model, beauty pageant titleholder and actress. She was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2005 and competed at Miss USA pageant in Baltimore, Maryland, placing as a semi-finalist in 2005. She is of Finnish descent.
Born: 25 September 1984, Michigan, United States
Movie: Veep (2017–2019)
18. Elena Maire Karin Leeve is a Finnish actress who has worked on television, in films and on stage. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in a Pirjo Honkasalo film Fire-Eater in 1999. In 2009, she won her second Jussi for the leading role in a film Putoavia enkeleitä.
Born: 1 February 1983, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Jussi Nikkilä
Movies and TV shows: Täydellinen joulu, Replacements
Awards: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
Siblings: Emmi Leeve, Leo Leeve
Nominations: Parhaan naisnäyttelijän Kultainen Venla
19. Mari Elina Knihtilä is a Finnish actress.
Born: 6 June 1971, Valkeala, Finland
Height: 1.68 m
Spouse: Tommi Korpela
Parents: Ilkka Knihtilä
Children: Ilmari Korpela
Movies: Maria's Paradise (2019), Last Cowboy Standing (2009), The Good Son (2011), The House of Branching Love (2009), Jill and Joy (2014)
20. Aino Elina Salo is a Finnish film, theater and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo has appeared in over 50 films and television shows but she is best known for her work in Aki Kaurismäki’s films.
Born: 9 March 1936, Sipoo, Finland
Spouse: Pertti Maisala (m. 1963–1976)
TV shows: Moomin
Children: Saara Maisala
Albums: Finnish Kantele Vol. 1, Un Segreto Che
Movies: The Match Factory Girl (1990), Drifting Clouds (1996), Le Havre (2011), The Man Without a Past (2002), Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994)
21. Elsa Helena Saisio is a Finnish actress. She graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2003. Saisio began her professional career in Shakespeare productions already before her graduation. Her early stage roles include Julia, Ophelia, Anya in The Cherry Orchard and Cordelia in King Lear.
Born: 19 July 1981, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Timo Välisaari
Siblings: Otso Hyttinen
Uncle: Jarmo Hyttinen
Parents: Pirkko Saisio, Harri Hyttinen
Movies: Kaikki oikein (2018), Fire-Eater (1998), Bad Boys (2003), Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008), Äidin luo (2014)
22. Elyssa Davalos is a former American television and movie actress. Her father was actor Richard Davalos and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos. She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas. She is of Spanish and Finnish descent on her father's side.
Born: 30 May 1959, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse: Jeff Dunas (m. 1982–1988)
Children: Alexa Davalos
Siblings: Dominique Davalos
Parents: Richard Davalos, Ellen Davalos
Movies and TV shows: Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979), A House in the Hills (1993), MacGyver (1985 – 1992), Good Against Evil (1977)
23. Emmi Parviainen is a Finnish actress. From 2004 - 2007 she had a supporting role in the popular Finnish soap opera Salatut Elämät, Concealed Lives, playing the character Annika Sievinen.
Born: 8 November 1985, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2013)
Nominations: Parhaan naisnäyttelijän Kultainen Venla
Parents: Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Jussi Parviainen
Grandparents: Ritva Valkama, Pertti Palo
Movies and TV shows: The Princess Of Egypt (2013), Eila, Rampe ja Likka (2014), Nyrkki (Since 2019), Gold Digger (2016), Games People Play (2020)
24. Eppu Nuotio is a Finnish actress, author, screenwriter, playwright and columnist.
Born: 13 February 1962, Iisalmi, Finland
Spouse: Kurt Nuotio (m. 1985)
Record label: Little Witch Productions
Children: Anna Nuotio
Albums: Oijoijoi: Rapurytmejä ja lauluja pienille jaloille ja suurille sydämille
25. Helena Vierikko, is a Finnish actress. She starred in the 2005 film Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Vesa-Matti-Loiri and director Timo Koivusalo. Her father is actor Vesa Vierikko.
Born: 11 August 1980, Vantaa, Finland
Education: Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
Parents: Vesa Vierikko, Ilona Lampi
Awards: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies: Shadow of the Eagle (2005), One Foot Under (2009), The Killing of a Cat (1994), The Reunion 2 (2016), Reunion (2015)
26. Henna Vänninen is a Finnish actress. She is known for her role as Aamu Korhonen in the popular Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät.
Born: 17 September 1983, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Lauri Tanskanen
Education: Tampereen yliopiston viestinnän, median ja teatterin yksikkö (2009), Kallio High School (2003), Academy of Fine Arts
Movies and TV shows: Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock (2018), Salatut elämät (Since 1999), The Longest Day (2020)
27. Iina Kuustonen is a Finnish actress. Kuustonen is most famous for her appearances in the Finnish television series Putous, Helsingin herra and Syke. She has also played in several movies, including The Kiss of Evil and FC Venus.
Born: 18 April 1984, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.61 m
Partner: Sebastian Rejman
Albums: Haittaakse?
Siblings: Minka Kuustonen
Movies and TV shows: Arctic Circle (2018 – 2019), Summertime (2014), Nurses (Since 2014), Helsingin herra (Since 2012), Downshiftaajat (2015 – 2017)
28. Irina Felicia Björklund is a Finnish actress and singer.
Born: 7 February 1973, Danderyd Municipality, Sweden
Height: 1.65 m
Spouse: Peter Franzén (m. 1996)
Children: Diego Aaron Vilhelm Franzén
Albums: La vie est une fête, Vintage Espresso
Movies: The American (2010), Me and Morrison (2001), Priest of Evil (2010), Ambush (1999), Restless (2000)
29. Iris Apatow is an American actress known for her role as Arya in the Netflix series Love, as well as Charlotte in the movies Knocked Up and This Is 40.
Born: 12 October 2002, Los Banos, California, United States
Height: 1.69 m
Siblings: Maude Apatow
Uncle: Robert Apatow
Parents: Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow
Movies and TV shows: This Is 40 (2012), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), Love (2016 – 2018)
30. Janina Päivänsäde Fry is Finnish pop singer and model. She hosted the show Bella on Finnish television channel Nelonen. Her breakthrough was winning the "Maiden of Finland" beauty pageant in 1993 and getting to the semi-finals in Miss World the same year.
Born: 12 November 1973, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.72 m
Spouse: Mark Fry (m. 2007)
Movies and TV shows: Amazing Women by the Sea, Bella
Albums: Impossible Love, House of Joy, Iso E, RDN Allstars
31. Jenni Pauliina Banerjee is a Finnish actress with Indian ancestry. She has appeared in movies such as Pahat pojat, Joensuun Elli and Lieksa!. Her paternal grandfather is from Calcutta, India.
Born: 17 January 1981, Ylöjärvi, Finland
Height: 1.68 m
Parents: Erkki Banerjee
Movies: Young Gods, The Matriarch, Priest of Evil, Blackout, Unna ja Nuuk, Heartbeats, Bad Boys, Luokkajuhla
Aunt: Nina Banerjee-Louhija
TV shows: Nurses (Since 2014), Salatut elämät (Since 1999)
32. Jessica Grabowsky is a Finnish actress. She was nominated for a Jussi Award in a category of Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in a 2011 film Missä kuljimme kerran. Grabowsky graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2007.
Born: 8 April 1980, Siilinjärvi, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2007)
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
Movies and TV shows: 8-Ball (2013), Tom of Finland (2017), Where Once We Walked (2011), Thicker Than Water (2014 – 2016), Love and Other Troubles (2012)
33. Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress. She is the thirteenth actress in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, one Tony Award, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Her paternal ancestry originates in Germany and the Netherlands, while her maternal ancestry originates in Finland.
Born: 20 April 1949, Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
Spouse: Paco Grande (m. 1970–1981)
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress
Children: Shura Baryshnikov, Hannah Jane Shepard, Samuel Walker Shepard
Movies and TV shows: American Horror Story (Since 2011), King Kong (1976), Tootsie (1982), Feud (2017), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
34. Johanna Nurmimaa is a Finnish actor, voice actress and singer. Nurmimaa has acted in theatre and appeared in operas, mostly in soubrette and light lyric soprano roles. Her credits include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, and both Papagena and Pamina in The Magic Flute.
Born: 11 May 1962, Helsinki, Finland
Education: Sibelius-Akatemia
35. Johanna Raunio is a Finnish actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was chosen Miss Finland in 1974. Ms. Raunio competed in the Miss Universe 1974 and Miss International 1974 pageants and placed second runner-up in both competitions. She works nowadays as a hostess and actress.
Born: 5 November 1954, Turku, Finland
Genre: Folk
Record label: MTV-Musiikki
Albums: Johanna Raunio
Movies and TV shows: Balakyot, Salatut elämät (1999), L'Ultima Stagione (1986), Tropic of Ice (1987)
36. Jutta Lehtinen is a Finnish actress. Lehtinen has a minor role in the 2002 movie Menolippu Mombasaan. Starting in 2003, she has appeared in Finnish television series Salatut elämät, playing the character Katri Sievinen.
Born: 10 September 1983, Paimio, Finland
37. Karita Tykkä is a Finnish television host, actress and model. She won the Miss Finland beauty pageant in 1997 and the Miss Baltic Sea pageant in 1998. In 2001, she made her debut as an actress in the comedy film Ponterosa.
Born: 22 September 1976, Kuopio, Finland
Height: 1.75 m
Spouse: Petri Tykkä (m. 2008)
Children: Luca Tykkä
Movies and TV shows: Kaunis elämä, Ponterosa
Titles: Miss Finland, Miss Baltic Sea
38. Karoliina Blackburn is a Finnish actress and Muay Thai fighter. She is mostly known for her appearance in Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, a parody scifi fan film, but has also had roles in several big-budget Finnish television series. Karoliina served as the host for Finnish reality TV show Suuri Seikkailu in 2005.
Born: 23 November 1972 (age 47 years), Helsinki, Finland
Partner: Tommi Raitolehto
Movies and TV shows: Pirunpelto, Badding (2000), Nightmare - Painajainen merellä (2012), Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005), Skeleton Crew (2009)
39. Katariina Kaitue is a Finnish actress. She has been a regular actress since 1991 at the Finnish National Theatre, where she has performed dozens of roles. Kaitue studied at the Helsinki Theatre Academyi from 1987 to 1991.
Born: 21 January 1967, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Sakari Harima (m. 1989–2003)
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1987–1991)
TV shows: Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Parents: Liisamaija Laaksonen, Raimo Kaitue
Movies: The Land of Happiness (1993), The Well (1992), Life for Sale (2011), Garbage Prince (2011), On the Road to Emmaus (2001)
40. Kirsi Marja Ylijoki is a Finnish actress and singer who first achieved fame for her role in the Finnish Soap Opera Sydän toivoa täynnä. Several TV roles followed. In recent years she has held back her own career to raise her children with Apocalyptica's Eicca Toppinen, but she remains popular with Finnish audiences.
Born: 29 June 1969, Rauma, Finland
Height: 1.6 m
Spouse: Eicca Toppinen (m. 1997)
Children: Eelis Toppinen, Ilmari Toppinen
Movies and TV shows: Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002), Sydän toivoa täynnä, Black Ice (2007), Boy Upside Down (2014), Olipa kerran elämä
41. Krista Erika Kosonen is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her appearances in movies such as Jade Warrior, Prinsessa and Syvälle salattu. The sketch comedy television show Putous made her a household name in Finland.
Born: 28 May 1983, Espoo, Finland
Height: 1.78 m
Spouse: Antti Jokinen (m. 2018)
Parents: Maini Kosonen
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2009), Kallio High School, Lahti folkehøyskole
Movies and TV shows: The Midwife (2015), Beforeigners (Since 2019), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Miami (2017), Purge (2012)
42. Kristiina Halttu is a Finnish actress. Halttu began her career in acting in 1991 appearing recently in the 2006 film Saippuaprinssi in which she worked with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola and Teijo Eloranta.
Born: 7 June 1963, Kuivaniemi, Finland
Spouse: Tero Kling
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies and TV shows: Bordertown (2016 – 2019), Tommy and the Wildcat (1998), The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008), Soap (2006), The Year of the Wolf (2007)
43. Laura Eveliina Birn is a Finnish film actress. Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She is most famous for her appearances in the 2003 film Helmiä ja sikoja alongside Mikko Leppilampi and most notably in her role in the 2005 film Lupaus.
Born: 25 April 1981, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.68 m
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2001–2006)
TV shows: The Innocents, Foundation, Married to a Lie
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
Movies: Helene (2020), Purge (2012), Naked Harbour (2012), Heart of a Lion (2013), The Ones Below (2015)
44. Laura Pauliina Malmivaara is a Finnish actress. Her acting career began in 1993, and includes dozens of roles in film and television productions, as well as stage appearances. In addition to acting, she has also worked as a singer, photographer, television host, blogger, and model.
Born: 26 October 1973, Kajaani, Finland
Spouse: Aku Louhimies (m. 2003–2012)
Movies: Restless, Lovers & Leavers, FC Venus, Vares: Private Eye
Children: Aino Louhimies, Alma Louhimies
Albums: Myytävänä elämä
TV shows: Bordertown (2016 – 2019), Kotikatu (1995 – 2012), Toisen kanssa (Since 2014), Presidentti (Since 2017)
45. Leea Elisabet Klemola is a Finnish actress, director and playwright. She studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki 1987–1991 and has also been teaching acting.
Born: 16 August 1965, Veteli, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki
Siblings: Klaus Klemola
Awards: Vuoden käsikirjoittajan Kultainen Venla, Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress, Golden Venla for best director
Movies: Open Up to Me (2013), The Collector (1997), The Midwife (2015), Last Cowboy Standing (2009), Glass Jaw (2004)
46. Liisa Evastina is an actress.
Born: 20 November 1980
Movies: Spare Time Killers
47. Liisa Mustonen is a Finnish film actress. Mustonen began her career in 1986 working in film, she mainly appeared on television between 2000 and 2004. In 2006, she appeared in the Timo Koivusalo film Kalteva torni which co-stars Martti Suosalo and Seela Sella.
Born: 13 October 1969, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Sami Kuoppamäki (m. 2001–2008)
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
Movies and TV shows: Pelicanman (2004), Three in Love (2008), Kalteva torni (2006), Veljekset (2011), Angela ja ajan tuulet (1999)
48. Linda Elvira Zilliacus is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actor. Since 2001 she has been married to Tobias Zilliacus, And they now have three children.
Born: 25 April 1977, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.68 m
Spouse: Tobias Zilliacus (m. 2001)
Movies and TV shows: Moscow Noir (Since 2018), Anno 1790 (2011), Evil (2003), Die Schneekönigin (2014), About Sara (2005)
49. Lisa Anne DePrisco also known by her stage name, Lisa Niemi, is an American writer, director, actress and dancer. She is the widow of actor, singer, and dancer Patrick Swayze. They were married for 34 years, from June 12, 1975 until his death on September 14, 2009. She is of Finnish ancestry.
Born: 26 May 1956, Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 1.63 m
Books: Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward
TV shows: Super Force
Spouse: Albert DePrisco (m. 2014), Patrick Swayze (m. 1975–2009)
Movies: One Last Dance (2003), Steel Dawn (1987), Slam Dance (1987), She's Having a Baby (1988), Beat Angel
50. Malla Malmivaara is a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2005.
Born: 10 December 1982, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.63 m
Partner: Boris Nordin
Children: Osla Räisänen
Siblings: Matias Malmivaara, Pigga Filenius, Miika Laakso
Movies and TV shows: Star Boys (2017), Mustat lesket (Since 2014), Olavi Virta (2018), Forbidden Fruit (2009), Dirty Bomb (2011)
51. Manuela Bosco is a Finnish actress and former hurdler.
Born: 11 June 1982, Mikkeli, Finland
Height: 1.72 m
Weight: 58 kg
Spouse: Tuure Kilpeläinen (m. 2018)
Parents: Carmelo Bosco, Anni Kirvesniemi
Movies and TV shows: Nymphs (2013 – 2014), Night Goes Long (2015), The Reunion 2 (2016), Deadwind (Since 2018)
52. Maria Heiskanen is a Finnish actress. She works in cinema, television and theatre. Heiskanen received her breakthrough role in the 1991 Swedish film Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem directed by Jan Troell.
Born: 21 August 1970, Kuopio, Finland
Spouse: Sami Tossavainen
TV shows: Raja
Nominations: Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Awards: Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Movies: Everlasting Moments (2008), A Man's Work (2007), Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem (1991), Ravens (2017), Lights in the Dusk (2006)
53. Maria Järvenhelmi is a Finnish actress and singer. She has appeared in 27 films and television shows since 1990. She starred in the film Lights in the Dusk, which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Järvenhelmi is also part of the Finnish band Notkea Rotta where she is known by her stage name Meno-Anu.
Born: 14 June 1975, Finland
Spouse: Valo Lankinen (m. 2015–2016)
Albums: Itä meidän
Music group: Notkea Rotta
TV shows: Aallonmurtaja
Movies: Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (2001), Lights in the Dusk (2006), Bad Luck Love (2000), The Role (2013), The Kiss of Evil (2011)
54. Maria Pauliina Kekkonen a.k.a. Mariah Sensuel is a Finnish erotic actress. She worked as a stripper for about six months before becoming an erotic actress in 1996. Kekkonen has also worked as a reporter on the Finnish Aluetelevisio television channel's clone of Naked News concept.
Born: 15 December 1976, Helsinki, Finland
Other name: Mariah, Mariah Sensuel
55. Maria Sid-Achrén is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her role in the Finnish satire television program Donna Paukku. Sid lives and works in Finland and Sweden.
Born: 13 May 1968, Helsinki, Finland
Spouse: Peter Achrén
Parents: Sven Sid
Movies and TV shows: All the Sins (Since 2019), Hall̴ hall̴ (2014), Hotell Gyllene knorren (2010), Donna Paukku (2006 Р2007), Devil's Bride (2016)
56. Marika Krook is an actress and singer.
Born: 27 October 1972, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre: Seasonal
Movies: Amazing Women by the Sea
Albums: Dammtroll, Hiutaleita, Live at Jazz Café Louhi
Music group: Edea
Songs: Jingle Bells Jam, Ett litet troll, Um tschika bom
57. Marjaana Maijala is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several Finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland. She received the Venla Award for Best Actress in television 1999.
Born: 28 October 1968, Lahti, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2000)
TV shows: Deadwind, Presidentti
Movies: Mother of Mine (2005), Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002), Yösyöttö (2017), Land of Hope (2018), Garbage Prince (2011)
58. Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä is a Finnish stage and independent film actress, director, acting coach, and the founder of Los Angeles-based acting studio Chekhov Studio International. Much of Mäkelä's mention in Finnish media is associated with Michael Chekhov acting technique.
Born: 7 May 1977, Lappeenranta, Finland
Education: Russian Institute of Theatre Arts - GITIS
Movies: Surviving Me: The Nine Circles of Sophie
59. Matleena Kuusniemi is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her performance as Pauliina Sorjonen in the TV series Bordertown.She attended the Helsinki Theatre Academy in the 1990s. Ms. Kuusniemi has two children and lives with Antti Mansikkamäki. She is a winner of the Golden Venla.
Born: 24 September 1973, Espoo, Finland
Partner: Antti Mansikkamäki
Children: Leo Mansikkamäki
Awards: Parhaan naisnäyttelijän Kultainen Venla, Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies and TV shows: Bordertown (2016 – 2019), The Violin Player (2018), Restless (2000), Hooked (Since 2015), Frozen Land (2005)
60. Maude Apatow is an American actress. The daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, she began her career playing the daughter of her mother's characters in her father's films Knocked Up, Funny People, and This Is 40. Her maternal great-grandmother was of Finnish ancestry.
Born: 15 December 1997, California, United States
Height: 1.63 m
Education: Northwestern University, Crossroads School
Siblings: Iris Apatow
Parents: Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow
Movies and TV shows: This Is 40 (2012), Knocked Up (2007), Euphoria (Since 2019), Funny People (2009), The King of Staten Island (2020)
61. Miia Nuutila is a Finnish television actress. Nuutila was born in Forssa. In 2003, she appeared in Aarresaaren sankarit on Finnish television on MTV3. Nuutila has appeared on a number of Finnish TV series.
Born: 12 October 1972, Forssa, Finland
Height: 1.77 m
Parents: Heikki Nuutila
Spouse: Antti Paavilainen Band (m. 2016), Antti Paavilainen (m. 2016), Kari Nenonen (m. 2000)
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1992–1996), North Karelia College (1991–1992), Forssan Yhteislyseo (1991)
Movies and TV shows: Maajussille morsian (Since 2006), Ex-onnelliset (Since 2016), Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015), Lapland Odyssey (2010), Mystery of the Wolf (2006)
62. Miina Turunen is a Finnish actress. Turunen attended Kallio High School, a school in Helsinki which specialises in the performing arts, and graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1997 with a Master's in theatre arts.
Born: 1973, Kouvola, Finland
Spouse: Konsta Mäkelä (m. 2015)
Education: Kallio High School, The Theatre Academy Helsinki
Movies and TV shows: Sibelius (2003), Other Girls (2015), Angela ja ajan tuulet (1999), Die Handymafia
63. Minka Kuustonen is an actress.
Born: 24 August 1985
Partner: Aku Sipola
Education: Tampereen yliopiston viestinnän, median ja teatterin yksikkö (2011)
Siblings: Iina Kuustonen
Cousin: Sami Hedberg
Movies and TV shows: Summertime (2014), Gold Digger (2016), Heavy Trip (2018), Tellus, Wendy and the Refugee Neverland (2017)
64. Minna Kaisa Aaltonen is a Finnish actress. She played Marianne in London's Burning, Ingrid Coates in Dream Team, and appeared in Kotikatu, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, and Lexx. She also appeared in beer ads in Ireland and in a small part as a newsreader in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies.
Born: 17 September 1966, Turku, Finland
TV shows: Lexx
65. Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film Rakkaudella Maire, and another in 2009 for the best actress in a leading role for Kuulustelu, directed by Jörn Donner.
Born: 10 June 1973, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.7 m
Partner: Joanna Haartti (2014–)
Spouse: Hannu-Pekka Björkman (m. 2002–2014)
Children: Eliel Björkman
Movies: Armi Alive! (2015), Producing Adults (2004), The Interrogation (2009), Lovers & Leavers (2002), The Border (2007)
66. Minna Turunen is a Finnish actress. Turunen graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1994.
Born: 22 April 1969, Lahti, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki
Children: Roope Salminen
Movies and TV shows: Umur (2002), Vares: Private Eye (2004), Homebound (1989), Mogadishu Avenue (Since 2006)
67. Minttu Mustakallio is a Finnish actress. Born in Ylivieska, Finland to a Greek father and Finnish mother, she has acted in many Finnish TV dramas and several feature films. She won a Jussi Award in 2005 as Best Supporting Actress in Producing Adults and in 2012 she won a Golden Venla award.
Born: 23 July 1973, Ylivieska, Finland
Height: 1.79 m
Spouse: Tuomas Rinta-Panttila (m. 2001)
Parents: Mimmi Mustakallio
Movies: The Storage (2011), Ricky Rapper And Slick Leonard (2014), Producing Adults (2004), Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016), Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville (2015)
68. Nora Rinne is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her role of Camilla Mustavaara in the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät, a role she has portrayed intermittently since 2001.
Born: 26 July 1973, Tuusula, Finland
Height: 1.76 m
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2007), The Theatre Academy Helsinki
69. Oona Verona Louhivaara is a Finnish actress. From 2007 to 2009 she appeared as Juulia Autio on the popular Finnish soap opera Salatut Elämät. She is also known for the youth-oriented television series Laura, which aired on YLE TV2.
Born: 29 October 1987, Helsinki, Finland
TV shows: Salatut elämät
70. Outi Mäenpää is a Finnish actress. Mäenpää was born in Helsinki. She began her career in theatre as a stage actor between 1984 and 1988. Since 1989 she has appeared regularly on Finnish television, with over 40 appearances to date.
Born: 24 February 1962, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.67 m
Spouse: Pekka Järvilehto (m. ?–2001)
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1984–1988)
Children: Jussi Järvilehto
Movies and TV shows: Black Ice (2007), Beyond (2010), Noriko Show (Since 2004), The South (2000), Law of the Land (2017)
71. Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian actress, model, activist, television personality, and author. She is best known for her numerous appearances in Playboy magazine. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was Finnish and partly of Romani descent.
Born: 1 July 1967, Ladysmith, Canada
Height: 1.7 m
Measurements: Bust: 36 in (91 cm); Waist: 24 in (61 cm); Hips: 36 in (91 cm)
Spouse: Jon Peters (m. 2020–2020)
Children: Brandon Thomas Lee, Dylan Jagger Lee
Movies and TV shows: Baywatch (1989 – 2001), Barb Wire (1996), Raw Justice (1994), Home Improvement (1991 – 1999), Scary Movie 3 (2003)
72. Pamela Tola is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film Paha maa, and starred as the main character in the 2006 film Saippuaprinssi, both times working with Mikko Leppilampi.
Born: 15 October 1981, Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland
Height: 1.57 m
Movies: Lapland Odyssey, Lapland Odyssey 2
Spouse: Lauri Tilkanen (m. 2015), Pauli Waroma (m. 2008–2011)
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (2002–2008), Karelia University of Applied Sciences
TV shows: Deadwind (2018), Kontio & Parmas
73. Pihla Viitala is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.
Born: 30 September 1982, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.69 m
Children: 1
Partner: Alex Schimpf
Spouse: Kerkko Koskinen (m. 2004–2008)
Movies and TV shows: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Deadwind (Since 2018), Tears of April (2008), Kuudes kerta (2017), Maria's Paradise (2019)
74. Pirkko Hämäläinen is a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1981.
Born: 29 May 1959, Helsinki, Finland
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1979–1983)
Children: Aku Valtonen
TV shows: Vuoroin vieraissa
Awards: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
Movies: Paper Star (1989), The Liar (1981), The Worthless (1982), Amazon (1990), Devil's Bride (2016)
75. Pirkko Mannola is a Finnish actress and singer. She has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1959. She starred in the film Kaks' tavallista Lahtista, which was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958 she won the Miss Finland beauty contest.
Born: 27 December 1938, Sääksmäki, Finland
Spouse: Ã…ke Lindman (m. 1968–2009)
Parents: May Mannola
Children: Heidi Kara
Movies: Kaks' tavallista Lahtista (1960), Das Mädchen mit dem Hut (1961), Make Like a Thief (1964), Täydellinen joulu (2019), Hellsinki (2009)
76. Rea Mauranen is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films. Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television.
Born: 25 April 1949, Helsinki, Finland
Albums: Porvari nukkuu huonosti
Music group: KOM-teatteri
Awards: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress, Jussi Award for Best Actress
Movies and TV shows: The Collector (1997), Flame Top (1980), Two Bodies On A Beach (2019), Armi Alive! (2015), Presidentti (Since 2017)
77. Regina Charlotta Theodora Lund is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress Sonja Lund.
Born: 17 July 1967, Vaasa, Finland
Spouse: Jonas Malmsjö (m. 2000–2002)
Children: Wiggo Love Linblå Lund
Albums: Everybody's Darling, Unique, Förlåt! Nej, jag menar aj
Parents: Sonja Lund, Christian Lund
Movies: Kärlekens språk (2004), The Lake (1999), Klara - Don't Be Afraid to Follow Your Dream (2010), Once in a Lifetime (2000), Three Miles North of Molkom (2008)
78. Renée Kathleen Zellweger is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. She was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007 and was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2009. Wikipedia
Born: 25 April 1969, Katy, Texas, United States
Height: 1.63 m
Partner: Doyle Bramhall II (2012–2019)
Spouse: Kenny Chesney (m. 2005–2005)
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress
Movies and TV shows: Judy (2019), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), What/If (Since 2019), Jerry Maguire (1996), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
79. Ria Kataja is an actress.
Born: 15 October 1975, Tampere, Finland
Spouse: Tommi Eronen (m. ?–2012)
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
Movies and TV shows: Black Ice (2007), Taivaan tulet (Since 2007), The Human Part (2018), Yösyöttö (2017), Open Up to Me (2013)
80. Riitta Inkeri Väisänen is a Finnish beauty queen, actress and TV host. In 1976, she became Miss Europe, the same year she was the first runner-up of the Miss Suomi competition.
Born: 16 July 1954, Turku, Finland
Height: 1.74 m
TV shows: Kymppitonni, Kaunis elämä
Children: Sofia Vilhelmiina Mäkkylä
Siblings: Lea Geselle
Awards: Kultainen Venla -elämäntyöpalkinto
81. Rosa Rusanen is a Finnish actress.
Born: 1992, Finland
Parents: Maria Rusanen
TV shows: Salatut elämät
Siblings: Rufus Rusanen
82. Sanna Luostarinen is a Finnish actress. Luostarinen has graduated of a commercial institute in the year 1995. She has acted for five years in the Teatteri Violetti in Hyvinkää as well as appeared in television commercials and minor TV-roles.
Born: 26 October 1976, Imatra, Finland
Spouse: Joni Lius (m. ?–2013)
TV shows: Salatut elämät
83. Sanna-June Hyde is a Finnish-English actress at the Helsinki City Theatre. She has played in the Helsinki City Theatre's Hotelli Paradiso, by Georges Feydeau, dir Neil Hardwick, playing Marcelle Paillardin, object of Master Builder Pinglet's desires. She was also in Metsäperkele written and directed by Kari Heiskanen.
Born: 11 February 1976, Colchester, United Kingdom
Education: Drama Studio London
Movies: Playground
84. Sara Chafak is a Finnish beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012.
Born: 25 October 1990, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.72 m
Education: Estonian Business School
Title: Miss Finland
TV shows: Selviytyjät Suomi (2013), Salatut elämät (Since 1999)
85. Sara Fabel is a Finnish model, illustrator, tattoo artist, and actress. Wikipedia
Born: 14 October 1986, Espoo, Finland
Height: 1.73 m
Movies: Parlor
Education: Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University
86. Sara Maria Forsberg, known professionally as SAARA, is a Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTube personality, and television presenter. As a singer, Forsberg was signed to Capitol Records in 2014 and released her debut single "Ur Cool" in April 2015, which went on to become a top ten hit in her home country of Finland.
Born: 2 May 1994, Jakobstad, Finland
Height: 1.85 m
Siblings: Vera Forsberg
Albums: Almost Acoustic EP
Genres: Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop
Movies and TV shows: Skiptrace (2016), Star Trek Beyond (2016), Remotely Funny (Since 2017)
87. Sari Havas is a Finnish actress. Havas began her career in acting in 1986 in the film Born American but has mostly appeared on television in Finland and has also written a number of TV series since 1990.
Born: 25 January 1962, Kolari, Finland
Spouse: Pertti Sveholm (m. 1993–2007)
Education: The Theatre Academy Helsinki (1985–1989)
Children: Asta Sveholm, Akseli Sveholm
Nominations: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies and TV shows: The Tough Ones (1999), Soap (2006), Born American (1986), Frozen City (2006), Hobitit (1993)
88. Satu Irmeli Silvo is a Finnish actress and entrepreneur. In her artistic interpretations she has frequently portrayed the complicated role of an independent, emancipated woman, whose values and lifestyle are contradictory to the so-called traditional woman's role.
Born: 2 August 1962, Finland
Partner: Reidar Palmgren
Children: Vilma Kinnunen, Paavo Kinnunen
Siblings: Jukka Silvo
Parents: Pauli Silvo, Pirkko Hillevi Silvo
Movies and TV shows: The Snow Queen (1986), The Tug of Home: The Famous Niskavuori Saga (1984), Bastard (2016), Gold Digger (2016), Mumenvággi
89. Sini Hill is an actress.
Born: August 12, 1989 in Jyväskylä, Finland
Movies: Hustle, The Sky Is Blue With Lies
90. Tiina Inkeri Lymi is a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and author. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in the 1993 film Akvaariorakkaus.
Born: 3 September 1971, Tampere, Finland
Height: 1.72 m
Spouse: Eero Aho (m. 1994–2006)
Children: Ella Aho, Ida Aho
Movies: Happier Times, Grump, Akkilahto, Man and a Junior
TV shows: Kohtuuttomuuksia (2016), Nurses (Since 2014), Roba (2012 – 2019), Vuoroin vieraissa
91. Ulla Virtanenis a Finnish actress, comedian and improviser. In the years between 2015 and 2017 she performed with Me Naiset in the talk show Evek Talk show with Niina Lahtinen and Veera Korhonen. She also works as a professional improviser in Improvisaatioryhmä VSOP.
Born: 5 April 1980, Riihimäki, Finland
Education: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, University of Westminster Law school
TV shows: Roba (2012 – 2019), Jarin ja Karin kesäloma
92. Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first woman of African-American descent to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983. She is 12 percent Finnish.
Born: 18 March 1963, The Bronx, New York, United States
Spouse: Jim Skrip (m. 2015), Rick Fox (m. 1999–2005), Ramon Hervey II (m. 1987–1997)
Albums: The Comfort Zone, Everlasting Love, Next, The Right Stuff
Children: Sasha Gabriella Fox, Jillian Hervey, Devin Hervey, Melanie Hervey
Movies and TV shows: Ugly Betty (2006 – 2010), Dance with Me (1998), Eraser (1996), Soul Food (1997), Desperate Housewives (2004 – 2012)
93. Vera Jordanova is a Bulgarian-Finnish cookbook author, actress and model.
Born: 28 August 1975, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 1.8 m
Spouse: Federico Ruiz (m. 2016)
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Green
Movies and TV shows: Hostel: Part II (2007), Tahtitehdas, Blow Out (2004 – 2006)
94. Yanti Somer is a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than sixteen films since 1970, predominantly in French and Italian productions.
Born: 29 February 1948, Helsinki, Finland
Movies: Trinity Is Still My Name (1971), Man of the East (1972), Cosmos: War of the Planets (1978), Star Odyssey (1979), The War of the Robots (1978)
95. Zelda Rae Williams is an American actress, voice actress, director, producer, and writer. She is the daughter of late actor and comedian Robin Williams and film producer Marsha Garces Williams.
Born: 31 July 1989, New York, New York, United States
Height: 1.63 m
Nationality: American
Parents: Robin Williams, Marsha Garces
Siblings: Zachary Pym Williams, Cody Alan Williams
Movies and TV shows: House of D (2004), Shrimp (2018), Girl In The Box, Dead of Summer (2016), The Legend of Korra (2012 – 2014)
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