Maria Heiskanen

Maria Heiskanen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Maria Heiskanen (born 1970) 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. For her role Heiskanen won the Gold Plaque Award in Chicago International Film Festival for the Best Actress in 1992. Heiskanen lived in Sweden during 1993 - 2003 and worked in movies and theatre. She played in Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern and in Riksteatern where she for example performed role of Masja in Anton Chekhovs The Seagull (2008) directed by Lars Norén. In Finland Heiskanen has worked with Aki Kaurismäki in Lights in the Dusk (2006). She also played in Aleksi Salmenperä's A Man's Work (2007) and was nominated for Jussi Awards from both performances. In 2008, Heiskanen starred in the leading role of Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments, for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress and the Best Actress Award from Valladolid International Film Festival. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards. It also made the January shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards, but wasn't selected as one of the final nominees. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Heiskanen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Kuopio, Finland
    Birthday
    8/21/1970
Lights in the Dusk
Lights in the Dusk
6.7
Man's Job
Man's Job
6
Hella W
Hella W
4.7
Everlasting Moments
Everlasting Moments
7.3
Hellsinki
Hellsinki
6.4
Fallen Leaves
Fallen Leaves
7.3
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
6.3
All That Matters Is Past
All That Matters Is Past
5.7
The Last Sentence
The Last Sentence
6.1
Faro
Faro
5.6
As White as in Snow
As White as in Snow
5.6
Apeiron
Apeiron
3.2
Brandbilen som försvann
Brandbilen som försvann
5.6
Boy Upside Down
Boy Upside Down
6
Open Up to Me
Open Up to Me
5.7
Ravens
Ravens
6.4
Apeiron
Apeiron
3.2
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
6.3
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