Maria Heiskanen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-08-21 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Kuopio, Finland
Maria Heiskanen
Biography
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.
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Acting
(2023)
Fallen Leaves
as Matron
(2020)
(2017)
Ravens
as Gärd
(2014)
Boy Upside Down
as Katri
(2013)
Open Up to Me
as Silva
(2013)
Faro
as Socialkvinnan / The Social Services Woman
(2013)
Apeiron
as Umbra's Mother
(2013)
Apeiron
as Umbra's mother
(2012)
The Last Sentence
as Pirjo
(2012)
All That Matters Is Past
as Ragnhild
(2011)
Hella W
as Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"
(2009)
Hellsinki
as Marja
(2008)
Everlasting Moments
as Maria Larsson
(2007)
Man's Job
as Katja
(2006)
Lights in the Dusk
as Aila
(2001)
As White as in Snow
as Merja
(1993)
The Fire Engine That Disappeared
as Carla
(1991)
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
as Minna