Maria Heiskanen (born 21 August 1970) is a Finnish actress. She works in cinema, television and theatre.

Life

Heiskanen's early role in the 1991 Swedish film '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem'' directed by

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director, and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with ...

. For her role Heiskanen won the Gold Plaque Award in

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for the Best Actress in 1992. Heiskanen lived in Sweden 1993–2003 and worked in movies and theatre. She played in

Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

and in the

National Swedish Touring Theatre The National Swedish Touring Theatre ( sv, Riksteatern) is biggest touring theatre company in Sweden and can, in one way, almost be described as Sweden's national stage on tour. The National Swedish Touring Theatre is financed and owned by ...

where she for example performed the role of Masja in

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s ''The Seagull'' (2008) directed by

Lars Norén Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. His plays are realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among people who are impoverished and rooted at th ...

. In Finland Heiskanen has worked with

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

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

's ''

Everlasting Moments ''Everlasting Moments'' ( sv, Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell, starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen. It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish wo ...

'', for which she won the

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...

for Best Actress and the Best Actress Award from

Valladolid International Film Festival The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for ; ), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain. First held in 1956 as ('Valladolid Religious Film Week'), the Seminci is one of the longest-standing fi ...

. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and was nominated for

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at the

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. It also made the January shortlist for

at the

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, but wasn't selected as one of the final nominees.

Selected filmography

* '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem'' (1991) * ''10:10'' (2000) * ''Moa & Malte'' (2000) * ''

As White as in Snow ''As White as in Snow'' (Swedish title: ''Så vit som en snö'') is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 February 2001, directed by Jan Troell. It won three Guldbagge Awards, for best film, best direction and best cinemato ...

'' (2001) * ''Hus i helvete'' (2002) * ''

Lights in the dusk ''Lights in the Dusk'' ( fi, Laitakaupungin valot) is a 2006 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best know ...

'' (2006) * '' A Man's Job'' (2007) * ''Heaven'' (2007) * ''

'' (2008) * '' The Last Sentence'' (2012) * '' All That Matters Is Past'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2017)

References

External links

artistgruppen.se
* Living people 1970 births Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub