Anu Irmeli Palevaara (born 14 August 1971 in

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) is a Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as

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in the Finnish soap opera ''

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'' which airs on

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. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning, but in year 2001 she had a child and left for maternity leave. Palevaara's pregnancy was written in the series so that her character Jenni had a child. Palevaara returned to the series after her maternity leave. Palevaara's character Jenni was killed off in 2013. Anu Palevaara studied dance, drama and singing in the Laine Theatre Arts - music theater school in England 1990–1994. Palevaara has made choreographies for the municipal theatre of Lahti and to Hot Club Company, to name a few. She also starred as the leading woman in the successful Finnish film '' Kuningasjätkä'' (1998) directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series ''Iskelmäprinssi''. In 1998, she hosted ''

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'' with Heikki Hietamies.

Filmography

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20th-century Finnish actresses Finnish choreographers Finnish women choreographers 1971 births Living people Actresses from Helsinki 21st-century Finnish actresses Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses Finnish soap opera actresses {{Finland-actor-stub