Minna Turunen (born 22 April 1969 in
Lahti
Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...
) is a
Finnish actress. Turunen graduated from the
Helsinki Theatre Academy
The Theatre Academy (, ) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in th ...
in 1994.
Turunen's son is the actor and TV host
Roope Salminen.
Turunen disappeared from public view in the late 2000s. In 2017, she announced that she had suffered a brain injury. In 2018, she announced that she was suffering from
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...
.
Filmography
Television
* ''
Salatut elämät
''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment b ...
'' (2007) – Taru Saaristo
* ''
Mogadishu Avenue'' (2006) – Irina Totkunen
* ''
Haluatko filmitähdeksi?'' (2003) – hostess
* ''
Klubi'' (1998) – Janita Westin
* ''
Tuliportaat'' (1998) – Carola Jarvis
* ''
Takaisin kotiin'' (1995)
* ''
Rapman
Andrew Onwubolu , better known by his stage name Rapman, is a British rapper, record producer, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his three-part YouTube series ''Shiro's Story'' (2018), his debut feature film ''Blue Story'' (2019 ...
'' (1995)
* ''
Kuudesti laukeava'' (in three episodes, 1992) – Titta Hytönen-Amin
* ''
Ruusun aika'' (in five episodes, 1990–1991) – Nurse Jonna Joki
Films
* ''
Vares - Yksityisetsivä
''Vares: Private Eye'' () is a 2004 Finnish crime film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It is based on the eleventh '' Vares'' novel ''Keltainen leski'' (1999) by Reijo Mäki. The setting is Turku, a city on the west coast of Finland. It stars Juha ...
'' (2004) – Ifigenia Multanen
* ''
Umur
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'' (2002) – Umur
* ''
Ken tulta pyytää
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer
* ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine
* Ken Masters, a main character in th ...
'' (2001) – Alarm centrum
* ''
Lapin kullan kimallus'' (1999) – Ralla-Kaisa
* ''
Esa ja Vesa - auringonlaskun ratsastajat'' (1994) – 2. receptionist
* ''
Romanovin kivet'' (1993) – Interpreter
* ''
Kotia päin
''Homebound'' () is a 1989 Finnish crime drama film directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi. It tells the story of a young student who moves away from his hometown to the capital to study, as he worries about his mother's problematic relationship with a n ...
'' (1989) – Annette
References
External links
Official website*
Finnish actresses
People from Lahti
1969 births
Living people
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