Ritva Annikki Vepsä (12 February 1941,

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

– 30 July 2016) was a Finnish actress. In 1970 she received a

Jussi Award The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...

as the Best Leading Actress for her appearances in a

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film ''Sixtynine 69'' and a

Risto Jarva Risto Antero Jarva (15 July 1934 – 16 December 1977) was a Finnish filmmaker. Jarva usually approached his long films and short documentary films from some social problem and from one or more possible ways to solve it. Such problems included ...

film '' Ruusujen aika''. Vepsä was married to actor and director Yrjö Tähtelä 1960–79. Vepsä died on 30 July 2016, aged 75, at her home from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

.Actress Ritva Vepsä passes away
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Selected filmography

*''Nuori mylläri'' (1958) *''Totuus on armoton'' (1963) *'' Onnelliset leikit'' (1964) *'' Time of Roses'' (1969) *''Sixtynine 69'' (1969) *'' Naisenkuvia'' (1970) *''Loma'' (1976) *''

Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit ''Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit'' (''The Test-tube Adult and Simo's Angels'') is a 1979 Finnish comedy film directed, written and starring Spede Pasanen, along with the typical comic-cast of Simo Salminen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tapio Hämälä ...

'' (1979) *'' Pedon merkki'' (1981) *''Rampe & Naukkis – kaikkien aikojen superpari'' (1990)

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* 1941 births 2016 deaths Actresses from Helsinki Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses Deaths from lung cancer in Finland {{Finland-actor-stub