Maria Heiskanen

Maria Heiskanen

Born: August 21, 1970
in Kuopio, Finland
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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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Fallen Leaves
Title: Fallen Leaves
Character: Matron
Released: September 14, 2023
Type: Movie
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
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Title: Transport
Character: Inkeri Aho
Released: March 27, 2022
Type: TV
A journalist traces a microchip found in baby food. A bank manager's mistake ensnares her in a much larger scheme. A family falls apart after the father goes missing. An insurance examiner investigates what happened to a border control veterinarian. This suspenseful Nordic noir drama enters the world of international money laundering through the stories of ordinary people caught up in the crimes.
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The Longest Day
Title: The Longest Day
Released: January 26, 2020
Type: Movie
This melancholy, dryly comedic Finnish-language film is the fourth of a five-part series on minority languages in Sweden.
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Ravens
Title: Ravens
Character: Gärd
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
A hard-working farmer, despairing by the harsh reality of his daily struggle, is determined to have his son taking over the farm and continue his legacy. The mother tries her best to keep the family together. Yet, with increasing horror, the son witnesses his father's psychotic behavior escalate.
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Boy Upside Down
Title: Boy Upside Down
Character: Katri
Released: August 29, 2014
Type: Movie
A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.
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Title: Raja
Character: Marita
Released: February 23, 2014
Type: TV
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Apeiron
Title: Apeiron
Character: Umbra's Mother
Released: September 25, 2013
Type: Movie
Umbra is a scientist who wants to prove his theory that human beings are ruled by chance and devoid of any purpose, and as a consequence some become evil and cruel.
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Apeiron
Title: Apeiron
Character: Umbra's mother
Released: September 25, 2013
Type: Movie
Umbra is a scientist who wants to prove his theory that human beings are ruled by chance and devoid of any purpose, and as a consequence some become evil and cruel.
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Title: Sata lasissa
Character: Irja
Released: September 22, 2013
Type: TV
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Faro
Title: Faro
Character: Socialkvinnan / The Social Services Woman
Released: March 15, 2013
Type: Movie
Faro is about a man who flees into the forest with his daughter to escape a prison sentence.
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Open Up to Me
Title: Open Up to Me
Character: Silva
Released: March 8, 2013
Type: Movie
At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual energy that is hard to define.
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The Last Sentence
Title: The Last Sentence
Character: Pirjo
Released: December 7, 2012
Type: Movie
Renowned journalist Torgny Segerstedt declares war against Hitler as he criticizes Swedish politicians who tried to look away from the tyranny of the Nazis with the good excuse of “neutralism”. His only weapon is his pen and his life is full of gossip such as an affair with his boss’ wife, a love scandal with a secretary younger than his daughter, and the suicide of his wife. However, he continues to fight a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death, throwing the question “Can one person really change history?” to the audience.
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All That Matters Is Past
Title: All That Matters Is Past
Character: Ragnhild
Released: November 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Reunited after years apart, childhood sweethearts William and Janne are forced to confront the dark secrets of their past-and the menacing presence of William's pathologically jealous brother — in this haunting story from celebrated Norwegian director Sara Johnsen.
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Title: Inget Ljus i Tunneln
Released: December 27, 2011
Type: TV
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Hella W
Title: Hella W
Character: Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"
Released: January 28, 2011
Type: Movie
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, but faced the harshness of a changing world as the Finnish, Soviet and British secret services focus on her life, family and work.
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Title: Solsidan
Character: Barnmorskan
Released: January 29, 2010
Type: TV
The series is named after a small part of Saltsjöbaden called Solsidan. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and have just moved to Alex's childhood home in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County. Alex tries to get Anna to enjoy herself, and at the same time spend time with his childhood friend Fredde.
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Hellsinki
Title: Hellsinki
Character: Marja
Released: January 9, 2009
Type: Movie
In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.
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Everlasting Moments
Title: Everlasting Moments
Character: Maria Larsson
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: Movie
In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.
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Man's Job
Title: Man's Job
Character: Katja
Released: February 23, 2007
Type: Movie
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.
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Lights in the Dusk
Title: Lights in the Dusk
Character: Aila
Released: February 3, 2006
Type: Movie
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
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As White as in Snow
Title: As White as in Snow
Character: Merja
Released: February 15, 2001
Type: Movie
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.
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Title: Kotikatu
Character: toimittaja
Released: August 24, 1995
Type: TV
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Brandbilen som försvann
Title: Brandbilen som försvann
Character: Carla
Released: July 2, 1993
Type: Movie
A routine mission ends up in a flaming inferno when a house suddenly explodes. It looks like a spectacular suicide attempt but the technical investigation reveals unexpected evidence. Beck and his men are soon on the tracks of a narcotic syndicate...
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Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Title: Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Character: Minna
Released: November 15, 1991
Type: Movie
The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.
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Siilijuttu
Title: Siilijuttu
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Short film.