Maria Heiskanen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-08-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Kuopio, Finland

Maria Heiskanen

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Heiskanen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • Kotikatu

    Kotikatu

  • Solsidan

    Solsidan

  • All That Matters Is Past

    All That Matters Is Past

  • As White as in Snow

    As White as in Snow

  • Everlasting Moments

    Everlasting Moments

  • Hellsinki

    Hellsinki

  • Faro

    Faro

  • Man's Job

    Man's Job

  • The Fire Engine That Disappeared

    The Fire Engine That Disappeared

  • Transport

    Transport

  • Fallen Leaves

    Fallen Leaves

  • Ravens

    Ravens

  • Lights in the Dusk

    Lights in the Dusk

  • Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

    Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

  • Raja

    Raja

  • Boy Upside Down

    Boy Upside Down

  • The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

  • Open Up to Me

    Open Up to Me

  • Sata lasissa

    Sata lasissa

  • Inget Ljus i Tunneln

    Inget Ljus i Tunneln

  • Siilijuttu

    Siilijuttu

  • Apeiron

    Apeiron

  • Apeiron

    Apeiron

  • The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

  • Hella W

    Hella W