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Appearance

Height 168cm       Playing age 40-60     Clothing size M-L       Shoe size 39​

Languages

Finnish - native   

English - fluent   

German - intermediate  French & Spanish - beginner

Special skills

Snowboarding -advanced    Downhill skiing - advanced  Cross country skiing - advanced 

Crossfit - intermediate

Canoeing, Singing, Handicrafts, Piano playing, Photography

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Experience and Credits

2023 Pudotuspeli - Gronholm Method - key role: Carles Bueno (Jordi Galceran, Anumaaria Tulla) Huoneteatteri

2022 Ole oma itsesi Ernest – The importance of being Ernest - Lady Bracknell (Oscar Wilde, Antti Viitamäki) Huoneteatteri 

2021 Puhdistus - The Purge - key role: Old Aliide Truu (Sofi Oksanen, Erika Hast) Huoneteatteri 

2020 Huokausten laakso - key role: Pirjo Häkli (Antti Raivio, Matti Tolvanen) Huoneteatteri

2020 Veren häät - Bodas de Sangre - key role: Mother (Lorca, Kirsi Sulonen) Huoneteatteri

2019 Tuplakupla - Key for two - key role: Eila (Chapman & Freeman, Antti Viitamäki) Korpilahden Teatteri

2017 Suurin on rakkaus - key role: Elisabeth Järnefelt (Laura Ruohonen, Joanna Heinonen) AdAstra 

2016 Ilias, Odysseia ja koko Kreikan mytologia 99 minuutissa tai alle - The Iliad, The Odyssey, and all of Greek mythology in 99 minutes or less - multiple roles (about 30 all together) inc. Athena, Demeter and Oracle (Hopkins, Hunter, Antti Viitamäki) Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri

2022  Actor in Pehmeyden aika, a movie directed by Antti Viitamäki

2013 -   Directing Kids Theater in Tikan koulu, Jyväskylä

2008 -   Voice work - Radio commercials for Studio Audio

2007 - 2016 Actor in Teatteriseurue Pii, Professional theater group, specialised in kids theater

2011 - 2015 Actor in Dekkariseikkailu, an interactive mystery where audience is to solve a crime

2010 - 2011 Instructor in Mun Duuni, a pilot to help marginalized teenagers via artistic work

1997 - Primary school teacher

1997 Skiing guide for Sun Ski, Sestriere Italy

Training

2022 - 2023 Actors Academy Finland, One-year training graduate

Meisner Technique core essentials (repetition, independent activity, emotional preparation, scene work) by Dominic Kelly and Nita Arpiainen. Screen acting and technique by Tim Kent, Voice and movement by Ben Joiner, Selftape, auditioning and business in acting by Tom Sawyer​, Basics of voice acting with Alexander Rudiclo, Screen acting and Show Reel directed by Pamela Tola

2015 - 2016 Psychology basics, The University of Jyväskylä

2007 - 2011 Dance - Movement therapist University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä

2000 - 2001 Theaterpedagogy, Theater Academy, Helsinki 

1992 - 1996 Masters in Education, The University of Helsinki

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