Maria Heiskanen

Maria Heiskanen

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

  • Title: Maria Heiskanen
  • Popularity: 1.688
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1970-08-21
  • Place of Birth: Kuopio, Finland
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Maria Heiskanen Movies

  • 2006
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    Lights in the Dusk

    Lights in the Dusk

    6.7 2006 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Man's Job

    Man's Job

    6 2007 HD

    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....

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  • 2011
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    Hella W

    Hella W

    4.7 2011 HD

    The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman,...

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  • 2008
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    Everlasting Moments

    Everlasting Moments

    7.336 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 2009
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    Hellsinki

    Hellsinki

    6.433 2009 HD

    In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

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  • 2023
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    Fallen Leaves

    Fallen Leaves

    7.249 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

    Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

    6.3 1991 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    All That Matters Is Past

    All That Matters Is Past

    5.7 2012 HD

    Reunited after years apart, childhood sweethearts William and Janne are forced to confront the dark secrets of their past-and the menacing presence...

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  • 2012
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    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

    6.1 2012 HD

    Renowned journalist Torgny Segerstedt declares war against Hitler as he criticizes Swedish politicians who tried to look away from the tyranny of the...

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  • 2013
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    Faro

    Faro

    5.6 2013 HD

    Faro is about a man who flees into the forest with his daughter to escape a prison sentence.

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  • 2001
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    As White as in Snow

    As White as in Snow

    5.6 2001 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
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    Apeiron

    Apeiron

    3.2 2013 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Brandbilen som försvann

    Brandbilen som försvann

    5.6 1993 HD

    A routine mission ends up in a flaming inferno when a house suddenly explodes. It looks like a spectacular suicide attempt but the technical...

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  • 2014
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    Boy Upside Down

    Boy Upside Down

    6 2014 HD

    A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.

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  • 1970
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    Siilijuttu

    Siilijuttu

    1 1970 HD

    Short film.

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  • 2013
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    Open Up to Me

    Open Up to Me

    5.7 2013 HD

    At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however, something strange under the surface. She radiates sexual...

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  • 2017
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    Ravens

    Ravens

    6.4 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
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    Apeiron

    Apeiron

    3.2 2013 HD

    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...

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  • 2020
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    The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

    6.3 2020 HD

    Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.

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  • 2010
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    Solsidan

    Solsidan

    7 2010 HD

    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...

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  • 2011
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    Inget Ljus i Tunneln

    Inget Ljus i Tunneln

    8 2011 HD

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  • 1995
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    Kotikatu

    Kotikatu

    3.5 1995 HD

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  • 2022
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    Transport

    Transport

    6.2 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2014
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    Raja

    Raja

    6 2014 HD

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  • 2013
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    Sata lasissa

    Sata lasissa

    1 2013 HD

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