Maria Heiskanen
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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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Acting
Movie
Fallen Leaves
as Matron
2023
Movie
Lights in the Dusk
as Aila
2006
Movie
Everlasting Moments
as Maria Larsson
2008
Movie
Hellsinki
as Marja
2009
TV
Solsidan
as Barnmorskan
2010
Movie
Man's Job
as Katja
2007
Movie
The Fire Engine That Disappeared
as Carla
1993
Movie
Open Up to Me
as Silva
2013
Movie
All That Matters Is Past
as Ragnhild
2012
Movie
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
as Minna
1991
Movie
The Last Sentence
as Pirjo
2012
Movie
Ravens
as Gärd
2017
Movie
As White as in Snow
as Merja
2001
Movie
Hella W
as Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"
2011
Movie
Faro
as Socialkvinnan / The Social Services Woman
2013
TV
Transport
as Inkeri Aho
2022
TV
Kotikatu
as toimittaja
1995
Movie
Boy Upside Down
as Katri
2014
Movie
The Longest Day
2020
Movie
Apeiron
as Umbra's Mother
2013
Movie
Apeiron
as Umbra's mother
2013
TV
Inget Ljus i Tunneln
2011
TV
Sata lasissa
as Irja
2013
TV
Raja
as Marita
2014