Anni-Kristiina Juuso
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Anni-Kristiina Juuso is a Sámi
actress, who played the leading female role in the movies The Cuckoo and The Kautokeino Rebellion. She was awarded Russia
's Best Actress award by both the movie academy and the press. Juuso has also received a State Movie Award, which was handed to her by Vladimir Putin
. In addition to her acting career, Juuso works as a radio journalist for YLE Sámi Radio
.
Anni-Kristiina Juuso studied at the Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Kallio
, Helsinki
. From 1998 to 1999, she studied theater at Lahti Folk High School in Lahti
, Finland
under the tutelage of Marietta Tevajärvi.
SAMI
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actress, who played the leading female role in the movies The Cuckoo and The Kautokeino Rebellion. She was awarded Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Best Actress award by both the movie academy and the press. Juuso has also received a State Movie Award, which was handed to her by Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
. In addition to her acting career, Juuso works as a radio journalist for YLE Sámi Radio
YLE Sámi Radio
YLE Sámi Radio is a regional unit of the Finnish Broadcasting Company that produces radio news for the Sámi people. The first regular radio programs in Sámi were sent in fall 1947. Sámi Radio has about journalists in Inari, Utsjoki and Karesuvanto....
.
Anni-Kristiina Juuso studied at the Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Kallio
Kallio
Kallio is a district and a neighbourhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located on the eastern side of the Helsinki peninsula about one kilometere north from the city centre. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Finland...
, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. From 1998 to 1999, she studied theater at Lahti Folk High School in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
under the tutelage of Marietta Tevajärvi.
The Cuckoo
- Silver Dolphin Best Actress (2003) at Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival
- Nika Best Actress (2003) at the Nika Awards
- Golden Aries Best Actress (2002) from the Russian Guild of Film CriticsRussian Guild of Film CriticsThe Russian Guild of Film Critics is a Russian organization of professional film critics. A member of FIPRESCI since 1999, the guild critiques Russian and Foreign films. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories...