Ansa Ikonen
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Aili Ansa Inkeri Ikonen (19 December 1913 in Saint Petersburg
– 23 May 1989 in Helsinki
) was an award-winning Finnish film and theater actress. In a film career spanning three decades, Ikonen appeared in dozens of films, and was one of the most popular actresses of her time. She frequently starred with actor Tauno Palo
as her leading man. Although not romantically linked in real life, the two nevertheless captured the audiences' imagination as the golden couple of Finnish cinema.
Ikonen also directed a romantic comedy Nainen on Valttia (Woman is the Wild Card) in 1944.
After the relative collapse of the Finnish film industry in the 1960's, Ikonen continued to enjoy enduring popularity on television and theater. Ikonen was married to actor Jalmari Rinne and had two daughters: Katriina Rinne and Marjatta Rinne.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
– 23 May 1989 in 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...
) was an award-winning Finnish film and theater actress. In a film career spanning three decades, Ikonen appeared in dozens of films, and was one of the most popular actresses of her time. She frequently starred with actor Tauno Palo
Tauno Palo
Tauno Valdemar Palo was a Finnish actor and singer in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema....
as her leading man. Although not romantically linked in real life, the two nevertheless captured the audiences' imagination as the golden couple of Finnish cinema.
Ikonen also directed a romantic comedy Nainen on Valttia (Woman is the Wild Card) in 1944.
After the relative collapse of the Finnish film industry in the 1960's, Ikonen continued to enjoy enduring popularity on television and theater. Ikonen was married to actor Jalmari Rinne and had two daughters: Katriina Rinne and Marjatta Rinne.
Filmography (selection)
- Minä ja ministeri (1934)
- Syntipukki (The Scapegoat) (1935)
- Koskenlaskijan Morsian (1937)
- Kuriton Sukupolvi (1937)
- Rykmentin murheenkryyni (1938)
- Oi, Kallis Suomenmaa (1940)
- Kulkurin Valssi (The Vagabond's Waltz) (1941)
- Vaivaisukon Morsian (1944; Winner of the Jussi Award for Best Actress)
- Nainen on Valttia (Woman is the Wild Card) (1944); also a director
- Pikajuna Pohjoiseen (1947)
- Gabriel, tule takaisin (Gabriel, Come Back) (1951)
- Rakas Lurjus (Dear Scoundrel)(1955)
- Ratkaisun Päivät (1956)
- Äidittömät (1958)
- Telefon (1977)
External links
- IMDb: Ansa Ikonen
- Ansa Ikonen at ElonetElonetElonet is a website run by the Finnish National Audiovisual Archive which provides a database of about 150,000 films created or screened in Finland. It was launched in 2006....