Maria Heiskanen
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Maria Heiskanen 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 Chekhov
s 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.
Heiskanen received her breakthrough role in the 1991 Swedish film Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the 1988 Åmsele murders where a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle. Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as...
directed by Jan Troell. For her role Heiskanen won the Gold Plaque Award in Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
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
Riksteatern
Riksteatern is the name of the popular "National Touring Theatre"/"National Theatre Company" in Sweden. It's the biggest theatre company on tour in Sweden and can, in one way, almost be described as Sweden's national stage on tour....
where she for example performed role of Masja in Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
s The Seagull (2008)
The Seagull
The Seagull is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The Seagull was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896...
directed by Lars Norén
Lars Norén
Lars Norén is a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He is considered Sweden's most prominent contemporary playwright of today.Born in Stockholm, Norén wrote his first play at age 19...
.
In Finland Heiskanen has worked with Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
-Career:After studying Media Studies at the University of Tampere, Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment , Dostoyevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki...
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
Everlasting Moments
Everlasting Moments is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell, starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen. It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish working class woman in the early 1900s, who wins a camera in a lottery and goes on to become a...
, for which she won the Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
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
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony.Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film could be honoured...
at the 66th Golden Globe Awards
66th Golden Globe Awards
The 66th Golden Globe Awards Ceremony was broadcast on January 11, 2009, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States on the NBC TV network...
. It also made the January shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 81st Academy Awards
81st Academy Awards
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2008 and took place February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST...
, but wasn't selected as one of the final nominees.
Selected filmography
- Truth and ConsequenceTruth and ConsequenceTruth and Consequence is an upcoming Swedish film directed by Jan Troell, starring Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Björn Granath and Ulla Skoog. It will be set between 1933 and 1945, and focus on the life of Torgny Segerstedt, a Swedish publicist who was a prominent critic of Nazi Germany, and...
(2012) - Everlasting MomentsEverlasting MomentsEverlasting Moments is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell, starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen. It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish working class woman in the early 1900s, who wins a camera in a lottery and goes on to become a...
(2008) - Heaven (2007)
- A Man's JobA Man's JobA Man's Work , also known as Man's Job in the United States, is a 2007 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä. It was Finland's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Finland*List of...
(2007) - Lights in the dusk (2006)
- Hus i helvete (2002)
- As White as in Snow (2001)
- 10:10 (2000)
- Moa & Malte (2000)
- Il Capitano: A Swedish RequiemIl Capitano: A Swedish RequiemIl Capitano: A Swedish Requiem is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the 1988 Åmsele murders where a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle. Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as...
(1991)