Acting credits
24
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Maria Heiskanen
Acting
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Movies: 17Series: 7
TMDB ID: 16776
IMDb ID: nm0374685
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Kuopio, Finland
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2023
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.27
Wikidata: Q441109
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Maria Heiskanen.
7.1
Fallen Leaves
as Matron
2023 Movie
6.3
The Longest Day
2020 Movie
6.0
Ravens
as Gärd
2017 Movie
5.7
Boy Upside Down
as Katri
2014 Movie
3.2
Apeiron
as Umbra's Mother
2013 Movie
5.6
Faro
as Socialkvinnan / The Social Services Woman
2013 Movie
5.5
Open Up to Me
as Silva
2013 Movie
6.1
The Last Sentence
as Pirjo
2012 Movie
5.4
All That Matters Is Past
as Ragnhild
2012 Movie
4.7
Hella W
as Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"
2011 Movie
6.4
Hellsinki
as Marja
2009 Movie
7.3
Everlasting Moments
as Maria Larsson
2008 Movie
5.7
Man's Job
as Katja
2007 Movie
6.7
Lights in the Dusk
as Aila
2006 Movie
5.3
As White as in Snow
as Merja
2001 Movie
5.5
The Fire Engine That Disappeared
as Carla
1993 Movie
6.1
Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
as Minna
1991 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Maria Heiskanen.
6.2
Transport
as Inkeri Aho • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Raja
as Marita • 3 eps
2014 Series
1.0
Sata lasissa
as Irja • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Inget Ljus i Tunneln
2 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Solsidan
as Barnmorskan • 1 eps
2010 Series
Yövuoro
as Kati Paanala • 3 eps
2005 Series
2.7
Kotikatu
as toimittaja • 1 eps
1995 Series