Mari Elina Knihtilä (born 6 June 1971) is a Finnish actress.

Career

Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the

Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre ( fi, Suomen Kansallisteatteri), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish ...

and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two

Jussi Awards The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...

; one for a supporting role in a 2008 Heikki Kujanpää film ''Putoavia enkeleitä'' and another for a leading role in a 2011 Zaida Bergroth film ''Hyvä poika''. Some of her television work include the comic roles in ''Läpiveto'', ''Vedetään hatusta'' and the first season of ''

Putous ''Putous'' (Comedy Combat is the international name) is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, th ...

''.

Personal life

Knihtilä is cohabiting with an actor

Tommi Korpela Tommi Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor all together three times - a feat that has been accomplished by only two Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo Tauno Valdemar P ...

. Together they have a son.

Selected filmography

*''Hyvän tekijät'' (1997) *'' Hengittämättä & nauramatta'' (2002) *''Lapsia ja aikuisia'' (2004) *'' V2 – jäätynyt enkeli'' (2006) *'' Matti'' (2006) *''

Lieksa! ''The Matriarch'' (Finnish: ''Lieksa!'') is a 2007 Finnish comedy-drama film written, directed and edited by Markku Pölönen and produced by the Pölönen-owned film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Plot Martta (Sanna-Kaisa Palo) and ...

'' (2007) *''Putoavia enkeleitä'' (2008) *''8 päivää ensi-iltaan'' (2008) *''

Skavabölen pojat ''Skavabölen pojat'' (Finnish for "the boys from Skavaböle/Hyrylä") is a 2009 Finnish drama film. It was directed by Zaida Bergroth and based on a play by the same name, written by Antti Raivio in 1991 and performed at Q-teatteri in the 1990s ...

'' (2009) *''

Haarautuvan rakkauden talo ''The House of Branching Love'' ( fi, Haarautuvan rakkauden talo) is a 2009 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It is based on the novel ''Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' by Petri Karra. The film is about a married couple going ...

'' (2009) *''

Varasto ''The Storage'' ( fi, Varasto) is a 2011 Finnish comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä. Cast * Kari-Pekka Toivonen as Antero Rousku * Minttu Mustakallio as Karita * Aku Hirviniemi as Raninen * Esko Salminen as Kataja * Juha Muje as Store man ...

'' (2011) *'' Risto'' (2011) *''Hyvä poika'' (2011) *''Tie pohjoiseen'' (2012) *''

Kohta 18 ''Almost 18'' ( fi, Kohta 18) is a 2012 Finnish film. It is the first feature film by director Maarit Lalli who also wrote the screenplay with her son Henrik Mäki-Tanila, one of the main actors in the film. Plot ''Kohta 18'' tells six stories ...

'' (2012) *'' Kätilö'' (2015) *''

Maria's Paradise ''Maria's Paradise'' ( fi, Marian paratiisi) is a 2019 Finnish drama film directed by Zaida Bergroth. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Pihla Viitala as Maria Åker ...

'' (2019)

On television

*''Ihana mies'' (1999) *''Kylmäverisesti sinun'' (2000) *''Tummien vesien tulkit'' (2002) *''Ranuan kummit'' (2003) *''Tahdon asia'' (2005) *''Mogadishu Avenue'' (2006) *''Läpiveto'' (2006–2008) *''Suojelijat'' (2008) *''Hymy pyllyyn'' (2008–2009) *''Ihmebantu'' (2009) *''Putous'' (2010) *''Virta'' (2011) *''Vedetään hatusta'' (2011) *''YleLeaks'' (2011)

References

External links

* 1971 births Finnish actresses Living people {{Finland-actor-stub