Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, Finland) is a Finnish film and television actress,
voice actress
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
and writer. She has been the artistic director of ("Finnish Comedy Theatre") since February 2010. She is the daughter of film director
Ere Kokkonen
Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also ...
and actress
Titta Jokinen
Titta Jokinen (born 23 February 1951 in Kalanti, Finland) is a Finnish actress.
Career
Jokinen has appeared in both Finnish film and television since 1973. She appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof '' Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' opposi ...
.
Career
Early in her career, Kokkonen acted in for a few years without any actual training in the theater industry. Since then, Kokkonen has performed in the
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own duri ...
s of Suomen Komediateatteri, among other places. She has acted in small supporting roles in the '' Vääpeli Körmy'' and ''
Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro is a Finnish comedy character created by Spede Pasanen and played by Vesa-Matti Loiri. Originally appeared in ''Spede Show'' during 1971–1973, the character gained popularity through the Uuno Turhapuro films.
Dramatis personae
...
'' film series, and has made a number of
voice acting
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roles. Kokkonen played her first lead role in the 2020 comedy film ''
The Renovation
''The Renovation'' ( fi, Se mieletön remppa) is a 2020 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It tells the story of a couple, Jalmari and Maija, who inherit a house in need of a major renovation, taking the situation to catastrophic prop ...
'', directed by
Taneli Mustonen
Taneli Mustonen (born 1 January 1978)Taneli Mustonen – ''
.
In 2018, Kokkonen starred in
MTV3
MTV3 ( fi, MTV Kolme, sv, MTV Tre) is a Finnish commercial television station. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Yle TV1 (from Yle) took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV (literally "Advertisement ...
's
sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is ...
television show ''
Putous
''Putous'' (Comedy Combat is the international name) is a Finnish sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of com ...
'', where she played several small roles and her best-known character. She won a playful sketch character contest with her Tanhupallo.
The Snow Queen
"The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...
'' (1986)
* ''
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
''Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life'' is a 2004 Finnish comedy film, made as a tribute to Spede Pasanen. It is the twentieth and last installment in the Uuno Turhapuro film series.
Plot
Uuno disguises as an old man and infiltrates a nursing ...
'' (2004)
* ''
The Magic Crystal
''The Magic Crystal'' (; released in the Philippines as ''Fight to Win'') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Wong Jing. The film stars Andy Lau, Max Mok and Cynthia Rothrock.
Plot
An important piece of document to be presen ...
'' (2011)
* ''
The Renovation
''The Renovation'' ( fi, Se mieletön remppa) is a 2020 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It tells the story of a couple, Jalmari and Maija, who inherit a house in need of a major renovation, taking the situation to catastrophic prop ...