Lea Ruth Margit Joutseno (formerly Jönsson, 6 November 1910,
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
– 20 June 1977) was a Finnish actress, screenwriter and a translator. She became known as a blonde comedian in the 1940s after appearing in several
Valentin Vaala
Valentin Vaala (born Valentin Yakovich Ivanoff, Russian: Валентин Якович Иванов; 13 October 1909 in Helsinki – 21 November 1976 in Helsinki) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter and film editor. His career spanned sever ...
's films. Along with
Helena Kara
Aini Helena Kara (originally Aini Helena Dahl, 16 August 1916 – 26 February 2002) was a Finnish film actress. Like Lea Joutseno and Regina Linnanheimo, she was one of the few Finnish film actors without a theatrical background. Kara is best rem ...
and
Regina Linnanheimo
Axa Regina Elisabeth Linnanheimo (until 1924 Leino, since 1948 Regina Mörner, 7 September 1915, Helsinki – 24 January 1995) was a Finnish actress and screenwriter. Her sister Rakel Linnanheimo (1908–2004) was also an actress. Linnanheimo w ...
, Joutseno was one of the few Finnish film stars who did not have a theatrical background.
Film career
Lea Joutseno played the female lead in nine films between 1941–1948. Most of them were comedies, and except for two, directed by Valentin Vaala. In 1948, Joutseno co-wrote the film ''
Ihmiset suviyössä'' with Vaala, a work for which they received a
Jussi Award
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 ...
. She had previously received one Jussi Award for the best actress in a leading role in the 1944 Vaala film ''Dynamiittityttö''. After ending her film career, Joutseno continued to work as a translator.
Private life
In her private life, Lea Joutseno was described as being similar to her film characters in the 1940s; cheerful, benevolent and optimistic. She was married three times. Her first two husbands died within a year of their wedding. Joutseno died suddenly at the age of 66 on 20 June 1977.
Filmography
* ''Juurakon Hulda'' (1937)
* ''Niskavuoren naiset'' (1938)
* ''Vihreä kulta'' (1939)
* ''
Rikas tyttö'' (1939)
* ''Poikani pääkonsuli'' (1940)
* ''Kersantilleko Emma nauroi?'' (1940)
* ''Morsian yllättää'' (1941)
* ''Varaventtiili'' (1942)
* ''Hopeakihlajaiset'' (1942)
* ''Tositarkoituksella'' (1943)
(also screenplay)
* ''Neiti Tuittupää'' (1943)
* ''Dynamiittityttö'' (1944)
(also screenplay)
* ''Vuokrasulhanen'' (1945)
(also screenplay)
* ''Viikon tyttö'' (1946)
(also screenplay)
* ''Kilroy sen teki'' (1948)
(also screenplay)
* ''Ihmiset suviyössä'' (1948)
(screenplay only)
References
External links
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1910 births
1977 deaths
Actresses from Helsinki
People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish film actresses
20th-century Finnish actresses