Lea Ruth Margit Joutseno (formerly Jönsson, 6 November 1910,

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– 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

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. 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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joutseno, Lea 1910 births 1977 deaths Actresses from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses