Marjaana Maijala (b. 28. October

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

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) is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several Finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland. Maijala's first film role was in the 1994 film ''Kissan kuolema''. Her breakthrough role was in the television series ''Pieni pala jumalaa'' (1999). She received the

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Award for Best Actress in television for her performance. In the early 2000s she appeared in the

Klaus Härö Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art. Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family. He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the ...

films '' Elina: As If I Wasn't There'' (2002) and '' Mother of Mine'' (2005). Her later filmography includes the television series ''

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'' and such films as ''Oma maa'' (2018) and ''The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic'' (2021). Maijala graduated from the

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in 2000.

Selected filmography

Films

TV Series

References

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* Finnish actresses 1968 births Living people People from Lahti {{Finland-actor-stub