Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a

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actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on

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since 2003. She appeared in the

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film ''

Paha maa ''Frozen Land'' ( fi, Paha maa) is a 2005 Finnish drama film directed and written by Aku Louhimies starring Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. The film's plot is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1911 posthumously published story " The ...

'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main character in the

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film ''

Saippuaprinssi ''Saippuaprinssi'' ("Soap Prince") is a 2006 Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Janne Kuusi starring Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. Aleksi Bardy wrote the script. Cast *Pamela Tola .... Ilona *Mikko Leppilampi .... Kalle/Antero *Outi ...

'' (Soap Prince), both times working with

Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi (born 1954), a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promisin ...

. In 2008 Tola graduated with MA from the Theatre Academy's Department of Theatre and Drama. In 2018 she directed her first feature film ''Swingers'', followed by ''Teräsleidit'' in 2020.

Personal life

Tola and her film producer husband Pauli Waroma filed for divorce in August 2011. They have two sons together. In 2015 she married actor

Lauri Tilkanen Lauri Tilkanen (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared on television and in films such as ''Skavabölen pojat'' (2009), '' Paha perhe'' (2010), '' Hiljaisuus'' (2011), '' Härmä'' (2012) and ''Juoppohullun päiväkirja'' (2012). ...

with whom she has a son born in 2014. They got divorced in June of 2020 Tola is close friends with actress

Pihla Viitala Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. Personal life In 2004, Viitala married musician Kerkko Koskinen; the couple divorced in 2008. She married Kazakh- German Alex Sc ...

Partial filmography

As actress

*'' Helmiä ja sikoja'' (2003) *''Skene'' (television movie, 2004) *''

'' (2005) *''Caasha'' (television movie, 2005) *''

Tyttö sinä olet tähti ''Beauty and the Bastard'' ( fi, Tyttö sinä olet tähti; ) is a 2005 Finnish musical romantic drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by Pekko Pesonen. It stars Pamela Tola and Samuli Vauramo. Eero Milonoff, Joonas Saartamo, Mikk ...

'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *'' Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' (voice of Chloe in Finnish localization, 2008) *''

Lapland Odyssey ''Lapland Odyssey'' ( fi, Napapiirin sankarit) is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film stars Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Pamela Tola, Kari Ketonen and Miia Nuutila. The film premiered at the 2010 ...

'' (''Napapiirin sankarit'') (2010) *''

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2'' is a 2011 American comedy film. It is the sequel to 2008's ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' and the second film in the ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' series. Directed by Alex Zamm, and starring George Lopez, Odette Yustman an ...

'' (voice of Chloe in Finnish localization, 2011) *''

Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as comma ...

'' (2011) *'' Härmä'' (2012) *''

Must Have Been Love ''Must Have Been Love'' ( no, En som deg, fi, Kaksi tarinaa rakkaudesta) is a 2012 Norwegian-Finnish romantic drama film directed by Eirik Svensson. The film was Svensson's directorial debut, and stars Pamela Tola and Espen Klouman Høiner. It w ...

'' (2013) *'' Heart of a Lion'' (2013) *''Onnenonkija'' (2016) *''Aurora'' (2019)

As director

*''Swingers'' (2018) *''Teräsleidit'' (2020)

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people People from Ruotsinpyhtää Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses Finnish film directors Finnish women film directors {{Finland-actor-stub