Rea Mauranen (born 25 April 1949 in

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who has appeared in several Finnish films. Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish

. In film, she worked with director

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in the

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and

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. Though not having children of her own, Rea said, bitterness is ''useless''.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2023)

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1949 births Living people Actresses from Helsinki Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses {{Finland-actor-stub