Jussi Award 1950 Eva Kaarina Annikki Arni

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen (January 15, 1921

Kuusankoski Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusankoski was 20,392 (2003) and the total are ...

– January 29, 1999

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) was a Finnish actress. She worked at the

Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre ( fi, Suomen Kansallisteatteri), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish ...

for 45 years (1945–1990). Her husband was professor Sakari Puurunen (July 25, 1921

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– August 5, 2000 Helsinki). They had no children. Volanen died suddenly in 1999, at age 78.

Awards

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 ...

four times: three times as best actress, in 1948, 1949, and 1950, and in 1992 she received a Lifetime achievement Jussi Award. *

Pro Finlandia The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President o ...

medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1966. *Ida Aalberg award.

Filmography

*''Synnin jäljet'' (1946) *''"Minä elän"'' (1946) *''Suopursu kukkii'' (1947) *''Naiskohtaloita'' (1947) *''Toukokuun taika'' (1948) *''Ruma Elsa'' (1949) *''Prinsessa Ruusunen'' (1949) *''Katupeilin takana'' (1949) *''Katarina kaunis leski'' (1950) *''Hallin Janne'' (1950) *''Kesäillan valssi'' (1951) *''Kolmiapila'' (1953) *''Onnelliset'' (1954) *''Kun on tunteet'' (1954) *''Musta rakkaus'' (1957) *''Pala valkoista marmoria'' (1998)

References

1921 births 1999 deaths People from Kuusankoski 20th-century Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub