Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the

Helsinki Theatre Academy The Theatre Academy ( fi, Teatterikorkeakoulu, sv, Teaterhögskolan) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, wit ...

Personal life

In 2004, Viitala married musician

Kerkko Koskinen Kerkko Klemetti Koskinen (born 7 January 1973)Kuka kukin on 2007, Otava 2006 is a Finnish musician. Koskinen was the founding member and lead figure of the retired band Ultra Bra. He composed nearly all of Ultra Bra's songs and was the band's p ...

; the couple divorced in 2008. She married Kazakh- German Alex Schimpf in 2011, and the couple have one child together, daughter Astrid (b. 2012); the family lives in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

. Finnish actress Rebecca Viitala is her cousin.Nyt hurmaa Pihla Viitalan seksikäs serkku!
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Filmography

Awards

* 2010

Shooting Stars Award The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and networking of p ...

References

External links

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Interview on cineuropa.org (Video)

Portrait at agencyunreal
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