Anu Irmeli Palevaara
Born (1971-08-14) 14 August 1971
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)Actress, choreographer, dancer

Anu Irmeli Palevaara (born 14 August 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Jenni Vainio in the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät which airs on MTV3. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning,[1] but in year 2001 she had a child and left for maternity leave. Palevaara's pregnancy was written in the series so that her character Jenni had a child. Palevaara returned to the series after her maternity leave. Palevaara's character Jenni was killed off in 2013.

Anu Palevaara studied dance, drama and singing in the Laine Theatre Arts - music theater school in England 1990–1994. Palevaara has made choreographies for the municipal theatre of Lahti and to Hot Club Company, to name a few. She also starred as the leading woman in the successful Finnish film Kuningasjätkä (1998) directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series Iskelmäprinssi. In 1998, she hosted Tangomarkkinat with Heikki Hietamies.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 A Summer by the River Hilkka Mäkelä Finnish: Kuningasjätkä
1998 Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies Roosa Also as choreographer and performer: "Soitto soi" and "Tytön sietää tietää"
2017 Rendel Whore
2020 Working My Ass Off Helka Short film
2020 Päätös n:o 30001 N/A Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Eurovision laulukilpailu 1996 – Suomen karsinta — Credited as choreographer;

Television special

1996 Herkku & Partanen Herself Dancer; Episode: "Unelma"
1997 Ihan auki Eurooppaan Various roles Television film
1998–

1999

 Iskelmäprinssi Anita
1998 Torvensoittaja katolla revyy Various roles Television film
1998 Tangomarkkinat Herself Host; 2 episodes
1999 Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro, pisnismies Roosa 3 episodes
1999–2001,

2002–2011, 2012–2013

 Salatut elämät Jenni Vainio 1271 episodes
2006 Seppo Goes Shakespeare Television film
2009 Salatut elämät 10 v. Television special
2010 Lillukanvarsia Video
2018 Pihlajasatu 4 episodes
2019 Justimus esittää: Duo Maritan äiti Episode: "Treffit"

References

  1. ↑ "Salkkarihahmoja seurataan kotiovelle". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.


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