Iina Kuustonen | |
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Born | Iina Kuustonen 18 April 1984 Helsinki, Finland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Awards | Kultainen Venla for best actress |
Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984) is a Finnish actress.
Kuustonen is best known for her appearances in the Finnish television series Putous (2011–2014), Helsingin herra (2012) and Syke (2014). She has also played in several movies, including The Kiss of Evil (2011) and FC Venus (2005). She won the Kultainen Venla, "Golden Venla" award for best actress for her roles in Helsingin Herra and Putous in 2012.[1]
Life and career
Kuustonen was born in Helsinki, where she studied at the Helsinki theatre academy,[2] and graduated with a master's degree in acting in 2011.
Kuustonen has done a lot of work in theatres, and for example performed as the second lead Pirkko Mannola in the musical Pirkko & Åke at the summer theatre of Valkeakoski in summer 2010.[3] She has also performed in Ronia, the Robber's Daughter at Suomenlinna summer theatre in 2011,[4] and in Espoo city theater's musical Kojoottikuu in 2014.[5]
She has also done a lot of Finnish dubs to different movies like Kung Fu Panda (2008), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and The Croods (2013), just to name a few.
Finnish musician Mikko Kuustonen is Iina Kuustonen's father. Iina's sister Minka Kuustonen is also an actress.[6]
Kuustonen was engaged to Sebastian Rejman but in June 2022 the couple announced that they have separated. Together they have a son born in September 2016[7][8] and a daughter born in February 2019.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | FC Venus | a woman in the bar |
2007 | Uh-huh | Hanna |
2008 | 8 päivää ensi-iltaan | Noora |
2011 | The Kiss of Evil | Tuikku Sylvin |
2013 | Miesten välisiä keskusteluja | Noora |
Rölli and the Golden Key | Sähinä | |
Kekkonen tulee! | Sinikka | |
Parittomat | Kisu | |
Nuoren Wertherin Jäljillä | Kati | |
Ella ja Kaverit - Paterock | Teacher's wife | |
2014 | Kummeli V | Tupsu |
Kesäkaverit | Karoliina | |
2015 | Naisen nimi | Annu |
Viikossa aikuiseksi | Kaisa-Leena | |
2016 | Äkkilähtö | Ansku |
Rölli and the Secret of All Time | Sähinä | |
2021 | Nurses – Dreadful Hospital Outage | Iiris Ketola |
2022 | Häät ennen hautajaisia | Joanna |
Witness the Fitness | Kerttu | |
Herman the Circus Clown | Viola |
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Sanaton sopimus | Krista Järvi |
Kultainen noutaja | Riina | |
Käenpesä | woman in the art video | |
2008 | Suojelijat | Sarita Anttila |
2009 | Ihmebantu | Multiple roles |
2010 | Helppo elämä | Rossu |
2011 | Virta | Hanna Miettinen |
Hip Hop Hamlet | Niina Saraste | |
2011–2013 | Putous | Multiple roles |
2012 | Helsingin herra | Maisa Sinivuo |
2014–2019, 2022– | Syke | Iiris Ketola |
2012–2017 | Kimmo | Irina |
2015 | Kingi | Tove Hansson, other characters |
2015–2017 | Downshiftaajat | Satu |
2018 | Arctic Circle | Nina Kautsalo |
Year | Title | Role |
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2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Master Viper |
2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Astrid Hofferson |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Viper |
Arthur Christmas | Many roles | |
Happy Feet Two | Carmen | |
2012 | Secret of the Wings | Gliss |
Pajunkissametsä | Multiple roles | |
2013 | Wreck-It Ralph | Vanellope von Schweetz |
The Croods | Eep Crood | |
Boule et Bill | Caroline | |
2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Astrid Hofferson |
The Lego Movie | Lucy/Wyldstyle | |
Leonard Nappula | Multiple roles | |
2016 | Zootopia | Officer Judy Hopps |
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Viper | |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Vanellope von Schweetz |
2019 | The Lego Movie 2 | Lucy |
References
- ↑ "Voittajat 2012". Kultainen Venla (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Näyttelijä Iina Kuustoselta yllättävä paljastus – esiintyi nukkuville katsojille". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Niiranen, Jussi (9 February 2010). "He ovat kesämusikaalin Pirkko Mannola ja Åke Lindman!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Ohjelmisto | Ronja, ryövärintytär | Teatteri Esitykset | Ryhmäteatteri | Helsinki". www.ryhmateatteri.fi. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Kojoottikuu". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ Stara.fi (5 February 2008). "Iina Kuustonen". Stara (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ Tainola, Rita (21 September 2016). "Iina Kuustonen sai pojan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ Tainola, Rita (25 April 2016). "Iina Kuustonen saa syysvauvan!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "IS: Iina Kuustonen ja Sebastian Rejman saivat toisen lapsen: tyttö tuli". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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