Iina Kuustonen

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Iina Kuustonen
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Kuustonen in 2011
Born
Iina Kuustonen

(1984-04-18) 18 April 1984 (age 41)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Children2
Awards Kultainen Venla for best actress

Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984) is a Finnish actress.

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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 movies, including Kung Fu Panda (2008), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and The Croods (2013).

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

Movies [10]
YearTitleRole
2005 FC Venus a woman in the bar
2007Uh-huhHanna
20088 päivää ensi-iltaanNoora
2011 The Kiss of Evil Tuikku Sylvin
2013Miesten välisiä keskustelujaNoora
Rölli and the Golden Key Sähinä
Kekkonen tulee!Sinikka
ParittomatKisu
Nuoren Wertherin JäljilläKati
Ella ja Kaverit - PaterockTeacher's wife
2014Kummeli VTupsu
KesäkaveritKaroliina
2015Naisen nimiAnnu
Viikossa aikuiseksiKaisa-Leena
2016ÄkkilähtöAnsku
Rölli and the Secret of All Time Sähinä
2021 Nurses – Dreadful Hospital Outage Iiris Ketola
2022Häät ennen hautajaisiaJoanna
Witness the FitnessKerttu
Herman the Circus Clown Viola
TV-shows [11]
YearTitleRole
2007Sanaton sopimusKrista Järvi
Kultainen noutajaRiina
Käenpesäwoman in the art video
2008SuojelijatSarita Anttila
2009IhmebantuMultiple roles
2010Helppo elämäRossu
2011VirtaHanna Miettinen
Hip Hop HamletNiina Saraste
2011–2013 Putous Multiple roles
2012Helsingin herraMaisa Sinivuo
2014–2019, 2022– Syke Iiris Ketola
2012–2017KimmoIrina
2015KingiTove Hansson, other characters
2015–2017DownshiftaajatSatu
2018 Arctic Circle Nina Kautsalo


Voice acting (Finnish) [12]
YearTitleRole
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
PajunkissametsäMultiple 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 NappulaMultiple 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

  1. ↑ "Voittajat 2012". Kultainen Venla (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Näyttelijä Iina Kuustoselta yllättävä paljastus – esiintyi nukkuville katsojille". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Niiranen, Jussi (9 February 2010). "He ovat kesämusikaalin Pirkko Mannola ja Åke Lindman!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ohjelmisto | Ronja, ryövärintytär | Teatteri Esitykset | Ryhmäteatteri | Helsinki". www.ryhmateatteri.fi. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kojoottikuu". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Stara.fi (5 February 2008). "Iina Kuustonen". Stara (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Tainola, Rita (21 September 2016). "Iina Kuustonen sai pojan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Tainola, Rita (25 April 2016). "Iina Kuustonen saa syysvauvan!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "IS: Iina Kuustonen ja Sebastian Rejman saivat toisen lapsen: tyttö tuli". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Iina Kuustonen". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.


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