Pihla Viitala | |
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 Viitala in 2010 | |
| Born | 30 September 1982 |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Education | Helsinki Theatre Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. [1]
In 2004, Viitala married musician Kerkko Koskinen; the couple divorced in 2008. [2] She married Kazakh-German Alex Schimpf in 2011, and the couple have one child together, daughter Astrid (b. 2012); the family lives in Helsinki. [3]
Finnish actress Rebecca Viitala is her cousin. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ganes | Nina | |
| 2008 | Tears of April | Miina Malin | |
| Jungle of Dreams | Sara | ||
| 2009 | Hellsinki | Monika | |
| Pihalla | Meri | ||
| Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre | Anette | ||
| 2010 | Bad Family | Tilda | |
| The Hustlers | Anna | ||
| 2011 | Red Sky | Cordova | |
| Elokuu | Johanna | ||
| 2012 | Must Have Been Love | Helmi | |
| 2013 | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | Mina | |
| 2015 | Latin Lover | Solveig | |
| 2017 | Kuudes Kerta | Annika | Also movienames: "The sixth time" and "Honeybunnies" |
| 2017 | Kaiken Se Kestää | Marja | English Name: "Star Boys" |
| 2018 | Stupid Young Heart | ||
| 2019 | Maria's Paradise |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sanaton sopimus | Mia Valtonen | TV movie |
| 2008 | Lemmenleikit | Janina Lundberg | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Projectors | Leena | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Ihmebantu | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Our Little Brother | Siiri | TV movie |
| 2010 | Virta | Amanda Välke | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Hellfjord | Riina | 7 episodes |
| 2014-2016 | Mustat lesket | Veera Joentie | 24 episodes |
| 2018-2022 | Deadwind | Sofia Karppi | 28 episodes |
| 2018 | Arctic Circle | Marita Kautsalo | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Kieler Street | Natasja | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Cold Courage | Mari | Upcoming |
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Deadwind is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series directed and created by Rike Jokela, starring Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Jani Volanen, and Tommi Korpela. It premiered in Finland in March 2018 on Yle TV2 and in August 2018 on Netflix. The show follows Sofia Karppi, a detective of the Finnish police who is recently widowed in her 30s with a young son and teenage stepdaughter living with her. She returns to police work in Helsinki, and her first case is the murder of Anna Bergdahl, a social affairs consultant.
Arctic Circle is a Finnish-German crime drama television series that premiered on Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde at Christmas 2018 and later on Yle. The series stars Iina Kuustonen, Maximilian Brückner, Pihla Viitala, Clemens Schick and Susanna Haavisto.
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Cold Courage is an international crime-drama television series based on Vilpittömästi sinun, which is the first instalment of the Studio book series by Finnish writer Pekka Hiltunen. The book's English translation, Cold Courage, was published in 2013. All eight episodes of the TV series were available on Viaplay from 3 May 2020. It was co-written by David Joss Buckley and Brendan Foley while the directors were Agneta Fagerström Olsson and Kadir Ferati Balci. Most of the series is set in London, with additional scenes in Finland. The main protagonists are two Finnish women living in London: Pihla Viitala as Mari, who leads a clandestine group, The Studio and Sofia Pekkari as Lia, a graphic designer who is recruited by Mari to infiltrate a right wing political party. As well as United Kingdom and Finland, scenes were also shot in Belgium and Ireland.
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