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In 1944 Ansa Ikonen received the first Jussi for Best Actress

Aili Ansa Inkeri Ikonen (born December 19, 1913 in Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire , † May 23, 1989 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish film and theater actor and singer.

Life

Ansa Ikonen was born in Saint Petersburg in 1913, but the family moved to Finland, which was becoming independent in 1917. After high school, Ikonen trained as a music teacher. However, she did not practice this profession because she concentrated on her film career. After a small supporting role, she received her first leading role in the feature film Kaikki rakastavat ( Everyone Loves ) from director Valentin Vaala , her first collaboration with Tauno Palo . In total, the two played together in twelve films, mostly romantic comedies, and were at times considered the dream couple in Finnish films. These films made Ansa Ikonen a star and one of the most famous actresses in Finland. She also recorded some records with Palo.

In 1944 Ikonen received the newly created Finnish film award Jussi for best leading actress for her role as Anna Ringars in Vaivaisukon Morsian , based on the drama by Jarl Hemmer . In the comedy Nainen on Valttia ( German  Die Frau ist Trumpf ) Ikonen not only played the leading role, but also directed, as the second woman in Finland at all. Her last Finnish film was Miljoonavaillinki in 1961. Her last film appearance at all was a small supporting role in the American agent film Telephone , some of which was shot in Finland.

Since 1935 Ikonen also played at the Finnish National Theater in Helsinki . There she mainly played in comedies, but also in various plays by Shakespeare, for example Juliet in Romeo and Juliet . With the National Theater, she also had guest appearances abroad, including in Paris . In total, her theater career lasted 44 years.

In 1939 she married the actor Jalmari Rinne (1893–1985). Both played together in several films. Because of the great age difference, Ikonen played his daughter more often than his wife. Ikonen and Rinne have two daughters, Katriina Rinne (* 1939) and Marjatta Rinne (* 1945). Both are actresses too.

Filmography

  • 1934: Minä yes ministeri
  • 1935: Syntipukki
  • 1935: Kaikki rakastavat
  • 1937: Koskenlaskijan Morsian
  • 1937: Kuriton Sukupolvi
  • 1938: Rykmentin murheenkryyni
  • 1940: Runon kuningas yes muuttolintu
  • 1940: Oi, Kallis Suomenmaa
  • 1941: Kulkurin Valssi
  • 1944: Vaivaisukon Morsian
  • 1944: The woman is the trump card ( Nainen on Valttia , also director)
  • 1945: Nokea ja kultaa
  • 1947: Pikajuna Pohjoiseen
  • 1951: Gabriel, tule takaisin
  • 1953: Tyttö kuunsillalta
  • 1955: Rakas Lurjus
  • 1956: Ratkaisun Päivät
  • 1958: Äidittömät
  • 1961: Miljoonavaillinki
  • 1977: phone

Stage roles

Selected discography

Ikonen released the following music:

  • with Tauno Palo : Pot-pot-pot 1940 (Odeon A 228590), on SF-parati
  • with Tauno Palo : Ansa & Tauno 1974 (Kiss RPLP 5007), LP, including Kulkurin valssi

Awards

Web links

Commons : Ansa Ikonen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c IKONEN, Ansa , Pekka Kaarninen in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (Swedish), December 2014, accessed November 27, 2017
  2. ↑ Vaivaisukon morsian (Finnish), Kansallinen Audiovisuaalinen instituutti, accessed November 27, 2017
  3. ^ Tauno Palo , Finnish Museum of Popular Music, accessed November 26, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Icons, Ansa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Icons, Aili Ansa Inkeri (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish film and theater actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1989
Place of death Helsinki , Finland