Outi Mäenpää

Outi Mänenpää in Helsinki, 2008

Outi Kirsti Johanna Mänenpää (born February 24, 1962 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish actress .

Life

Outi Mänenpää completed an acting degree at the Helsinki Theater Academy from 1984 to 1988 . She then worked in numerous film and television productions, especially in her home country. She worked several times with the director Aki Kaurismäki . In Germany she became known in 1998 through the award-winning film Migratory Birds ... Once after Inari with Joachim Król , Peter Lohmeyer and Nina Petri , among others . Overall, she was awarded the national Finnish film prize Jussi three times for best actress , each for her roles in Lomalla (2000), Kukkia & sidontaa (2004) and Musta jää (2007).

Mänenpää is married to the Finnish film producer Kai Nordberg, who is six years his junior , and bears his family name. In addition to her native Finnish, Outi Mänenpää also speaks English, Swedish and German.

Filmography (selection)

• 1989: Mother wanted (Anni tahtoo äidin)
• 1990: The girl from the match factory (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö)
• 1996: clouds pass by (Kauas pilvet karkaavat)
• 1998: Migratory birds ... once to Inari
• 1999: Juha
• 2000: Lomalla
• 2002: The man without a past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä)
• 2003: Helmiä ja sikoja
• 2004: Kukkia & sidontaa
• 2004: Playa del Futuro
• 2007: Musta jää (Black Ice)
• 2008: Small hands, big paws (Myrsky)
• 2010: Better times (Svinalangorna)
• 2012: Call Girl

Awards

Jussi

• 2000: Best Actress for Lomalla
• 2004: Best supporting actress for Helmiä ja sikoja
• 2005: Best leading actress for Kukkia & sidontaa
• 2008: Best leading actress for Musta jää

Guldbagge

• 2011: Best Supporting Actress for Better Times

Web links

• Outi Mäenpää in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Outi Mänenpää in the German dubbing index