Ansa Ikonen

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Aili Ansa Inkeri Ikonen
Ikonen in 1971
Born	(1913-12-19)19 December 1913 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	23 May 1989(1989-05-23) (aged 75) Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)	actress, director

Aili Ansa Inkeri Ikonen (19 December 1913 – 23 May 1989) was a Finnish film and theater actress. Ikonen was an intelligent comedian and a skillful character actress. In a film career spanning three decades, Ikonen appeared in dozens of films, and was one of the most popular actresses of her time. Ansa Ikonen and Tauno Palo became the golden couple of Finnish cinema. She was one of the first four Finnish women film directors.^[1]