Marjaana Maijala

Marjaana Maijala
Marjaana Maijala
Born (1968-10-28) 28 October 1968 (age 56)
Lahti, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Occupationactress
Years active1994 – present

Marjaana Maijala (b. 28. October Lahti, Finland)[1] is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several Finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland.[2]

Maijala's first film role was in the 1994 film Kissan kuolema. Her breakthrough role was in the television series Pieni pala jumalaa (1999).[2] She received the Venla Award for Best Actress in television for her performance.[1] In the early 2000s she appeared in the Klaus Härö films Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002) and Mother of Mine (2005).[2] Her later filmography includes the television series Kotikatu[3] and such films as Oma maa (2018)[2] and The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021).[4]

Maijala graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2000.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Martikainen, Linda (2018-11-03). "Näyttelijä Marjaana Maijala tunnustaa ammattinsa varjopuolen: "Epätoivon hetket ovat raskaita, mutta en koskaan haluaisi luopua näyttelemisestä"". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ a b c d Hallamaa, Laura (2018-10-28). "Näyttelijä Marjaana Maijala unelmoi roolista, jossa saa juosta ja ampua – "Hahmo olisi aktiivinen tekijä, eikä joku, joka tukisi päähenkilöä laittamalla sille hyvät voileivät"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ Karjalainen, Katariina (2021-09-28). "Kotikadusta tuttu Marjaana Maijala vierailee Salkkareissa – paljastaa ensimmäiset yksityiskohdat hahmostaan". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ^ Ikonen, Niko (2021). "Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia – elokuvan arvostelu". Episodi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.