Anu Palevaara
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Anu Irmeli Palevaara | |
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| Born | 14 August 1971 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, choreographer, dancer |
Anu Irmeli Palevaara (born 14 August 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Jenni Vainio in the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät which airs on MTV3. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning,[1] but in year 2001 she had a child and left for maternity leave. Palevaara's pregnancy was written in the series so that her character Jenni had a child. Palevaara returned to the series after her maternity leave. Palevaara's character Jenni was killed off in 2013.
Anu Palevaara studied dance, drama and singing in the Laine Theatre Arts - music theater school in England 1990–1994. Palevaara has made choreographies for the municipal theatre of Lahti and to Hot Club Company, to name a few. She also starred as the leading woman in the successful Finnish film Kuningasjätkä (1998) directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series Iskelmäprinssi. In 1998, she hosted Tangomarkkinat with Heikki Hietamies.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | A Summer by the River | Hilkka Mäkelä | Finnish: Kuningasjätkä |
| 1998 | Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies | Roosa | Also as choreographer and performer: "Soitto soi" and "Tytön sietää tietää" |
| 2017 | Rendel | Whore | |
| 2020 | Working My Ass Off | Helka | Short film |
| 2020 | Päätös n:o 30001 | N/A | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Eurovision laulukilpailu 1996 – Suomen karsinta | — | Credited as choreographer;
Television special |
| 1996 | Herkku & Partanen | Herself | Dancer; Episode: "Unelma" |
| 1997 | Ihan auki Eurooppaan | Various roles | Television film |
| 1998–
1999 |
Iskelmäprinssi | Anita | |
| 1998 | Torvensoittaja katolla revyy | Various roles | Television film |
| 1998 | Tangomarkkinat | Herself | Host; 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro, pisnismies | Roosa | 3 episodes |
| 1999–2001,
2002–2011, 2012–2013 |
Salatut elämät | Jenni Vainio | 1271 episodes |
| 2006 | Seppo Goes Shakespeare | Television film | |
| 2009 | Salatut elämät 10 v. | Television special | |
| 2010 | Lillukanvarsia | Video | |
| 2018 | Pihlajasatu | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | Justimus esittää: Duo | Maritan äiti | Episode: "Treffit" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Salkkarihahmoja seurataan kotiovelle". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
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