Alma Pöysti
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Born
16 March 1981
Alma Ilona Pöysti
16 March 1981
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActress
FatherErik Pöysti
RelativesLasse Pöysti (grandfather)
Birgitta Ulfsson (grandmother)
Birgitta Ulfsson (grandmother)
Alma Pöysti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alma Ilona Pöysti 16 March 1981 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Father | Erik Pöysti |
| Relatives | Lasse Pöysti (grandfather) Birgitta Ulfsson (grandmother) |
Alma Ilona Pöysti (Finnish: [ˈɑlmɑ ˈpøy̯sti]; born 16 March 1981) is a Finnish actress. She is the daughter of director Erik Pöysti and granddaughter of Finnish actors Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson.[1] Pöysti is a Swedish-speaking Finn, and she has also lived and worked in Sweden.[2][3][4]
In 2023, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Fallen Leaves.[5][6]
Pöysti studied at the University of the Arts Helsinki from 2003 to 2007, then worked at the Swedish Theatre and the Finnish National Theatre.[7][8]
In 2020, she played Tove Jansson in a biopic titled Tove.[6][9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Where Once We Walked | Aina Gadolin | Cut-down film version of the TV series |
| 2012 | Naked Harbour | Marika | |
| Animal Day | Singer | Short | |
| 2014 | Moomins on the Riviera | Snorkmaiden (voice) | Finnish version |
| 2015 | Tsamo | Alisa | |
| Det går att operera | Tina | Short | |
| 2016 | Flowers of Evil | Laura | |
| 2020 | Explosionen av en badring | Linda | Short |
| Tove[10] | Tove Jansson | ||
| 2023 | Four Little Adults | Juulia | |
| Fallen Leaves | Ansa | ||
| A Day and a Half | Louise | ||
| Comet in Moominland | Snorkmaiden (voice) | 2020 remaster | |
| 2024 | Deck 5B (Däck 5B) | Mia | Short |
| 2025 | Rörelser | Lisa |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fling | Alva | Episode: "Soffan" |
| 2011 | Where Once We Walked | Aina Gadolin | |
| 2013 | Dagmamman | Inka | TV movie |
| 2014 | Kristuksen morsian | Laura | TV movie |
| Luolasto | TV movie | ||
| 2018 | Liberty | Tita | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Tre berättelser om längtan | TV Movie segment: "Shukran habibi" | |
| 2022 | Helsinki Crimes | Hietanen | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Blackwater | Ylja Happolati (1973) | Miniseries |
