Mimosa Willamo

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Mimosa Helena Willamo (born 1994) is a Finnish actress. In 2015, she was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst [fi] (2014).

Born1994 (age 3132)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2003–present
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Mimosa Willamo
Willamo in 2019
Born1994 (age 3132)
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
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Early life

Willamo was born in 1994[1] into a bilingual Finnish- and Swedish-speaking family. She was raised in Espoo.[2][3] Willamo is of Indian descent through her maternal grandfather.[4]

Career

Willamo has performed roles in both Finnish and Swedish languages.[5][6]

She is known for her roles in the films Headfirst [fi] (2014), Bodom (2016), Born in Heinola [fi] (2016), Somebody Should Do Something [fi] (2019), and Sisu (2022), among others.[citation needed]

From 2018 to 2021, Willamo starred in the series Deadwind, playing the role of Henna, the main protagonist's teenage stepdaughter who is involved with drugs.[7][8][9]

Willamo starred with Leonard Terfelt as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson in two Nordic noir television series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström, Box 21 (2020) and Cell 8 (2022).[10]

Awards

Willamo was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst, and she won the Best Actress award in 2016 for her role in Lake Bodom at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.[11][12] For her role in Bodom, Willamo was also nominated for a Jussi Award for Best Actress.[13][14]

Filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Headfirst [fi]Tiina 'Takku' Kurhinen
2016Born in Heinola [fi]Amanda 'Mandy' Gaynor
BodomNora
2018SwingersMilla
2019AuroraTuuli Aurora Ruikka
Somebody Should Do Something [fi]Onerva
2020The Potato VentureTwin #1Finnish: Peruna
2021Finders of the Lost YachtLiisa HapulaFinnish: Pertsa ja Kilu
2022Memory of WaterSanjaFinnish: Veden vartija
SisuAino
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Jesus & JosefineJosefine (voice)Main role
2010–2011Marja Tyrnin JoulushowTonttutyttö6 episodes
2016ErinomanlaisetKiiraTelevision film
2018PirjoEpisode: "Kassalla"
HulttiotNalletyttö5 episodes
2018–2019HasBeenSalla13 episodes
2018–2021DeadwindHenna Honkasuo28 episodes
2019AallonmurtajaOlli4 episodes
BadrumslivLo18 episodes
2019–2021RobaHeidi Salonen12 episodes
2020Box 21Mariana Hermansson5 episodes
Hotel Swan HelsinkiAlisa ValliEpisode: "Paljastuksia"
Paras vuosi ikinäAnniEpisode: "Nuoruus on mielentila"
Kaikki huutaa Dingo!Marika11 episodes
EristyksissäRonjaEpisode: "Selftape"
SykeMartina4 episodes
2021KaruselliHerself / Sanni2 episodes
Modernit miehetOonaEpisode: "Sepot"
2022Cell 8Mariana Hermansson6 episodes
2023RenkiLilli4 episodes
2024Murha HangossaVera Waara10 episodes
GåsmammanRiikka Aho2 episodes
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