Pirkko Hämäläinen (actress)
Finnish actress (born 1959)
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Pirkko Päivikki Hämäläinen (born 29 May 1959) is a Finnish actress.[1] She has worked in theatres, films and on television. Frequently collaborating with director Mika Kaurismäki, she won the Best Actress Jussi Award for her role in Kaurismäki's 1989 film Paperitähti.[2]
Personal life
Hämäläinen was in a relationship with actor Puntti Valtonen for 17 years. They have two sons together.[3] In 2010, she announced in an interview that her current partner was author Kirsti Simonsuuri.[4] They remained together until Simonsuuri's death from cancer in 2019.[5]
Selected filmography
- The Liar (1981)
- The Worthless (1982)
- The Winter War (1989)
- Paperitähti (1989)
- Amazon (1990)
- Three Wise Men (2008)
- Jingle Bells (2022)
