Anu Palevaara Explained

Anu Irmeli Palevaara
Birth Date:1971 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Occupation: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

Film!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1998A Summer by the RiverHilkka MäkeläFinnish: Kuningasjätkä
1998Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismiesRoosaAlso as choreographer and performer: "Soitto soi" and "Tytön sietää tietää"
2017RendelWhore
2020Working My Ass OffHelkaShort film
2020Päätös n:o 30001N/AShort film
Television!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1996Eurovision laulukilpailu 1996 – Suomen karsintaCredited as choreographer; Television special
1996Herkku & PartanenHerselfDancer; Episode: "Unelma"
1997Ihan auki EurooppaanVarious rolesTelevision film
1998–1999IskelmäprinssiAnita
1998Torvensoittaja katolla revyyVarious rolesTelevision film
1998TangomarkkinatHerselfHost; 2 episodes
1999Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro, pisnismiesRoosa3 episodes
1999–2001, 2002–2011,2012–2013Salatut elämätJenni Vainio1271 episodes
2006Seppo Goes ShakespeareTelevision film
2009Salatut elämät 10 v.Television special
2010LillukanvarsiaVideo
2018Pihlajasatu4 episodes
2019Justimus esittää: DuoMaritan äitiEpisode: "Treffit"

Notes and References

  1. News: Salkkarihahmoja seurataan kotiovelle . 22 July 2010 . Finnish . 25 January 2009 . Savon Sanomat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044247/http://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/salkkarihahmoja-seurataan-kotiovelle/342801 . 17 July 2011 .