Iina Kuustonen Explained

Iina Kuustonen
Birth Name:Iina Kuustonen
Birth Date:18 April 1984
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2005present
Awards:Kultainen Venla for best actress

Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984) is a Finnish actress.

Kuustonen is best known for her appearances in the Finnish television series Putous (2011–2014), Helsingin herra (2012) and Syke (2014). She has also played in several movies, including The Kiss of Evil (2011) and FC Venus (2005). She won the Kultainen Venla, "Golden Venla" award for best actress for her roles in Helsingin Herra and Putous in 2012.[1]

Life and career

Kuustonen was born in Helsinki, where she studied at the Helsinki theatre academy,[2] and graduated with a master's degree in acting in 2011.

Kuustonen has done a lot of work in theatres, and for example performed as the second lead Pirkko Mannola in the musical Pirkko & Åke at the summer theatre of Valkeakoski in summer 2010.[3] She has also performed in Ronia, the Robber's Daughter at Suomenlinna summer theatre in 2011,[4] and in Espoo city theater's musical Kojoottikuu in 2014.[5]

She has also done a lot of Finnish dubs to movies, including Kung Fu Panda (2008), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and The Croods (2013).

Finnish musician Mikko Kuustonen is Iina Kuustonen's father. Iina's sister Minka Kuustonen is also an actress.[6]

Kuustonen was engaged to Sebastian Rejman but in June 2022 the couple announced that they have separated. Together they have a son born in September 2016[7] [8] and a daughter born in February 2019.[9]

Filmography

Movies[10] !Year!Title!Role
2005FC Venusa woman in the bar
2007Uh-huhHanna
20088 päivää ensi-iltaanNoora
2011The Kiss of EvilTuikku Sylvin
2013Miesten välisiä keskustelujaNoora
Rölli and the Golden KeySähinä
Kekkonen tulee!Sinikka
ParittomatKisu
Nuoren Wertherin JäljilläKati
Ella ja Kaverit - PaterockTeacher's wife
2014Kummeli VTupsu
KesäkaveritKaroliina
2015Naisen nimiAnnu
Viikossa aikuiseksiKaisa-Leena
2016ÄkkilähtöAnsku
Rölli and the Secret of All TimeSähinä
2021Nurses – Dreadful Hospital OutageIiris Ketola
2022Häät ennen hautajaisiaJoanna
Witness the FitnessKerttu
Herman the Circus ClownViola
TV-shows[11] !Year!Title!Role
2007Sanaton sopimusKrista Järvi
Kultainen noutajaRiina
Käenpesäwoman in the art video
2008SuojelijatSarita Anttila
2009IhmebantuMultiple roles
2010Helppo elämäRossu
2011VirtaHanna Miettinen
Hip Hop HamletNiina Saraste
2011–2013PutousMultiple roles
2012Helsingin herraMaisa Sinivuo
2014–2019, 2022–SykeIiris Ketola
2012–2017KimmoIrina
2015KingiTove Hansson, other characters
2015–2017DownshiftaajatSatu
2018Arctic CircleNina Kautsalo

Voice acting (Finnish)[12] !Year!Title!Role
2008Kung Fu PandaMaster Viper
2010How to Train Your DragonAstrid Hofferson
2011Kung Fu Panda 2Master Viper
Arthur ChristmasMany roles
Happy Feet TwoCarmen
2012Secret of the WingsGliss
PajunkissametsäMultiple roles
2013Wreck-It RalphVanellope von Schweetz
The CroodsEep Crood
Boule et BillCaroline
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Astrid Hofferson
The Lego MovieLucy/Wyldstyle
Leonard NappulaMultiple roles
2016ZootopiaOfficer Judy Hopps
Kung Fu Panda 3Master Viper
2018Ralph Breaks the InternetVanellope von Schweetz
2019The Lego Movie 2Lucy

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voittajat 2012. Kultainen Venla. fi. 7 May 2019.
  2. Web site: 9 February 2019. Näyttelijä Iina Kuustoselta yllättävä paljastus – esiintyi nukkuville katsojille. 7 July 2021. mtvuutiset.fi. fi.
  3. Web site: He ovat kesämusikaalin Pirkko Mannola ja Åke Lindman!. Niiranen. Jussi. 9 February 2010. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 7 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Ohjelmisto Ronja, ryövärintytär Teatteri Esitykset Ryhmäteatteri Helsinki. www.ryhmateatteri.fi. en. 7 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Kojoottikuu. Länsiväylä. fi. 7 May 2019. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507072501/https://www.lansivayla.fi/tapahtumat/237737-kojoottikuu. dead.
  6. Web site: Iina Kuustonen. Stara.fi. 5 February 2008. Stara. fi. 7 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Iina Kuustonen sai pojan. Tainola. Rita. 21 September 2016. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 7 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Iina Kuustonen saa syysvauvan!. Tainola. Rita. 25 April 2016. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 7 May 2019.
  9. Web site: IS: Iina Kuustonen ja Sebastian Rejman saivat toisen lapsen: tyttö tuli. www.iltalehti.fi. fi. 7 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Iina Kuustonen. Elonet. fi. 7 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Iina Kuustonen. Elonet. fi. 7 May 2019.
  12. Web site: Iina Kuustonen. Elonet. fi. 7 May 2019.