Mimosa Willamo Explained

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.

Early life

Willamo was born in 1994[1] into a bilingual, Finnish- and Swedish-speaking family, and she was raised in Espoo.[2] [3]

Career

Willamo has performed roles in both Finnish and Swedish languages.[4] [5]

She is known for her roles in the films (2014), Lake Bodom (2016), (2016), (2019), and Sisu (2022), among others.

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.[6] [7] [8]

Willamo starred with Leonard Terfelt as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson in two Nordic noir TV series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström, Box 21 (2020) and Cell 8 (2022). Both were directed by Johan Brisinger.[9]

Awards

Willamo was awarded 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.[10] [11] For her role in Lake Bodom, Willamo was also nominated for a Jussi Award for Best Actress.[12] [13]

Partial filmography

Films

Television series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stjärnan i nya Bodomfilmen Mimosa Willamo har vuxit upp nära sjön . Helena . von Alfthan. August 3, 2016 . . September 25, 2020 . sv .
  2. Web site: Mimosa Willamo kasvoi viisilapsisessa suurperheessä ja kertoo nyt, miten se on häneen vaikuttanut . Pystynen . Venla . 19 September 2022 . . fi . 6 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Suurperheessä kasvanut Mimosa Willamo, 27, luovuttaa munasolujaan – kertoo, millainen toimenpide on kyseessä . Pystynen . Venla . 7 September 2022 . . fi . 6 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Kallion lukio . May 17, 2013 . . September 25, 2020 . fi .
  5. Annika Hällsten: Mimosa Willamo i rollen som Aurora: Vem vill inte vara fräck och vacker? Hufvudstadsbladet, 13 January 2019, 36 pp.
  6. Web site: Karppi-sarjan Mimosa Willamo ja epätavallinen tarina: "Mulla on käynyt epäreilun hyvä sauma..." . Kurki-Myllymäki . Kirsti . 17 May 2020 . . fi . 6 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Mitä tapahtui Karpin ensimmäisellä kaudella? Kertaa tärkeimmät asiat . Partanen. Pasi . 2 April 2020 . . fi . 6 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Tarina rikosetsivä Sofia Karpista päättyy raakoihin murhiin, parasta sarjassa on paikan tuntu . Virtanen . Leena . 31 October 2021 . . fi . 6 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Morris . Anthony . Nordic Noir gets personal: director Johan Brisinger on murder mystery 'Cell 8' . . 20 July 2023 . 17 February 2024.
  10. https://screamfestla.com/blog/screamfest-2016-winners-announced Screamfest 2016: Winners Announced!
  11. Web site: Mimosa Willamolle parhaan naisnäyttelijän palkinto Bodom-elokuvasta Los Angelesissa. September 25, 2020. fi.
  12. Web site: Tässä ovat Jussi-gaalan kaikki voittajat: Hymyilevä mies on paras elokuva - voitti yhteensä 8 palkinto. Iltalehti. March 24, 2017. Juuso. Määttänen. September 25, 2020. fi.
  13. Web site: Jussi-ehdokkaat julkistettiin – miespääosassa historiallinen ratkaisu!. Ilta-Sanomat. January 20, 2017. September 25, 2020. fi.