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Kati Outinen Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1961-08-17

Birthplace:
Helsinki, Finland

Credits:
62 Total Roles

Kati Outinen

Acting

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Biography

Anna Katriina Outinen (born August 17, 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films.

Outinen was born in Helsinki. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies in Finland, she nevertheless has never been associated with the "turkkalaisuus" school of acting methodology. Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film Täältä tullaan elämä by Tapio Suominen.

In 1984, she appeared in Aikalainen.

Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama, film director Aki Kaurismäki's films have brought Outinen international attention and even adulation, particularly in Germany and France.

At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Outinen won the award for Best Actress for the Kaurismäki film The Man Without a Past.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Elf MOVIE Self
2025 Justimus esittää: Henki Vex TV Aili
2025 Raptures MOVIE Rakelin äiti
2025 Defiant MOVIE Anneli
2024 Kyllä isä osaa MOVIE Hautausurakoitsija
2024 Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes MOVIE MigrĂŠn Senior
2024 Isolated TV Meri
2023 Family Stories Untold MOVIE Self
2022 The Hullabaloos! MOVIE Rikostutkija Schultz
2021 Cheating Is Good for You MOVIE Self

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