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Alma Pöysti

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Alma Pöysti
Born (1981-03-16) 16 March 1981 (age 43)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActor

Alma Pöysti (born 16 March 1981) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish film director and actor. She is the daughter of director Erik Pöysti and granddaughter of Finnish actors Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson.[1] Pöysti has also lived and worked in Sweden.[2][3]

Biography

Pöysti studied at the University of the Arts Helsinki from 2003 to 2007 before working at the Swedish Theatre and the Finnish National Theatre.[4][5]

In 2020 she played Tove Jansson in a biopic titled Tove.[6]

Filmography

  • Fling (2004)[7]
  • Where Once We Walked (2011)
  • Naked Harbour (2012)
  • Animal Day (short) (2012)
  • Dagmamman (2013)
  • Kristuksen morsian (2014)
  • Moomins on the Riviera (Finnish version) (Voice) (2014)
  • Luolasto (2014)
  • Tsamo (2015)
  • Det går att operera (short) (2015)
  • Flowers of Evil (2016)
  • Liberty (2018)
  • Explosionen av en badring (short) (2020)
  • Tre berättelser om långtan (2020)
  • Comet in Moominland (2020 remaster)
  • Tove (2020)[8]

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (2020-01-16). "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ Saarikoski, Sonja (27 July 2015). "Ruotsiin muuttava suomenruotsalainen Alma Pöysti: Suomi on muuttunut pelokkaaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Tapanainen, Jonna (1 October 2020). "Kun näyttelijä Alma Pöysti selvisi lapsuuttaan varjostaneesta sairaudesta, hän päätti selättää kaikki pelkonsa". Gloria [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Lead cast and national premiere for the first feature drama film about Tove Jansson announced". Moomin. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. ^ "Televisioarvostelu | Perheen yhteinen lomapäivä päättyy tragediaan kylpylässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. ^ Mitchell2020-01-16T10:45:00+00:00, Wendy. "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Alma Pöysti". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. ^ "Finnish actor lands "role of lifetime" as lead in Tove Jansson biopic". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2020-06-22.

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