Seela Sella
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 Seela Sella on the Night of the Arts in Helsinki in 2008. | |
| Born | Seela Maini Marjatta Virtanen 30 December 1936 Tampere, Finland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Elis Sella |
| Awards | Jussi for Best Supporting Actress 2007 Kalteva torni – Elsa Venla for Best Actress 2001 Sylvin kamari – Sylvi Kekkonen |
Seela Maini Marjatta Sella (née Virtanen, b. 30 December 1936) is a Finnish film actress.[1] She was born in Tampere, Finland.
During her career, which has spanned more than 60 years to date, Seela Sella has had roles in productions at the Finnish National Theatre, the TTT-Theatre, the Tampere Comedy Theatre, etc. and has made almost 35 appearances in film and television. She has also organized monologue, song and recital nights.
Sella has worked with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo on a number of films such as Sibelius (2003) and Kalteva torni (2006). Sella has also done voice-overs for the Finnish versions of such animated movies as A Bug's Life and The Emperor's New Groove.
Sella received an award for her work from the Alfred Kordelin Foundation in 2000.[2]
Personal life
Seela has two children, Ariel and Ilana. She converted to Judaism when she married the Finnish Jew Elis Sella.[1]
References
- ^ a b Otsamo, Kirsikka (13 July 2008). "Viisi kerrosta sisintä Sellaa". Aamulehti – Sunnuntaiasiat -liite (in Finnish). Vol. 127, no. 189. Kustannus Oy Aamulehti. p. 15.
- ^ "Myönnetyt palkinnot 1991–2008". kordelin.fi (in Finnish). Alfred Kordelin Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
External links
- Seela Sella at IMDb
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