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Anneli Sauli

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Anneli Sauli
Sauli in 2013 with a Jussi Award for lifetime achievement in film
Born
Anneli Helena Savolainen[1]

(1932-08-06)6 August 1932
Pyhäjoki, Finland
Died15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 89)
Helsinki, Finland
Other names
  • Ann Savo
  • Anneli Helena Lindman[2]
  • Anneli Helena Pakkasvirta[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1953–2020

Anneli Sauli (born Anneli Helena Savolainen; 6 August 1932 Pyhäjoki, Finland – 15 March 2022 Helsinki, Finland) was a renowned Finnish actress whose career spanned nearly seven decades and included more than 40 films, as well as significant work in television and theatre.[3][2][4]

Early Life and Background

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Anneli Sauli was born in Pyhäjoki, Finland, to Valdemar Schwartz, a Finnish Romani father, and Salli Maria Heikkilä, a Finnish mother. Raised in modest circumstances, she spent her early years in rural Finland, which influenced her grounded perspective throughout her life and career.[3]

Film Career

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Sauli began her film career in 1953 with a role in Me tulemme taas ("We're Coming Back"). Her breakthrough came the same year with the title role in Hilja – maitotyttö ("The Milkmaid"), which established her as a major star in Finnish cinema. The film's erotic undertones led to comparisons with international icons like Harriet Andersson, Sophie Loren, and Brigitte Bardot.[3][5]

She continued to star in notable Finnish films throughout the 1950s, including Miriam (1957), which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and remained one of her personal favorites.[5][6][4]

As the Finnish film industry declined in the 1960s, Sauli moved to West Germany, where she acted in about ten films under the name Ann Savo.[2][1]

Her last appearance was in the documentary film Anneli's Moment (Finnish: Annelin aika), which explores her life and career. The documentary was directed and written by Saara Cantell and was released in 2024.[7]

Personal Life

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Sauli was married to film director-actor Åke Lindman from 1956 to 1962, and to director-actor Jaakko Pakkasvirta from 1965 to 1968.[2] She had one daughter.[8]

Sauli died in Helsinki on 15 March 2022, at the age of 89.[9]

Honours

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In 2013, she received a Jussi Award for lifetime achievement in film.[10]

The Red Carpet Film Festival unveiled Anneli Sauli's embedded star on Hyvinkää's Tähtiraitti (Main Street of Stars) in 2022.[11]

Selected filmography

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Anneli Sauli in 1956.

References

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  1. ^ a b Anneli Sauli Archived 20 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish) Nordisk Film
  2. ^ a b c d e Anneli Sauli at Elonet (in Finnish)
  3. ^ a b c Sauli, Anneli; Varis, Tuula-Liina (1993). Elämäni on minun. Porvoo ; Helsinki ; Juva: WSOY. ISBN 978-951-0-18904-7.
  4. ^ a b "Anneli Sauli | Actress, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b Nurmo, Sari (21 April 2025). "Anneli Saulista tuli tahtomattaan seksisymboli - ikävät vaikutukset omaan seksuaalisuuteen". Katso (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Anneli Sauli". www.finna.fi. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b Saara Cantell; Saara Cantell; Markku Tuurna; Marita Hällfors; Anne Lakanen; Pietari Koskinen; Sid Hille; Laura Kuivalainen; Salla Hämäläinen (2024). Annelin aika.
  8. ^ Itkonen, Leila (16 March 2022). "Näyttelijäikoni Anneli Sauli on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ Itkonen, Leila: Näyttelijäikoni Anneli Sauli on kuollut. Ilta-Sanomat, 2022.
  10. ^ IS (3 February 2013). "Tässä ovat Jussi-palkintojen voittajat!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Tähtien paljastus". Red Carpet Festari (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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