Eeva-Kaarina Volanen

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen (January 15, 1921 Kuusankoski – January 27, 1999 Helsinki) was a Finnish actress. She worked at the Finnish National Theatre for 45 years (1945–1990). Her artistic record was extensive: she played the comedic Ingenue roles and successfully interpreted tragic roles such as Antigone. Volanen continued to act in retirement, in addition to which she performed as a speaker in her own poems. Volanen also starred in films and television as well as in radio plays. Volanen won the Jussi Award for her film work four times. She received the Jussi for Best Actress in a Lead Role three times: in 1948 for the film "Naiskohtaloita", in 1949 for the film "Ruma Elsa", and in 1950 for the films "Katupeilin takana" and "Hallin Janne". She received her fourth Jussi as a Lifetime Achievement award in 1992. Her husband was professor Sakari Puurunen (July 25, 1921, Iisalmi – August 5, 2000, Helsinki). They had no children.

  • Title: Eeva-Kaarina Volanen
  • Popularity: 0.045
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1921-01-15
  • Place of Birth: Kuusankoski, Finland
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Eeva-Kaarina Volanen Movies

  • 1947
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    Suopursu kukkii

    Suopursu kukkii

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    "Minä elän"

    "Minä elän"

    6 1946 HD

    The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

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  • 1949
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    Prinsessa Ruusunen

    Prinsessa Ruusunen

    3 1949 HD

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  • 1998
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    White Marble

    White Marble

    5.7 1998 HD

    Half-senile Ossi and his wife travel to celebrate Ossi's 75th birthday at an old people's home where most of their friends are already staying. Just...

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  • 1953
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    Kolmiapila

    Kolmiapila

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla

    Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla

    1 1967 HD

    Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky’s famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen.

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  • 1948
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    Toukokuun taika

    Toukokuun taika

    4.5 1948 HD

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  • 1957
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    Musta rakkaus

    Musta rakkaus

    4.8 1957 HD

    Marjatta lives in poor conditions in Tampere with her widowed father Arttu who works as a factory worker. Marjatta gets to know engineering student...

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  • 1946
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    Synnin jäljet

    Synnin jäljet

    4 1946 HD

    Tuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the...

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  • 1947
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    Naiskohtaloita

    Naiskohtaloita

    3 1947 HD

    In mid-19th century Finland, Klaus von Rapp marries young Anette Erling. The marriage is full of happiness until Klaus’s deception is exposed...

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  • 1949
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    Ruma Elsa

    Ruma Elsa

    6.7 1949 HD

    The boyish, temperamental chemistry student Elsa Kassel disapproves of her mother and sisters running after men, but when she hears that she's...

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  • 1949
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    Katupeilin takana

    Katupeilin takana

    5 1949 HD

    1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu...

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  • 1951
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    Kesäillan valssi

    Kesäillan valssi

    1 1951 HD

    A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family...

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  • 1954
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    Onnelliset

    Onnelliset

    1 1954 HD

    Pianist Lauri Alango and his wife Annina's fortune is cracked when opera diva Delia Rosati attracts Lauri to accompany her on tour.

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  • 1950
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    Katarina kaunis leski

    Katarina kaunis leski

    3.5 1950 HD

    1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus...

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  • 1954
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    Kun on tunteet

    Kun on tunteet

    4 1954 HD

    Based on short stories by early 20th century feminist writer Maria Jotuni, the film is a series of lively dialogue scenes between men and women,...

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  • 1950
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    Hallin Janne

    Hallin Janne

    2.5 1950 HD

    In the late 19th century at Längelmäki two men kill a mailman and rob all the money he carried. Based on actual events.

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  • 1980
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    Flame Top

    Flame Top

    5.3 1980 HD

    This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868....

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  • 1988
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    The Nightmare

    The Nightmare

    6.3 1988 HD

    An amnesiac uncovering horrifying secrets about his life.

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