Actor

Pihla Viitala

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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1.7

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Movies: 26Series: 11Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 93564

IMDb ID: nm2273799

Known for: Acting

Born: September 30, 1982

Age: 44

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2007 - 2026

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 6.01

Wikidata: Q523373

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Biography

She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and began her career in the late 2000s with feature films such as Ganes (2007) and Tears of April (Käsky, 2008). In 2010, she was named one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival. She subsequently developed an international career, notably appearing in the American fantasy action film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and the Italian comedy-drama Latin Lover (2015). On television, she achieved widespread international recognition for her leading role as Detective Sofia Karppi in the crime drama series Deadwind (Karppi, 2018–2021), a performance that earned her the Kultainen Venla Award for Best Actress. She has also featured in the drama series Arctic Circle (Ivalo) and Cold Courage (2020). In cinema, she portrayed the title role in the historical drama Maria's Paradise (Marian paratiisi, 2019).