Elina Knihtilä
Elina Knihtilä (born 6 June 1971) is a Finnish actress.
Also recorded as Mari Elina Knihtilä
Elina Knihtilä
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- Full name
- Mari Elina Knihtilä.
- Born
- 1971. · Valkeala.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- actress and film director.
- Honours
- Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress, Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress and Finnish National Prize.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Elina Knihtilä (born 6 June 1971) is a Finnish actress.
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Maria Elina Knihtilä was born on 6 June 1971 in Valkeala. Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the Finnish National Theatre and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two Jussi Awards; one for a supporting role in the 2008 Heikki Kujanpää film Putoavia enkeleitä and another for a leading role in the 2011 Zaida Bergroth film Hyvä poika. Some of her television work include the comic roles in Läpiveto, Vedetään hatusta and the first season of Putous. She is a professor of acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. She is married to actor Tommi Korpela. Together they have a son.
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- 1.Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen arkisto. ELONET – Elina Knihtilä.
- 2.Hikeä, punastelua ja hylkäämisen pelkoa – Sydänystävät Elina Knihtilä ja Laura Birn auttavat toisiaan, kun häpeä hiipii päälle. Apu. 2023-11-08.
- 3.Knihtilä & Björkman. Helsingin Sanomat. 2013-06-01.
- 4.Lappalainen, Linda. Elina Knihtilä. Yle.
- 5.Savon Sanomat Oy. Putoavia enkeleitä kahmi Jussi-palkintoja.
- 6.Uusi Suomi. Kaurismäen elokuva kahmi Jusseja.
- 7.TUUNILA, MAIJA. Joukko julkkiksia rakensi mökit Rankin saareen – nyt näyttelijä Elina Knihtilä kertoo, mikä saaressa kiehtoo häntä. YLE. 2024-06-30.
- 8.VR-Yhtymä Oy. Lupa leikkiä.
- 9.Sundström, Hans. Benjihopp till vuxenlivet. Hufvudstadsbladet. 2012-03-09.
- 10.af Geijerstam, Eva. ”Family time” firar jul på finska långt från glättat helgmys. Dagens Nyheter. 2024-12-12.
- 11.Uggeldahl, Krister. Öhrman och Grabowsky i himmelskt helvete. Hufvudstadsbladet. 2025-03-20.
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