This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Anni-Kristiina Juuso
Born (1979-05-04) 4 May 1979 (age 44)
Ivalo, Finland
NationalitySámi
Occupation(s)Actress, radio journalist

Anni-Kristiina Juuso (Northern Sami: Ánne Risten Juuso; born 4 May 1979, in Ivalo, Finland) is a Sámi actress, who played the leading female role in the movies The Cuckoo and The Kautokeino Rebellion. She was awarded Russia's Best Actress award by both the movie academy and the press. Juuso has also received a State Movie Award, which was handed to her by Vladimir Putin. In addition to her acting career, Juuso works as a radio journalist for YLE Sámi Radio.

Biography

Anni-Kristiina Juuso studied at the Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Kallio, Helsinki. From 1998 to 1999, she studied theater at Lahti Folk High School in Lahti, Finland under the tutelage of Marietta Tevajärvi.

Awards

The Kautokeino Rebellion

The Cuckoo

External links

Nika Award for Best Actress
Authority control databases
Categories