Alma_Pöysti

Alma Pöysti

Alma Pöysti

Finnish actress

Alma Ilona Pöysti (Finnish: [ˈɑlmɑ ˈpøy̯sti]; born 16 March 1981) is a Finnish actress. She is the daughter of director Erik Pöysti and granddaughter of Finnish actors Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson.[1] Pöysti has also lived and worked in Sweden.[2][3]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

In 2023 she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Fallen Leaves.[4][5]

Biography

Pöysti studied at the University of the Arts Helsinki from 2003 to 2007, then worked at the Swedish Theatre and the Finnish National Theatre.[6][7]

In 2020, she played Tove Jansson in a biopic titled Tove.[5][8]

Filmography

Film

More information Year, Title ...

Television

More information Year, Title ...

Accolades

More information Award, Date of ceremony ...

References

  1. [1]
    Mitchell, Wendy (2020-01-16). "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. [2]
    Saarikoski, Sonja (27 July 2015). "Ruotsiin muuttava suomenruotsalainen Alma Pöysti: Suomi on muuttunut pelokkaaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    Tapanainen, Jonna (1 October 2020). "Kun näyttelijä Alma Pöysti selvisi lapsuuttaan varjostaneesta sairaudesta, hän päätti selättää kaikki pelkonsa". Gloria [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    Hipes, Patrick; Andreeva, Nellie (11 December 2023). "Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. [5]
    Canfield, David (2 January 2024). "The Year's Most Surprising Golden Globe Nominee on Her Cinematic Cinderella Story". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Lead cast and national premiere for the first feature drama film about Tove Jansson announced". Moomin. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. [7]
    "Televisioarvostelu | Perheen yhteinen lomapäivä päättyy tragediaan kylpylässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. [8]
    Mitchell2020-01-16T10:45:00+00:00, Wendy. "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. [9]
    "Finnish actor lands "role of lifetime" as lead in Tove Jansson biopic". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  10. [10]
    Anderson, Erik (7 December 2023). "'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Lead Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Astra Awards Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  11. [11]
    Roxborough, Scott (7 November 2023). "Oscar Contenders 'Zone of Interest,' 'Io Capitano,' 'Fallen Leaves' Among 2023 European Film Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  12. [12]
    Lang, Brent; Shanfeld, Ethan (11 December 2023). "Golden Globes 2024: Full Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Alma Pöystille palkinto Göteborgista" (in Finnish). Finnish Film Foundation. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  14. [14]
    Pham, Annika (16 September 2021). "Tove triumphs at Jussi Awards". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
Flag of FinlandBiography icon

This Finnish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Alma_Pöysti, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.