Vieno Saaristo
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1936 in Ilmajoki, Finland
- Died
- December 1, 2016
- Active Years
- 1963–2013 (51 Years)
- Total Credits
- 15 credits in database
Biography
Vieno Hillervo Saaristo was a Finnish actress born on August 14, 1936, in Ilmajoki, Finland. She began her career at the Kouvola amateur theater and became known for her supporting roles in Finnish cinema and television productions. Her acting credits included Annabel Lee in 1990, Zombie and the Ghost Train, Emmauksen tiellä in 2001, Dog Nail Clipper, Above Dark Waters, Tuomas Murasen rikos, Fire-Eater, Stars Above, Twisted Roots, and Women in the City in 2010. She was married to Matti Kalevi Eskola. Saaristo passed away on December 1, 2016, in Helsinki, Finland, at the age of 80.
Career overview
Vieno Hillervo Saaristo was a Finnish actress who began her career in the amateur theatre in Kouvola. Known for her work in Finnish cinema and television productions, she accumulated sixteen known credits as an actress throughout her career.
Among her recognized screen appearances are roles in Annabel Lee from 1990, Women in the City from 2010, and Emmauksen tiellä, which is also known as On the Road to Emmaus, from 2001. Additional film and television works associated with her career include Zombie and the Ghost Train, Dog Nail Clipper, Above Dark Waters, Tuomas Murasen rikos, Fire-Eater, Stars Above, and Twisted Roots.
Saaristo was born in Ilmajoki, Finland, on August 14, 1936. She was married to Matti Kalevi Eskola. She passed away on December 1, 2016, in Helsinki, Finland, at the age of 80.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
15 titles- Above Dark Waters (2013) as salmiakkimummo
- Stars Above (2012) as Tyyne 70-luvulla
- The Look of a Killer (2011) as Äiti
- Twisted Roots (2009) as Mummi
- Dog Nail Clipper (2004) as Taimi Kuosmanen
- On the Road to Emmaus (2001) as Ranen äiti
- Fire-Eater (1998) as Saunottaja
- Kotikatu (1995) as Elsi Töyräs
- White Lies (1994) as Sairaanhoitaja
- Tuomas Murasen rikos (1994) as Stella Muranen
- Päin perhettä (1992) as anoppi
- Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) as Äiti
- Palava enkeli (1984) as Tuulikki's mother
- Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983) as Sari's Mother
- Commando Assault (1963) as Helke
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Vieno Saaristo was born on August 14, 1936 in Ilmajoki, Finland. They passed away on December 1, 2016.
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Vieno Saaristo has accumulated over 15 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2013.
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Vieno Hillervo Saaristo was a Finnish actress born on August 14, 1936, in Ilmajoki, Finland. She began her career at the Kouvola amateur theater and became known for her supporting roles in Finnish cinema and television productions. Her acting credits included Annabel Lee in 1990, Zombie and the Ghost Train, Emmauksen ...
Vieno Saaristo by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Kotikatu (1995) as Elsi Töyräs — aged about 58
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