Acting · Helsinki, Finland · Born August 17, 1961
Anna Katriina Outinen (born August 17, 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films. Outinen was born in Helsinki. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies in Finland, she nevertheless has never been associated with the "turkkalaisuus" school of acting methodology. Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film Täältä tullaan elämä by Tapio Suominen. In 1984, she appeared in Aikalainen. Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama, film director Aki Kaurismäki's films have brought Outinen international attention and even adulation, particularly in Germany and France. At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Outinen won the award for Best Actress for the Kaurismäki film The Man Without a Past.
MovieThe Elf
2025
TVJustimus esittää: Henki Vex
2025
as Aili
MovieRaptures
2025
as Rakelin äiti
MovieDefiant
2025
as Anneli
MovieKyllä isä osaa
2024
as Hautausurakoitsija
MovieSnot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes
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as Migrén Senior
TVIsolated
2024
as Meri
MovieFamily Stories Untold
2023
MovieThe Hullabaloos!
2022
as Rikostutkija Schultz
MovieCheating Is Good for You
2021
MovieForce of Habit
2019
as Anja
MoviePlay Rape
2019
MovieThe Hole in the Ground
2019
as Noreen Brady
TVThe Bank
2018
as Marja Lindroos
MovieEverything Outside
2018
as Charlotte
MovieThe Other Side of Hope
2017
as Clothing Store Owner
MovieDark Crimes
2016
as Ms. Malinowska
MovieA Man and a Woman
2016
as Taxi Driver
MovieDirty Hands
2015
as Jessica Barine
TVBlue Eyes
2014
as Irmeli
MovieConcerning Violence
2014
as Narrator in Finnish version
MovieClownwise
2013
as Sylvie
MovieAugust Fools
2013
as Elsa Aho
MovieNaked Harbour
2012
as Bar Psychiatrist
The Annunciation
2011
as Director
MovieLe Havre
2011
as Arletty
MovieBackwood Philosopher
2009
as Kuoliaaksinaurattajan tytär
Where Is Where?
2009
as Poet
MovieThe House of Branching Love
2009
as Yrsa
MovieSauna
2008
as Old Woman
TVSuojelijat
2008
as Äiti
MovieThe Home of Dark Butterflies
2008
as Tyyne
MovieAvida
2006
as La femme à la bonbonne d'eau
MovieLights in the Dusk
2006
as Supermarket Cashier
MoviePlaya del Futuro
2005
as Terhi
MoviePopular Music
2004
as Päivi, Niila's Mother
MovieGuarded Secrets
2004
MovieTen Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
as (segment "Dogs Have No Hell")
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2002
as Woman
MovieNude, Descending...
2002
as Rose
MovieThe Man Without a Past
2002
as Irma
MovieAki Kaurismäki
2001
as Self
MovieSpy Games
1999
as Shopkeeper's Wife
MovieJuha
1999
as Marja
MovieHermit Crab
1999
MovieEros and Psyche
1998
as Tarjoilija
MovieA Respectable Tragedy
1998
as Midwife
MovieTrain Birds
1998
as Inkeri, Baggerfahrerin
MovieFreakin' Beautiful World
1997
as Tarja, Ippen äiti
MovieDrifting Clouds
1996
as Ilona
Juna
1996
as 1. nainen
MovieKaikki pelissä
1994
as Päivi Suomela
MovieTake Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994
as Tatjana
MovieAll the best from Saara
1991
as Saara
MovieThe Match Factory Girl
1990
as Iris Rukka
MovieHamlet Goes Business
1987
as Ofelia
MovieShadows in Paradise
1986
as Ilona
MovieKuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
as Caroline Mare's Mane
MovieThe Wrestler
1985
as Hoitaja
MoviePäivää, herra Kivi
1984
as Coffee Vendor
MovieAikalainen
1984
MoviePrinsessa joka nukkui 100 vuotta
1981
as Girl
MovieTäältä tullaan, elämä!
1980
as Lissu
