Kati Outinen

Born: 1961-08-17

Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland

Biography

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.

Known For

The Hole in the Ground
Le Havre
Dark Crimes
A Man and a Woman
Sauna
Lights in the Dusk
Naked Harbour
Drifting Clouds
August Fools
Spy Games

Top Movie Credits

Le Havre Arletty
Dark Crimes Ms. Malinowska
Sauna Old Woman
Lights in the Dusk Supermarket Cashier
Naked Harbour Bar Psychiatrist
Spy Games Shopkeeper's Wife