Laura Birn

Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008.

She is most famous for her appearances in the 2003 film Helmiä ja sikoja alongside Mikko Leppilampi and most notably in her role in the 2005 film Lupaus. She has tackled roles in historical dramas, lighthearted comedies, and thought-provoking art-house films with equal finesse.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Uh |date=January 4, 2024 |title=Laura Birn Age, Height, Networth, Affairs, Spouse, Family, Religion Bio & More |url=https://unfoldeveryone.com/laura-birn/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |website=Unfold Everyone}}

In the United States, she is best known for her supporting role in the Finnish film Joulutarina (English title: Christmas Story) and A Walk Among the Tombstones.

Her performance in the 2012 film Purge earned her a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/satellite-award-noms-run-the-gamut-from-silver-linings-playbook-to-skyfall/|title=Satellite Award noms run the gamut from 'Silver Linings Playbook' to 'Skyfall'

|website=Hitfix|accessdate=16 March 2018}} In 2021 she began playing the role of robot Eto Demerzel in the series Foundation. The second season was released in 2023.{{cite web |title=Lee Pace Shares Behind-the-Scenes Photos from the Naked Fight Scene in 'Foundation' |url=https://www.gq.com/story/lee-pace-foundation-season-2-behind-the-scenes |website=GQ |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=21 July 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Poniewozik |first1=James |title=Review: The Math of 'Foundation' Doesn't Add Up |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/arts/television/review-foundation.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=24 September 2021}} Filming of the third season is almost ready in May 2024.

In 2024, Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti wrote, sourcing publicly available tax records, that Birn is the most highly-paid Finnish actor or actress of all time.{{cite web |url=https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/paajutut/laura-birn-jai-jumiin-kyselija-amman-rooliin-ja-turhautui-sitten-yksi-elokuva-muutti-kaiken/ |last1=Kinnunen |first1=Kalle |title=Miten Hollywoodiin pääsee, Laura Birn? |work=Suomen Kuvalehti |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024}}

In addition to her native Finnish, Birn also speaks or understands English, Swedish,{{cite web |title=Laura Birn: 'It took me a few years to get the courage to be an actress' |url=https://cafebabel.com/en/article/laura-birn-it-took-me-a-few-years-to-get-the-courage-to-be-an-actress-5ae00874f723b35a145e39ba/ |publisher=Cafébabel |access-date=8 July 2022 |date=28 February 2013 |quote=Swedish is lovely. I learnt it at school, though I understand it better than I can speak it.}} Portuguese and Spanish.{{cite web|url=http://actorsinscandinavia.com/actors/laura-birn/|title=Laura Birn|work=Actors in Scandinavia}}

Laura Birn is married and has two children.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 January 2020|title=Kansainvälisellä uralla loistava pienen lapsen äiti Laura Birn: "Minun ei ole tarvinnut valita työn ja perheen välillä"|url=https://anna.fi/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/julkkikset/kansainvalisella-uralla-loistava-pienen-lapsen-aiti-laura-birn-minun-ei-ole-tarvinnut-valita-tyon-ja-perheen-valilla|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 February 2021|website=Anna Magazine, Finland}}{{Cite magazine |last=Kinnunen |first=Kalle |date=2024-05-31 |title=Miten Hollywoodiin pääsee, Laura Birn? |magazine=Suomen Kuvalehti |volume=108 |issue=22 |pages=46-49}}

• Stripping (Hengittämättä ja nauramatta, 2002)
• Pearls and Pigs (Helmiä ja sikoja, 2003)
• Promise (Lupaus, 2005)
• Christmas Story (Joulutarina, 2007)
• 8 Days to Premiere (8 päivää ensi-iltaan, 2008)
• Ralliraita (2009)
• Must Have Been Love (En som deg, 2012)
• Naked Harbour (Vuosaari, 2012)
• Purge (Puhdistus, 2012)
• Heart of a Lion (Leijonasydän, 2013)
• August Fools (Mieletön elokuu, 2013)
• A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
• Henkesi edestä (2015)
• The Ones Below (2015)
• The Girl King (2015)
• Armi elää! (2015)
• Syysprinssi (2016){{Citation needed |date=April 2021}}
• Tyhjiö (2018)
• Bayonet (Bayoneta – Viimeinen isku, 2018)
• Helene (2020)
• Any Day Now (Ensilumi, 2020)
• The Last Ones (2020){{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |first=Wendy |last=Ide |title='The Last Ones': Tallinn Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-last-ones-tallinn-review/5155193.article |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Screen |language=en}}
• The Crow (2024){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/crow-reboot-bill-skarsgard-fka-twigs-sells-lionsgate-deal-1235539115/|title='The Crow' Reboot With Bill Skarsgård & FKA Twigs Flies To Lionsgate In Eight-Figure Domestic Deal — Toronto|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}}

On Television:

• Tuulikaappimaa (2003)
• Jumalan kaikki oikut (2006)
• Karjalan kunnailla (2007-2012)
• Married to a Lie (2008)
• Onnela (2018)
• The Innocents (2018, Netflix)
• Foundation (2021–present)
• Summer of Sorrow (Munkkivuori, 2022)

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