Mimosa Willamo
{{Short description|Finnish actress (born 1994)}}
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Mimosa Helena Willamo (born 1994) is a Finnish actress. In 2015, she was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in {{ill|Headfirst (film)|fi|Päin seinää|lt=Headfirst}} (2014).
Early life
Willamo was born in 1994{{cite web |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2016/08/03/stjarnan-i-nya-bodomfilmen-mimosa-willamo-har-vuxit-upp-nara-sjon |title=Stjärnan i nya Bodomfilmen Mimosa Willamo har vuxit upp nära sjön |first=Helena |last=von Alfthan |date=3 August 2016 |publisher=Yle |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=sv}} into a bilingual Finnish- and Swedish-speaking family. She was raised in Espoo.{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/menaiset/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/art-2000009022787.html |title=Mimosa Willamo kasvoi viisilapsisessa suurperheessä ja kertoo nyt, miten se on häneen vaikuttanut |last=Pystynen |first=Venla |date=19 September 2022 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=6 March 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/menaiset/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/art-2000009051521.html |title=Suurperheessä kasvanut Mimosa Willamo, 27, luovuttaa munasolujaan – kertoo, millainen toimenpide on kyseessä |last=Pystynen |first=Venla |date=7 September 2022 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=6 March 2024}}
Career
Willamo has performed roles in both Finnish and Swedish languages.{{cite web |url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/helsinki/article6647976.ece |title=Kallion lukio |date=17 May 2013 |publisher=Yle |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=fi}}Annika Hällsten: Mimosa Willamo i rollen som Aurora: Vem vill inte vara fräck och vacker? Hufvudstadsbladet, 13 January 2019, 36 pp.
She is known for her roles in the films {{ill|Headfirst (film)|fi|Päin seinää|lt=Headfirst}} (2014), Bodom (2016), {{ill|Born in Heinola|fi|Teit meistä kauniin (elokuva)}} (2016), {{ill|Somebody Should Do Something|fi|Elvis & Onerva}} (2019), and Sisu (2022), among others.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
From 2018 to 2021, Willamo starred in the series Deadwind, playing the role of Henna, the main protagonist's teenage stepdaughter who is involved with drugs.{{Cite web |url=https://www.suomi24.fi/viihde/karppi-sarjan-mimosa-willamo-ja-epatavallinen-tarina-mulla-on-kaynyt-epareilun-hyva-sauma |title=Karppi-sarjan Mimosa Willamo ja epätavallinen tarina: "Mulla on käynyt epäreilun hyvä sauma..." |last=Kurki-Myllymäki |first=Kirsti |date=17 May 2020 |website=Suomi24 |language=fi |access-date=6 March 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2020/04/02/mita-tapahtui-karpin-ensimmaisella-kaudella-kertaa-tarkeimmat-asiat |title=Mitä tapahtui Karpin ensimmäisellä kaudella? Kertaa tärkeimmät asiat |last=Partanen|first=Pasi |date=2 April 2020 |website=Yle |language=fi |access-date=6 March 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008366440.html |title=Tarina rikosetsivä Sofia Karpista päättyy raakoihin murhiin, parasta sarjassa on paikan tuntu |last=Virtanen |first=Leena |date=31 October 2021 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=6 March 2024}}
Willamo starred with Leonard Terfelt as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson in two Nordic noir television series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström, Box 21 (2020) and Cell 8 (2022). Both were directed by Johan Brisinger.{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Anthony |title=Nordic Noir gets personal: director Johan Brisinger on murder mystery 'Cell 8' |website=SBS Television |date=20 July 2023 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/nordic-noir-gets-personal-director-johan-brisinger-on-murder-mystery-cell-8/te8gfwqjc |access-date=17 February 2024}}
Awards
Willamo was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst, and she won the Best Actress award in 2016 for her role in Lake Bodom at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.[https://screamfestla.com/blog/screamfest-2016-winners-announced Screamfest 2016: Winners Announced!] Screamfest, 30 October 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/leffat/a/2016103122544023 |title=Mimosa Willamolle parhaan naisnäyttelijän palkinto Bodom-elokuvasta Los Angelesissa |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=fi}} For her role in Bodom, Willamo was also nominated for a Jussi Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/201703242200091505 |title=Tässä ovat Jussi-gaalan kaikki voittajat: Hymyilevä mies on paras elokuva - voitti yhteensä 8 palkinto |publisher=Iltalehti |date=24 March 2017 |first=Juuso |last=Määttänen |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=fi}}{{cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/tv-ja-elokuvat/art-2000005053409.html |title=Jussi-ehdokkaat julkistettiin – miespääosassa historiallinen ratkaisu! |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=20 January 2017 |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=fi}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
| 2014 | {{ill|Headfirst (film)|fi|Päin seinää|lt=Headfirst}} | Tiina 'Takku' Kurhinen | |
| rowspan="2"|2016 | {{ill|Born in Heinola|fi|Teit meistä kauniin (elokuva)}} | Amanda 'Mandy' Gaynor | |
| Bodom | Nora | ||
| 2018 | Swingers | Milla | |
| rowspan="2"|2019 | Aurora | Tuuli Aurora Ruikka | |
| {{ill|Somebody Should Do Something|fi|Elvis & Onerva}} | Onerva | ||
| 2020 | The Potato Venture | Twin #1 | Finnish: Peruna |
| 2021 | Finders of the Lost Yacht | Liisa Hapula | Finnish: Pertsa ja Kilu |
| rowspan="2"|2022 | Memory of Water | Sanja | Finnish: Veden vartija |
| Sisu | Aino |
=Television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
| 2003 | Jesus & Josefine | Josefine (voice) | Main role |
| 2010–2011 | Marja Tyrnin Joulushow | Tonttutyttö | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Erinomanlaiset | Kiira | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2018 | Pirjo | Episode: "Kassalla" | |
| Hulttiot | Nalletyttö | 5 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | HasBeen | Salla | 13 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Deadwind | Henna Honkasuo | 28 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2019 | Aallonmurtaja | Olli | 4 episodes |
| Badrumsliv | Lo | 18 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Roba | Heidi Salonen | 12 episodes |
| rowspan="6"|2020 | Box 21 | Mariana Hermansson | 5 episodes |
| Hotel Swan Helsinki | Alisa Valli | Episode: "Paljastuksia" | |
| Paras vuosi ikinä | Anni | Episode: "Nuoruus on mielentila" | |
| Kaikki huutaa Dingo! | Marika | 11 episodes | |
| Eristyksissä | Ronja | Episode: "Selftape" | |
| Syke | Martina | 4 episodes | |
| rowspan="2"|2021 | Karuselli | Herself / Sanni | 2 episodes |
| Modernit miehet | Oona | Episode: "Sepot" | |
| 2022 | Cell 8 | Mariana Hermansson | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Renki | Lilli | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2024 | Murha Hangossa | Vera Waara | 10 episodes |
| Gåsmamman | Riikka Aho | 2 episodes |
References
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External links
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