Ritva Vepsä

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{{Short description|Finnish actress (1941–2016)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

Ritva Annikki Vepsä (12 February 1941, Helsinki – 30 July 2016) was a Finnish actress. In 1970 she received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her appearances in a Jörn Donner film Sixtynine 69 and a Risto Jarva film Ruusujen aika.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2016080121986685|title=Jussi-palkittu näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä menehtyi 75-vuotiaana|last=|first=|date=1 August 2016|website=Iltalehti|language=fi-FI|access-date=2 August 2016}} Vepsä was married to actor and director Yrjö Tähtelä 1960–79.{{cite web|url=http://www.elonet.fi/fi/henkilo/223191|title=Ritva Vepsä|website=Elonet|publisher=KAVA|accessdate=2 August 2016}} Vepsä died on 30 July 2016, aged 75, at her home from lung cancer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000001231133.html|title=Näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä on kuollut|last=|first=|date=1 August 2016|website=Ilta Sanomat|language=fi-FI|access-date=2 August 2016}}[http://www.finlandtimes.fi/culture/2016/08/02/28959/Actress-Ritva-Vepsä-passes-away Actress Ritva Vepsä passes away]