Eeva-Kaarina Volanen

Jussi Award 1950. Journalist, singer and actress Annikki Arni (left) has handed Jussi Award to actress Eeva-Kaarina Volanen

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen (January 15, 1921 Kuusankoski – January 29, 1999 Helsinki) was a Finnish actress.[1] She worked at the Finnish National Theatre for 45 years (1945–1990). Her husband was professor Sakari Puurunen (July 25, 1921 Iisalmi – August 5, 2000 Helsinki). They had no children.

Volanen died suddenly in 1999, at age 78.

Awards

• Jussi Award four times: three times as best actress, in 1948, 1949, and 1950, and in 1992 she received a Lifetime achievement Jussi Award.^[citation needed]
• Pro Finlandia medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1966.[2]
• Ida Aalberg award.

Filmography

• Synnin jäljet (1946)
• "Minä elän" (1946)
• Suopursu kukkii (1947)
• Naiskohtaloita (1947)
• Toukokuun taika (1948)
• Ruma Elsa (1949)
• Prinsessa Ruusunen (1949)
• Katupeilin takana (1949)
• Katarina kaunis leski (1950)
• Hallin Janne (1950)
• Kesäillan valssi (1951)
• Shamrock (1953)
• Onnelliset (1954)
• Kun on tunteet (1954)
• Musta rakkaus (1957)
• Pala valkoista marmoria (1998)

References

1. Eeva-Kaarina Volanen, Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
2. Kinnunen, Matti (6 December 1991). "Pro Finlandia -mitalilla on palkittu 650 suomalaista taiteilijaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. D 2.