Pamela Tola

Pamela Tola in 2010

Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981[1]) is a Finnish actress and director.

Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film Paha maa (Frozen Land), and starred as the main character in the 2006 film Saippuaprinssi (Soap Prince), both times working with Mikko Leppilampi. In 2008, Tola graduated with MA from the Theatre Academy's Department of Theatre and Drama. In 2018, she directed her first feature film Swingers, followed by Teräsleidit in 2020.[2][3]

Personal life

Tola and her film producer husband Pauli Waroma filed for divorce in August 2011. They have two sons together.[4] In 2015 she married actor Lauri Tilkanen with whom she has a son born in 2014.[5] They got divorced in June of 2020

Tola is close friends with actress Pihla Viitala.[6][7]

Filmography

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Helmiä ja sikoja	Department Store Clerk
2004	Skene	Ella	Television film
2005	Kumman kaa	Mimmi	Episode: "Puhtaalta pöydältä"
2005	Frozen Land	Elina Oravisto	Finnish: Paha maa
2005	Caasha	Petsy	Television film
2005	Beauty and the Bastard	Nelli	Also as performer: "Pidä Musta Kii" ja "Tee Se Niin" Finnish: Tyttö sinä olet tähti
2006	Akkaa päälle	N/A	Episode: "Vähän jeesiä"
2006	Saippuaprinssi	Ilona Varis
2007– 2008	Kotikatu	Ronja Rouhiainen	21 episodes
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Chloe	Voice role in the Finnish localization
2010	Lapland Odyssey	Inari Juntura	Finnish: Napapiirin sankarit
2010	Hiphop Hamlet	Anni Leinonen
2010	Vastaparit	Maikku Kaarela	3 episodes
2011	Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2	Chloe	Voice role in the Finnish localization
2011	JuuTupen rapinat	Various roles	Television film; Also as performer: "Käärme (The Snake)"
2011	Eetu ja Konna	Zandie	Voice role
2011	Elma & Liisa	Elma	Short film
2011	Burungo	Tourist Jutta	Short film; Uncredited
2010– 2011	Virta	Mervi Silvennoinen	3 episodes
2012	Härmä	Aino Kantola
2012	Almost 18	Waitress
2012	Must Have Been Love	Kaisa
2012	Ella ja kaverit	Virastotäti
2012– 2016	Kimmo	Ulla	17 episodes
2013	21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage	Elli	Finnish: 21 tapaa pilata avioliitto
2013	Heart of a Lion	Tölli	Finnish: Leijonasydän
2013	Isänmaallinen mies	Aino
2015	Napapiirin sankarit 2	Inari
2016	Onnenonkija	Aino Ryynänen
2016	Saturday Night Live	Various roles	Finnish version of Saturday Night Live; 12 episodes
2016	Kynsin hampain	Anita Karvonen	10 episodes
2017	Napapiirin sankarit 3	Inari Juntura
2017	95	Tammen vaimo
2018	Kaikki oikein	Miia
2018	The Guardian Angel – Suojelusenkeli	Susi
2018	Karppi	Anna Bergdahl	12 episodes
2018	Kontio & Parmas	Katjushka Joronen	Episode: "Peltipoliisi"
2018	Olavi Virta	Nainen kotiovella
2017– 2019	Kolmistaan	Vilma	18 episodes
2019	Aurora	Ulla
2019	Ricky Rapper and the Strongman	Rauha Räppääjä
2019	Roba	Taikan äiti	Episode: "Homma hallussa"
2020	Teräsleidit	Airport Clerk
2020	Ex-onnelliset	Henriikka	Episode: "Yötapaturma"
2020		Hanna	Episode: "Läjäsuku"
2022	Sijainen	Paula Malinen	TV Miniseries
2022	Punttikomedia	Vilin vaimo
2022	Napapiirin sankarit 4	Inari
2023	Comeback

As director

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Elma & Liisa	Director, writer	Short film
2011	Burungo	Director, writer	Short film
2018	Swingers	Director
2020	Ladies of Steel	Director, writer
2021	Mädät omenat	Director	4 episodes
2023	The Worst Idea Ever	Director

References

1. "Login • Instagram". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
2. Kaukonen, Martta. "Vaivaannuttavaa parinvaihtoa – Pamela Tolan esikoisohjaus Swingers tavoittelee Solsidanin myötähäpeän tunteita" (in Finnish). Me Naiset. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
3. Kostiainen, Pasi (3 January 2020). "Pamela Tola, 30, tajusi yhtäkkiä pelkäävänsä vanhenemista – sitten hän teki aiheesta elokuvan, jollaista Suomessa ei ole ennen nähty" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. "NYT-liite". Helsingin Sanomat. 15 October 2010.
5. Wirtavuori, Sanna (18 December 2018). "Lauri Tilkanen elää kiireistä lapsiperhearkea: "Aikuistuin varhain tultuani isäpuoleksi"" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
6. Siistonen, Miia (22 March 2018). "Pihla Viitala ja Pamela Tola: "Isot kriisit ovat syventäneet ystävyyttämme"" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
7. Siistonen, Miia (31 March 2018). "Samoista rooleista kilpailevat ystävykset Pamela Tola ja Pihla Viitala: "Ystävyys punnitaan siinä, pystyykö toinen myötäelämään ja iloitsemaan kanssasi"" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2019.

External links

• Pamela Tola at IMDb