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.[1] Vepsä was married to actor and director Yrjö Tähtelä 1960–79.[2] Vepsä died on 30 July 2016, aged 75, at her home from lung cancer.[1][3][4]
Selected filmography
edit- Nuori mylläri (1958)
- Totuus on armoton (1963)
- Onnelliset leikit (1964)
- Time of Roses (1969)
- Sixtynine 69 (1969)
- Naisenkuvia (1970)
- Loma (1976)
- Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit (1979)
- Pedon merkki (1981)
- Rampe & Naukkis – kaikkien aikojen superpari (1990)
References
edit- ^ a b "Jussi-palkittu näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä menehtyi 75-vuotiaana". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Ritva Vepsä". Elonet. KAVA. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä on kuollut". Ilta Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Actress Ritva Vepsä passes away
External links
edit- Ritva Vepsä at IMDb
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