Seidi Helena Alexandra Haarla (born 1 January 1984) is a Finnish actress. She played the female lead in Juho Kuosmanen's film Compartment No. 6 (2021). She won the European Film Promotion (EFP) Shooting Stars Award for her role as one of the most promising film actors of the year.
Seidi Haarla | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1984 Kirkkonummi, Finland |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editHaarla was born in 1984 in Kirkkonummi in southern Finland. She comes from a family of actors and artists. Her father is artist Teuri Haarla (* 1955).[1] Her younger sister Ruusu Haarla (* 1989) is a playwright and director.[2] Her grandparents were actor Saulo Haarla (1930–1971) and soprano and actress Helena Salonius (1930–2012); her great-grandparents include stage actress Tyyne Haarla (1892–1968) and writer Lauri Haarla (1890–1944).[3]
Career
editIn 2004, Haarla appeared in a student theater group in Helsinki.[4] In 2005, she studied acting at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts in Saint Petersburg.[4] She graduated from University of the Arts Helsinki in 2015 with a Master of Arts in Theater and Drama.[4]
Together with her sister Ruusu, Haarla wrote the plays The Trauma Body (2014) and New Childhood (2020), which were inspired by her own childhood experiences, and she also appeared on stage in their productions.[5]
Haarla has appeared in Finnish film and television productions since 2015. In 2021, she took on the female leading role of Laura in Juho Kuosmanen's film drama Compartment No. 6, which is based on Rosa Liksom's novel of the same name. Her performance earned her critical acclaim and an award as one of the European Shooting Stars 2021.[6] Haarla was nominated for Best Actress at the European Film Awards 2021.[7]
Personal life
editHaarla is married with three children and lives in Turku.[3]
References
edit- ^ Säkö, Maria (20 September 2014). "Siskosten äidinmurha puhdistaa ilmaa". hs.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Ruusu and Seidi Haarla". fabulamundi.eu. 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b Vuorinen, Marjo (31 October 2021). "Seidi Haarla näki ravintolassa tilanteen, joka paljasti hänelle ihmisten välinpitämättömyyden: "Tämä tällainen itkettää minua"". is.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ a b c "Seidi Haarla, Finland". efp-online.com. 5 January 2022.
- ^ Rinta-Tassi, Minna (30 October 2020). "Haarlan sisarukset tekivät näytelmän traumaattisesta lapsuudestaan: "Turvattomuus on sana, jolla lapsuuttamme voisi kuvata"". yle.fi.
- ^ "European Shooting Stars 2021". efp-online.com. 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Compartment No. 6". europeanfilmawards.eu. 5 January 2022.
External links
edit- Seidi Haarla at IMDb