Alma Pöysti

Alma Pöysti (born 16 March 1981) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish film director and actor. She is the daughter of director Erik Pöysti and granddaughter of Finnish actors Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson.[1] Pöysti has also lived and worked in Sweden.[2][3]

Alma Pöysti
Born (1981-03-16) 16 March 1981
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActor

Biography

Pöysti studied at the University of the Arts Helsinki from 2003 to 2007 before working at the Swedish Theatre and the Finnish National Theatre.[4][5]

In 2020 it was announced she would play Tove Jansson in a biopic titled Tove.[6]

Filmography
  • Fling (2004)[7]
  • Where Once We Walked (2011)
  • Naked Harbour (2012)
  • Animal Day (short) (2012)
  • Dagmamman (2013)
  • Kristuksen morsian (2014)
  • Moomins on the Riviera (Finnish version) (Voice) (2014)
  • Luolasto (2014)
  • Tsamo (2015)
  • Det går att operera (short) (2015)
  • Flowers of Evil (2016)
  • Liberty (2018)
  • Explosionen av en badring (short) (2020)
  • Tre berättelser om långtan (2020)
  • Comet in Moominland (2020 remaster)
  • Tove (2020)[8]

References
  1. Mitchell, Wendy (2020-01-16). "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. Saarikoski, Sonja (27 July 2015). "Ruotsiin muuttava suomenruotsalainen Alma Pöysti: Suomi on muuttunut pelokkaaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. Tapanainen, Jonna (1 October 2020). "Kun näyttelijä Alma Pöysti selvisi lapsuuttaan varjostaneesta sairaudesta, hän päätti selättää kaikki pelkonsa". Gloria (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "Lead cast and national premiere for the first feature drama film about Tove Jansson announced". Moomin. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. "Televisioarvostelu | Perheen yhteinen lomapäivä päättyy tragediaan kylpylässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. Mitchell2020-01-16T10:45:00+00:00, Wendy. "Alma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. "Alma Pöysti". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. "Finnish actor lands "role of lifetime" as lead in Tove Jansson biopic". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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