Manuela Bosco

Manuela Bosco (born 11 June 1982) is a Finnish actress and former hurdler.

Manuela Bosco
Bosco in 2013
Personal information
Full nameManuela Anna Maria Bosco
NationalityFinnish
Born (1982-06-11) 11 June 1982
Mikkeli Rural Municipality, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdling
ClubMikkelin Kilpa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m hs: 13.29 (2000)

Biography

Manuela Bosco, despite having dual citizenship (Italian and Finnish), chose to compete for Finland,[1] She is the niece of the Finnish cross-country skier Harri Kirvesniemi.[2]

In 2012, she debuted as an actress in the Finnish short movie Hankikanto, and in 2013, in the TV series Nymphs.[3]

Bosco has two children with actor Kasimir Baltzar.[4] She married musician Tuure Kilpeläinen in June 2018. They have a daughter born in February 2019.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Finland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 5th 100m hurdles 13.83 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
4th (h)[6] 4 × 100 m relay 45.36
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 14th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.69 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
Olympics Sydney 30th (h) 100 metres hurdles 13.51
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th (h) 400m hurdles 58.18

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–present Nymphs Nadia Rapaccini 12 episodes

See also

References
  1. "Storia di Manuela, italiana che corre per la Finlandia" (in Italian). quotidiano.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. "Harri Kirvesniemi – Further Information". sports.jrank.org. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. "Nymphs – Serie TV 2013" (in Italian). movieplayer.it. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. Simola, Inka (17 January 2016). "Manuela Bosco sai toisen lapsen näyttelijämiehensä kanssa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. Mattila, Ilkka (21 June 2018). "Tuure Kilpeläinen ja Manuela Bosco menivät kaikessa hiljaisuudessa naimisiin – nyt pari kertoo HS:n haastattelussa, mikä kaikki heitä yhdistää" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. Did not finish in the final.
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