Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen
Kosonen in 2021
Born	Krista Erika Kosonen (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41) Espoo, Finland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006-present
Spouse	Antti Jokinen ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Awards	Shanghai International Film Festival Jussi Awards

Krista Erika Kosonen (born 28 May 1983)^[1] is a Finnish actress. She is known for her appearances in movies such as Jade Warrior (2006), Princess (2010), and the Norwegian HBO series Beforeigners (2019, 2021). She has also appeared in the sketch comedy television show Putous (2010–2014). Kosonen was selected Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in Wildeye (2015).^[2] She has also won two Jussi Awards for Best Leading Actress, in 2016 for Wildeye and in 2018 for Miami.^[3]

Personal life

Krista Kosonen is married to movie director Antti J. Jokinen.^[4] They have two children together, a daughter (born 2015) and son (born 2022).^[5]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Jade Warrior	Ronja
2007	The Year of the Wolf	Sari Karaslahti
2010	Princess	Christina Von Heyroth
2011	Risto	Anna Kaskilahti
	Body of Water	Julia
2012	Purge	Ingel
	Road North	Elina
2014	Big Significant Things	Ella
2015	Wildeye	Helena Alatalo
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Doxie #2
	Miami	Angela
2019	Dogs Don't Wear Pants	Mona
2020	Tove	Vivica Bandler
2021	Omerta 6/12		[6]

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Underworld Trilogy	Satu Haapala	5 episodes
2010–14	Putous	Various characters	42 episodes
2018	Bullets	Mari Kristina Saari	10 episodes
2019	Beforeigners	Alfhildr Enginsdottir	12 episodes
2021	Mister 8	Maria	8 episodes
2023	The Swarm	Tina Lund	8 episodes

References

1. "Krista Kosonen". Kava. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. "Krista Kososelle kansainvälinen elokuvapalkinto – "Ensin tuli itku, sitten nauru"". Finnish national public radio. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
3. "Krista Kososelle naispääosan Jussi-palkinto – viittasi riehakkaassa puheessaan Louhimies-kohuun: "Pihla saa tästä ballsit"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. "Tänne Omerta-elokuvan keskeyttänyt kohuohjaaja Antti Jokinen vetäytyi parantelemassa vointiaan – paikalla dramaattinen lähihistoria! Katso kuva!" [Uproar Around Director Antti Jokinen, Who Interrupted Filming of Omerta and Withdrew to Improve His Well-being—a Dramatic Event! Look at the Pictures!]. seiska.fi (in Finnish). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
5. "Krista Kosonen ja Antti Jokinen saivat juhannusvauvan: "Voi tätä rakkauden määrää"". MTV Uutiset. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
6. "Antti J Jokinen's Omerta Films and TV Series in Development". cineuropa.org. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

External links

• Krista Kosonen at IMDb