Date of Birth : May 28th 1970
Heiskanen received her breaktrough role in the Swedish film Il Capitano (1991) directed by Jan Troell. For her role Heiskanen won the Gold Plaque Award in Chicago International Film Festival for the Best Actress in 1992. Heiskanen lived in Sweden during 1993 – 2003 and worked in movies and theatre. She played in Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern and in Riksteatern where she for example performed role of Masja in Anton Chekhovs The Seagull (2008) directed by Lars Norén.
In Finland Heiskanen has worked with Aki Kaurismäki in Lights in the dusk (2006). She played also in Aleksi Salmenperä’s A Man’s Job (2007) and was nominated for Jussi Award from both movies.
In 2008, Heiskanen starred in Jan Troell´s Everlasting Moments. Heiskanen received Best Actress Award for her performance from Valladolid International Film Festival. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and was nominated for Best Foreig
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Everlasting Moments ( 2009 )
