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Kari Heiskanen

Finnish actor, director and screenwriter
Person Human Q5495318

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 16, 1955
Place of birth
Hämeenlinna
Country of citizenship
Finland[7]
Occupation
actor, screenwriter, director
Educated at
Finska teaterskolan
Award received
Finnish State Prize for Cinema, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland[8][9][10][11][12]
Spouse
Sara Paavolainen, Anna-Maija Tuokko[6]
Sibling
Ilkka Heiskanen[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[18]
Birth name
Kari Olavi Heiskanen[19]
Family name
Heiskanen[15]
Given name
Kari, Olavi[16][17]
Residence
Ikaalinen[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kari Heiskanen en Kari Olavi Heiskanen de Kari Olavi Heiskanen en-gb Kari Olavi Heiskanen fa کاری هیسکانن fi Kari Olavi Heiskanen ja カリ・ヘイスカネン ru Кари Хейсканен sv Kari Olavi Heiskanen
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000114702191
VIAF cluster ID
31724577
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005028028
GND ID
1259850676
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kari Heiskanen.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p140385
AlloCiné person ID
254459
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141862921
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11886929
CineMagia person ID
24046
Deutsche Synchronkartei person ID
3z9pnFOBZ
Discogs artist ID
1685816
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ElFilm person ID
4279842
Elonet person ID
198902
Freebase ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0374682
IdRef ID
169615375
Ivi person ID
kari-hejskanen
KANTO ID
000119415
Kinobox person ID
867241
Kinopoisk person ID
440452
LdiF person ID
110810
MusicBrainz artist ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4447380
PORT person ID
22097
Plex person key
5d77686ef59e58002189d680
RITVA person ID
6887
Sinemalar person ID
825840
Swedish Film Database person ID
94916
TMDB person ID
141980
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4a94bfeb-93e7-40eb-8013-ef0a53d9afbf
ČSFD person ID
119349

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
actor, screenwriter, director
← Cast member 3
Ambush, Calamari Union, The House of Branching Love
Given name 2
Kari, Olavi
Award received 1
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Mb:sibling 1
Ilkka Heiskanen
Place of birth 1
Hämeenlinna
Residence 1
Ikaalinen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Performer 1
Joukahainen
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Summary

Kari Heiskanen's place of birth was Hämeenlinna[1]. He was born on March 16, 1955[2]. He worked as an actor[3], screenwriter[4], and director[5].

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Recognition

Awards received include Finnish State Prize for Cinema[8], an order[21], in Finland[22]; Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9], a grade of an order[23], in Finland[24], founded in 1943[25]; Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor[10], a film award category[26], in Finland[27], founded in 1944[28]; Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor[11], a class of award[29], in Finland[30], founded in 1944[31]; and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland[12], a grade of an order[32], in Finland[33], founded in 1942[34].

FAQs

Where was Kari Heiskanen born?

Born in Hämeenlinna[1].

Who was Kari Heiskanen married to?

Kari Heiskanen's spouses include Anna-Maija Tuokko[6].

What did Kari Heiskanen do for work?

Kari Heiskanen worked as actor[3], screenwriter[4], and director[5].

What awards did Kari Heiskanen receive?

Honors received include Finnish State Prize for Cinema[8], Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9], Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor[10], and Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor[11].

Related Entities

Finland Hämeenlinna

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  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 825840
    Educated at → Finska teaterskolan
    Sex or gender → male
    Residence → Ikaalinen
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