Kati Outinen

Anna Katriina Outinen born August 17 1961 is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäkis films Outinen was born in Helsinki Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his reign of drama studies in Finland she nevertheless has never been associated with the turkkalaisuus school of acting methodology Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film Täältä tullaan elämä by Tapio Suominen In 1984 she appeared in Aikalainen Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama film director Aki Kaurismäkis films have brought Outinen international attention and even adulation particularly in Germany and France At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival Outinen won the award for Best Actress for the Kaurismäki film The Man Without a Past