Minna Aaltonen
Minna Aaltonen | |
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| Born | Minna Kaisa Aaltonen 17 September 1966 Turku, Finland |
| Died | 11 September 2021 (aged 54) |
| Alma mater | Mountview Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | film actress, television actress and presenter |
Minna Kaisa Aaltonen (17 September 1966 – 11 September 2021) was a Finnish film actress, television actress and presenter.
Biography
[edit]Aaltonen was born in Turku, Finland. Her mother was Finnish actress Leena Takala.[1]
Aaltonen studied acting at the Mountview Theatre School in London, England, during the late 1980s.[2]
As a television actress, Aaltonen played Marianne in drama series London's Burning and Ingrid Coates in drama series Dream Team. She also appeared in The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, The World of Hemingway and Lexx. Aaltonen had a small uncredited part as a newsreader in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.[3][4] Aaltonen appeared in beer advertisements in Ireland.[1]
In her native Finland, Aaltonen starred in Kotikatu, Kadunlakaisijat, Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet, Äidin tyttö and Kauas pilvet karkaavat.[2] In 1994, Aaltonen was a co-host of MTV3's game show Gladiaattorit (Finnish Gladiators),[5] presenting alongside Juha-Pekka Jalo.[2]
Aaltonen died on 11 September 2021, due to complications after a surgery.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minna Aaltonen". IMDb. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Åkman, Erika (28 September 2021). "Gladiaattorit-juontaja Minna Aaltonen on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Finland's "Bond girl" Minna Aaltonen dies at the age of 54". 007 Travelers. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b Karjalainen, Katariina. "IL: Gladiaattorit-juontaja Minna Aaltonen on kuollut 54-vuotiaana – teki roolin myös James Bond -elokuvassa". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Lehto, Oskari (2 February 2017). "Muistathan Gladiaattoreiden Salaman? Tältä Marjo Krishi näyttää nyt – muistelee Tony "Viikinki" Halmetta lämmöllä" (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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