Acting

Tarja Markus

Born January 14, 1946 · Riihimäki, Finland (age 80)

Tarja Markus is a vocalist and actress. Tarja Markus was born on 14 January 1946 in Riihimäki, Finland. She is an actress, known for Punatukka (1969), A Time of Roses (1969) and Vain silloin kun nauran (1984). She has been married to Pertti Roisko since 1978. They have one child. She was previously married to Jorma Markus.

Known For

Time of Roses

Time of Roses · 1969

MovieScience FictionDrama

In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.

Kamome Diner

Kamome Diner · 2006

MovieDramaComedy

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.

Palkkasoturi

Palkkasoturi · 1997

The story of a modest man, played by Ilkka Heiskanen, who decides to become a mercenary in the Yugoslavian civil war. This decision leaves him completely destitute. His parents do not approve of his decision, nor do his friends at the local bar.

Punatukka

Punatukka · 1969

MovieDramaRomance

A story about young factory worker Tuija, who has recently met an interesting young man. When the death of a friend interrupts a monotonous and carefree life, the strangest week of Tuija's life begins.

Kahdeksas veljes

Kahdeksas veljes · 1971

Kahdeksas veljes

Jalmar Riivatsalo works in an ad agency and tries to find success both in love and business.

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika · 1970

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

MovieComedyWestern

Speedy Gonzales arrives in a small village in New York to investigate the mysterious death of his brother Moses, with the help of the lively Rita. In the village, they are met by Hämeen Hitain, Manolito, Bat Mastersson, and Clyde, among others, with whom Speedy must compete. His curiosity ultimately leads him to become the target of a manhunt.

Sixtynine

Sixtynine · 1969

Tuula's husband Jukka takes care of all domestic chores. Tuula seems to have no idea that her husband spends his evenings working as a major league ice hockey referee. She also finds out about his extra-marital affair with a female rally driver. In revenge, Tuula starts seeing her gynecologist Timo Paasi, a married man with six children.

The Brothers

The Brothers · 1969

Two brothers, two different lifestyles collide. Eero is a young married man who opens up a print shop and struggles to get it going. Eki is a student with Marxist ideas, although he dates the daughter of a wealthy shipowner.

Filmography

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Time of Roses

Time of Roses · 1969

MovieScience FictionDrama

In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.

Anu Huotari

Kamome Diner

Kamome Diner · 2006

MovieDramaComedy

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.

Liisa

Palkkasoturi

Palkkasoturi · 1997

The story of a modest man, played by Ilkka Heiskanen, who decides to become a mercenary in the Yugoslavian civil war. This decision leaves him completely destitute. His parents do not approve of his decision, nor do his friends at the local bar.

Punatukka

Punatukka · 1969

MovieDramaRomance

A story about young factory worker Tuija, who has recently met an interesting young man. When the death of a friend interrupts a monotonous and carefree life, the strangest week of Tuija's life begins.

Tuija Aalto

Kahdeksas veljes

Kahdeksas veljes · 1971

Kahdeksas veljes

Jalmar Riivatsalo works in an ad agency and tries to find success both in love and business.

Marjut Tässäpuro

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika · 1970

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

MovieComedyWestern

Speedy Gonzales arrives in a small village in New York to investigate the mysterious death of his brother Moses, with the help of the lively Rita. In the village, they are met by Hämeen Hitain, Manolito, Bat Mastersson, and Clyde, among others, with whom Speedy must compete. His curiosity ultimately leads him to become the target of a manhunt.

Rita

Sixtynine

Sixtynine · 1969

Tuula's husband Jukka takes care of all domestic chores. Tuula seems to have no idea that her husband spends his evenings working as a major league ice hockey referee. She also finds out about his extra-marital affair with a female rally driver. In revenge, Tuula starts seeing her gynecologist Timo Paasi, a married man with six children.

Kristiina Koivu (voice) (uncredited)

The Brothers

The Brothers · 1969

Two brothers, two different lifestyles collide. Eero is a young married man who opens up a print shop and struggles to get it going. Eki is a student with Marxist ideas, although he dates the daughter of a wealthy shipowner.

Anne

Trust

MovieDramaHistory

In December 1917, a Finnish delegation arrives in St. Petersburg to meet Vladimir Lenin to seek recognition of Finland's independence.

Frozen Foods

Frozen Foods · 1969

MovieDocumentaryComedy

A wildly satirical deconstruction of TV advertising.

Miljoonaliiga

Miljoonaliiga · 1968

MovieDramaCrime

Reiska who has moved to Helsinki from the country starts working as an errand boy in Sweden and Denmark for Lehto, a leader of a criminal league. Reiska's friend from school, Lea, who dreams of being a singer, drifts under Lehto's influence as well.

Lea

Kotikatu

Kotikatu · 1995

Dementikon puoliso

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood · 2000

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

SeriesDramaCrime

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.

Salme Kivisalo

Hovimäki

Hovimäki · 1999

The lives of the aristocratic Lindhof family and their servants from 1798 to 1907.

Maija Seppä