Irina Björklund
Birthday: 1973-02-07
Place of Birth: Danderyd, Stockholms län, Sweden
Synopsis
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Irina Björklund (born 7 February 1973) is a Finnish actress.
Björklund was born in Danderyd, Stockholm County but she quickly moved to Finland with her family.[citation needed] She has acted in movies and in television series. Some well known movies include Rukajärven tie (int. Ambush), Levottomat (int. Restless), Minä ja Morrison (int. Me and Morrison), and Vieraalla Maalla (int. Land of Love). Björklund is married to Finnish actor Peter Franzén. In September 2007, Björklund gave birth to their first child, a boy.
Björklund moved to the United States in 1999. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. She has also lived in France during her early years.
She fluently speaks Finnish, Swedish, French, English and also some Russian, and Spanish.[citation needed]. She studied in the Theatre Academy of Finland from 1993 to 1996.[citation needed] She left the school when Svenska Teatern (Swedish theatre in Helsinki) hired her.
In 1999, she was awarded the Jussi prize as best leading actress for her role as Milla in the movie Minä ja Morrison.She made her breakthrough in the movie Rukajärven tie where she played Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen. She was awarded the Shooting Star prize in the Berlin Film Festival in 2004.[citation needed]
In September 2010, Björklund's career in the United States took a leap, when she had a minor role in The American,[1] alongside George Clooney.[2] She played the role of Clooney's lover, Ingrid.
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Acting
Peacemaker
as Ann-Mari Sundell
Finnish peace negotiator Ann-Mari Sundell has recently retired from her post as a crisis response adviser in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Suddenly, she is invited by the UN mandate to lead an international conflict resolution process in Turkey. As the peace talks proceed, Ann-Mari has to reconcile with her past before her personal life comes in the way of the whole peace process.
Moomins on the Riviera
as Audrey Glamour (voice)
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
Apeiron
as Iris
Umbra is a scientist who wants to prove his theory that human beings are ruled by chance and devoid of any purpose, and as a consequence some become evil and cruel.
Road North
as Tiia
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
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The American
as Ingrid
Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
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The Butcher
as Jackie
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.
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The Violent Kind
as Jesika Malloy
Horror - The story of a US Marine who has just returned home from the war in Iraq. In an ettempt to reunite with his young wife and Vietnam veteran father, he takes them back to the family cabin in Montana. - Kirk Harris, John Savage, Irina Björklund
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Red Is the Color of
as Mary Shaw
The tense marriage between two painters is shaken and stirred when the husband's provocative free-spirited nude model ignites his wife's sexual and spiritual awakening. In a three way game of subtle seduction, each of the three confront desires and frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their lives.
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The First After God
as Anna
The film is based on the true story of Captain Marinesku and set in 1944 during WWII at the Russian Navy Base. Young and beautiful Tanka is in love with Aleksandr Marinin, the brave Captain of the Russian submarine. He is under the KGB surveillance, and his life is at risk. He takes his boat to fight the Nazi fleet, and he cannot come back home without a victory.
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Lost
as Cora Stanton
Trapped in a maze of endless desert highways, bound by a vital deadline, and pursued by an unseen menace....Jeremy Stanton is about to take the longest ride of his life. He will learn that when you reach the crossroads of life...you must be careful which way you turn.
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The Third Wave
as Rebecca
Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.
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Ambush
as Kaarina Vainikainen
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.
