Writing
Pirkko Saisio
FI, CE cinema · 10 credits
Born
16 April 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland
Also known as Eva Wein · Jukka Larsson
Pirkko Saisio is a Finnish author, director and actress. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio is best known for his work in literature, and has broad literary output. In addition to novels, she has written plays, film and television screenplays, musicals, librettos, song lyrics and translations. Saisio is the mother of actress Elsa Saisio, and is in a Civil Union with director Pirjo Honkasalo.
Known for
Filmography
Nightborn
as Saga's Mother
Orenda
as Natalia, Writer
Helene
as Olga Schjerfbeck
Concrete Night
Novel, Screenplay
Prime Minister
as Tarja Halonen
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
as Narrator
Lovers & Leavers
as Leila Vaara
Fire-Eater
Writer
Da Capo
Dialogue
Juhannushäät
as Sotilaskotisisar, Screenplay