Ritva Annikki Vepsä (12 February 1941, Helsinki – 30 July 2016) was a Finnish actress. In 1970 she received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her appearances in a Jörn Donner film Sixtynine 69 and a Risto Jarva film Ruusujen aika. Vepsä was married to actor and director Yrjö Tähtelä 1960–79. Vepsä died on 30 July 2016, aged 75, at her home from lung cancer.
Selected filmography
- Nuori mylläri (1958)
- Totuus on armoton (1963)
- Onnelliset leikit (1964)
- Time of Roses (1969)
- Sixtynine 69 (1969)
- Naisenkuvia (1970)
- Loma (1976)
- Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit (1979)
- Pedon merkki (1981)
- Rampe & Naukkis – kaikkien aikojen superpari (1990)
References
- ^ "Jussi-palkittu näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä menehtyi 75-vuotiaana". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Ritva Vepsä". Elonet. KAVA. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Näyttelijä Ritva Vepsä on kuollut". Ilta Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Actress Ritva Vepsä passes away
External links
- Ritva Vepsä at IMDb
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