IRINA BJÖRKLUND
ACTRESS - ACTRIZ
Irina was born in Dandery, Stockhom (Sweden) on February. (07/02/1973). She is 45 years old. She is a beautiful, elegant middle-aged woman, and she always has a beautiful smile. She has green eyes.
Before moving to Finland with her family, Irina also lived in France during her early years.
She studied theatre in the Theatre Academy of Finland from 1993 to 1996. She left school when Svenska Teatern (Swedish theatre in Helsinki) hired her.
She acted in movies and in television series. Her well-known movies include Ambush, Restless, Me and Morrison and Land of Love.
In 1999, she won the Jussi Award (Like the Finnish Oscars) for her role as Milla in the movie Me and Morrison. Her breakthrough came in the movie Ambush. She was also awarded the Shooting Star prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004.
In September 2010, Irina’s career advanced when she played a minor role in “The American”, alongside George Clooney. She played the role of Clooney´s lover. I am so jealous!!!
Irina is a singer too. She made duets with different people and in 2011 she released her own music album in French. The album was called Chanson d’automme. She released another album in French, La vie est une fête, with an even higher charting in Finland. She reached number 6 on the list.
She is married to Finnish actor Peter Franzén. The couple moved to Los Ángeles in 1999, where they lived until 2013, when they moved to France. The couple has a son, born in September 2007.
She speaks fluent Finnish, Swedish, French and English, as well as some Russian and Spanish.
And if you want to listen to a song open this link: Irina chanson d´autome
Nuria Ganuza Urriés
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