Anu Irmeli Palevaara (born 14 August 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Jenni Vainio in the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät which airs on MTV3. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning, but in year 2001 she had a child and left for maternity leave. Palevaara's pregnancy was written in the series so that her character Jenni had a child. Palevaara returned to the series after her maternity leave. Palevaara's character Jenni was killed off in 2013.
Anu Palevaara studied dance, drama and singing in the Laine Theatre Arts - music theater school in England 1990–1994. Palevaara has made choreographies for the municipal theatre of Lahti and to Hot Club Company, to name a few. She also starred as the leading woman in the successful Finnish film Kuningasjätkä (1998) directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series Iskelmäprinssi. In 1998, she hosted Tangomarkkinat with Heikki Hietamies.
Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes1998A Summer by the RiverHilkka MäkeläFinnish: Kuningasjätkä1998Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismiesRoosaAlso as choreographer and performer: "Soitto soi" and "Tytön sietää tietää"2017RendelWhore2020Working My Ass OffHelkaShort film2020Päätös n:o 30001N/AShort film +TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1996Eurovision laulukilpailu 1996 – Suomen karsinta—Credited as choreographer; Television special1996Herkku & PartanenHerselfDancer; Episode: "Unelma"1997Ihan auki EurooppaanVarious rolesTelevision film1998– 1999IskelmäprinssiAnita1998Torvensoittaja katolla revyyVarious rolesTelevision film1998TangomarkkinatHerselfHost; 2 episodes1999Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro, pisnismiesRoosa3 episodes1999–2001, 2002–2011, 2012–2013Salatut elämätJenni Vainio1271 episodes2006Seppo Goes ShakespeareTelevision film2009Salatut elämät 10 v.Television special2010LillukanvarsiaVideo2018Pihlajasatu4 episodes2019Justimus esittää: DuoMaritan äitiEpisode: "Treffit"
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