Anu Palevaara


Anu Irmeli Palevaara 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 directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series Iskelmäprinssi. In 1998, she hosted Tangomarkkinat with Heikki Hietamies.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Eurovision laulukilpailu 1996 – Suomen karsinta—Credited as choreographer;
Television special
1996Herkku & PartanenHerselfDancer; Episode: "Unelma"
1997Ihan auki EurooppaanVarious rolesTelevision film
1998–
1999		IskelmäprinssiAnita
1998Torvensoittaja katolla revyyVarious rolesTelevision film
1998TangomarkkinatHerselfHost; 2 episodes
1999Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro, pisnismiesRoosa3 episodes
1999–2001,
2002–2011,
2012–2013		Salatut elämätJenni Vainio1271 episodes
2006Seppo Goes ShakespeareJenni VainioTelevision film
2009Salatut elämät 10 v.Jenni VainioTelevision special
2010LillukanvarsiaJenni VainioVideo
2018PihlajasatuJenni Vainio4 episodes
2019Justimus esittää: DuoMaritan äitiEpisode: "Treffit"