Mimosa Willamo


Mimosa Helena Willamo is a Finnish actress. In 2015, she was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in .

Early life

Willamo was born in 1994 into a bilingual Finnish- and Swedish-speaking family. She was raised in Espoo.

Career

Willamo has performed roles in both Finnish and Swedish languages.
She is known for her roles in the films ', Bodom, ', , and Sisu, among others.
From 2018 to 2021, Willamo starred in the series Deadwind, playing the role of Henna, the main protagonist's teenage stepdaughter who is involved with drugs.
Willamo starred with Leonard Terfelt as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson in two Nordic noir television series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström, Box 21 and Cell 8. Both were directed by Johan Brisinger.

Awards

Willamo was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst, and she won the Best Actress award in 2016 for her role in Lake Bodom at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles. For her role in Bodom, Willamo was also nominated for a Jussi Award for Best Actress.