# Iina Kuustonen

Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984) is a Finnish actress.
Kuustonen is best known for her appearances in the Finnish television series Putous (2011–2014), Helsingin herra (2012) and Syke (2014). She has also played in several movies, including The Kiss of Evil (2011) and FC Venus (2005). She won the Kultainen Venla, "Golden Venla" award for best actress for her roles in Helsingin Herra and Putous in 2012.

## Life and career

Kuustonen was born in Helsinki, where she studied at the Helsinki theatre academy, and graduated with a master's degree in acting in 2011.
Kuustonen has done a lot of work in theatres, and for example performed as the second lead Pirkko Mannola in the musical Pirkko & Åke at the summer theatre of Valkeakoski in summer 2010. She has also performed in Ronia, the Robber's Daughter at Suomenlinna summer theatre in 2011, and in Espoo city theater's musical Kojoottikuu in 2014.
She has also done a lot of Finnish dubs to movies, including Kung Fu Panda (2008), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and The Croods (2013).
Finnish musician Mikko Kuustonen is Iina Kuustonen's father. Iina's sister Minka Kuustonen is also an actress.
Kuustonen was engaged to Sebastian Rejman but in June 2022 the couple announced that they have separated. Together they have a son born in September 2016 and a daughter born in February 2019.

## Filmography

Movies :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2005 | FC Venus | a woman in the bar |
| 2007 | Uh-huh | Hanna |
| 2008 | 8 päivää ensi-iltaan | Noora |
| 2011 | The Kiss of Evil | Tuikku Sylvin |
| 2013 | Miesten välisiä keskusteluja | Noora |
| 2013 | Rölli and the Golden Key | Sähinä |
| 2013 | Kekkonen tulee! | Sinikka |
| 2013 | Parittomat | Kisu |
| 2013 | Nuoren Wertherin Jäljillä | Kati |
| 2013 | Ella ja Kaverit - Paterock | Teacher's wife |
| 2014 | Kummeli V | Tupsu |
| 2014 | Kesäkaverit | Karoliina |
| 2015 | Naisen nimi | Annu |
| 2015 | Viikossa aikuiseksi | Kaisa-Leena |
| 2016 | Äkkilähtö | Ansku |
| 2016 | Rölli and the Secret of All Time | Sähinä |
| 2021 | Nurses – Dreadful Hospital Outage | Iiris Ketola |
| 2022 | Häät ennen hautajaisia | Joanna |
| 2022 | Witness the Fitness | Kerttu |
| 2022 | Herman the Circus Clown | Viola |
TV-shows :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Sanaton sopimus | Krista Järvi |
| 2007 | Kultainen noutaja | Riina |
| 2007 | Käenpesä | woman in the art video |
| 2008 | Suojelijat | Sarita Anttila |
| 2009 | Ihmebantu | Multiple roles |
| 2010 | Helppo elämä | Rossu |
| 2011 | Virta | Hanna Miettinen |
| 2011 | Hip Hop Hamlet | Niina Saraste |
| 2011–2013 | Putous | Multiple roles |
| 2012 | Helsingin herra | Maisa Sinivuo |
| 2014–2019, 2022– | Syke | Iiris Ketola |
| 2012–2017 | Kimmo | Irina |
| 2015 | Kingi | Tove Hansson, other characters |
| 2015–2017 | Downshiftaajat | Satu |
| 2018 | Arctic Circle | Nina Kautsalo |
Voice acting (Finnish) :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Master Viper |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Astrid Hofferson |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Viper |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Many roles |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Carmen |
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Gliss |
| 2012 | Pajunkissametsä | Multiple roles |
| 2013 | Wreck-It Ralph | Vanellope von Schweetz |
| 2013 | The Croods | Eep Crood |
| 2013 | Boule et Bill | Caroline |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Astrid Hofferson |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Lucy/Wyldstyle |
| 2014 | Leonard Nappula | Multiple roles |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Officer Judy Hopps |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Viper |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Vanellope von Schweetz |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2 | Lucy |