Kirsi Ylijoki
Born
Kirsi Marja Ylijoki

(1969-06-29) 29 June 1969
Finland
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Spouse
(m. 1997)

Kirsi Marja Ylijoki (born 29 June 1969) is a Finnish actress and singer who first achieved fame for her role in the Finnish Soap Opera Sydän toivoa täynnä. Several TV roles followed.[1]

In recent years she has held back her own career to raise her children with Apocalyptica's Eicca Toppinen, but she remains popular with Finnish audiences.

Ylijoki and Toppinen married in 1997, and have two sons; one born in 1999, the other 2002.

She and Toppinen are members of the rock band Cherry & the Vipers; Kirsi is the singer and Toppinen plays the drums.

Filmography

YearMovieRoleOther notes
1996Sydän toivoa täynnäMillaFirst professional role, TV Series, stayed until she got pregnant in 1998
2002Kymmenen riivinrautaa Tuula Virtanen 
2004Miljathe motherGot into the movie because her husband was involved for the soundtrack
2006KotikatuNella KvistA single episode of the series

References

  1. "Helsingin Freelancenäyttelijäyhdistys: Kirsi Ylijoki" [Helsinki Association of Freelance Actor: Kirsi Ylijoki] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Freelancenäyttelijäyhdistys. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2011. Translate this Finish article to English


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