Laura Birn

Laura Birn is one of those actresses I'd happily watch in anything. Winning both a Jussi Award and Finland's State Prize for Cinema in the same year, 2013, isn't luck, it's the industry collectively pointing at someone and saying she's the real deal. What draws me to Finnish performers like her is a certain restraint, an ability to let stillness carry weight. I suspect that's exactly why she's translated so well into international film and television. She strikes me as an actress who trusts the audience to lean in rather than chasing the big moment, and that quiet confidence is rare.

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Name (English)

Laura Birn

Name (Japanese)

ラウラ・ビルン

Reading

らうら・びるん

Born

April 25, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Height

168 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress
• 2013 Finnish State Prize for Cinema

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/laura_birn/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%20Birn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3741217

Tags

• Uusimaa
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.