Maria Ylipää

Maria Ylipää
Ylipää in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Maria Mikaela Markuntytär Ylipää
Born	(1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 42) Ylöjärvi, Finland
Occupation(s)	Singer actress

Maria Mikaela Markuntytär Ylipää (born 8 August 1981) is a Finnish singer and actress, who has starred in the musical Kristina från Duvemåla (Helsinki 2012, Göteborg 2014, Stockholm 2015) and acted in the films Keisarikunta (2004) and Pietà (2007). She has also appeared in the television series Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio (2003), Tappajan näköinen mies (2011) and Luottomies (2016) as well as musical theatres Helsinki City Theatre, Tampere Workers' Theatre, Swedish Theatre, Gothenburg opera house and the Stockholm Cirkus.

Ylipää has sung with Jukka Leppilampi, Jiri Kurose and Jarmo Savolainen on their albums^[1] and in 2011, on the Dallapé Orchestra album, Soittajan sussu. In spring 2009, she was also present at the music theatre UIT's performances. She has also released the solo album Onerva and made a joint album with Emma Salokoski. Ylipää graduated from Tampere Communal High School in 2000 and acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005.

In 2007, Ylipää was first elected as ambassador to the Church of Finland's External Aid together with musician Juha Tapio.^[2]

Maria Ylipää's spouse is musician Matti Pentikäinen and they have two children.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Keisarikunta (2004) – Aila
Pietà (television film, 2007) – Maria
Miss Farkku-Suomi (2012) – Kara
Ollaan vapaita (2015) – Selja
Tappajan näköinen mies (2016) – Marja Takala

Television series

Tappajan näköinen mies (2011) – Marja Takala^[4]
Moska (2011) – seller^[5]
Luottomies (2016, 2017) – Harriet Mäkinen-Renwall
Aallonmurtaja (2017) – Tuula
Lakeside Murders (2021, 2022) – Ulla Lundelin

Voice roles

Tangled (2011) – Rapunzel
Helinä-Keiju ja siipien salaisuus (2012) – Fawn
Helinä-keiju ja Mikä-mikä-hirviön arvoitus (2014) – Fawn
Helinä-keiju ja merirosvokeiju (2014) – Fawn

Source^[6]

Theatre roles

Helsinki City Theatre

Cherbourgin sateenvarjot (2002)^[7]
Tuhkimo (2003)^[8]
Miss Saigon (2004)^[9]
Evita (2006)^[10]
Wicked (2010)^[11]

Tampere Workers' Theatre

Suruttomat^[12]

Swedish Theatre

Spin (2005)^[13]
Kristina från Duvemåla (2012)^[14]
Chess (2018)^[15]

Gothenburg Opera

Kristina från Duvemåla (2014)^[16]

References

^ "Maria Ylipää". Kapsäkki (in Finnish). 7 Dec 2013. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Maria Ylipää ja Juha Tapio Kirkon Ulkomaanavun Toivon lähettiläiksi" (in Finnish). evl.fi. 12 Feb 2007. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ Nyman, Marja (30 Nov 2013). "Maria Ylipää vauvan kanssa keikalla". Iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Tappajan näköinen mies (2011, TV-sarja)". Elokuvauutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Kotikatsomo: Moska" (in Finnish). Yle. 26 Sep 2011. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Maria Ylipää Elonetissä" (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Cherbourgin sateenvarjot" (in Finnish). Helsinki City Theatre. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Tuhkimo" (in Finnish). Helsinki City Theatre. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Miss Saigon" (in Finnish). Helsinki City Theatre. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Evita" (in Finnish). Helsinki City Theatre. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Wicked" (in Finnish). Helsinki City Theatre. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ Haapanen, Irmeli Haapanen (3 Oct 2014). "TTT:n "Suruttomat"". TS.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Spin on Svenskanin suursatsaus". Iltasanomat.fi (in Finnish). 22 Apr 2005. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Rooleissa". kristina.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Nyt se paljastui: Maria Ylipää on Svenska Teaternin Chess-suurmusikaalin päätähti". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 2 Nov 2017. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.
^ "Maria Ylipää uusii Kristina från Duvemåla-pääosansa Ruotsissa". Iltasanomat.fi (in Finnish). 23 Sep 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 15 Jan 2018.