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Hilkka Kinnunen

Hilkka Kinnunen was a Finnish actress, operetta singer, and theatre director known for her leadership of Operettiteatteri and performances in musical theatre. Hilkka Kinnunen was born on 19 March 1925.

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Hilkka Kinnunen is best known for Finnish actress and operetta singer, founder and director of Operettiteatteri in Helsinki, renowned for her signature role in Lehár's The Gypsy Princess. Hilkka Kinnunen is a Finnish public figure. Hilkka Kinnunen was born on 19 March 1925, which places Hilkka Kinnunen among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1920s. On Dead or Alive, Hilkka Kinnunen is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Hilkka Kinnunen is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Finnish actress and operetta singer, founder and director of Operettiteatteri in Helsinki, renowned for her signature role in Lehár's The Gypsy Princess.
Nationality: Finnish
Born: 19 March 1925
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Hilkka Kinnunen

She appeared in musical theatre, dramas, on radio and in film. She founded the Operettiteatteri in Helsinki, focused on operettas, in 1959 and led it until 1996, often taking lead roles and directing. The title role of Lehár's The Gypsy Princess became her signature role. She took the company on tours to Sweden, the United States and Canada. Her mother, Hilja Puustinen, ran a fabric and clothing shop in Vyborg, and her father, Heikki Kinnunen, worked for the State Railways; she was their only child. She had ballet lessons from age four, and her mother enrolled her at the local music school at age six, where she learned to play the violin for six years. Her family moved to Helsinki during World War II. Relatives of her mother heard her singing and encouraged her to pursue a career as a performer. She began taking voice lessons with Pia Ravenna, studied music at the Music Academy and trained diction with Helinä Svensson-Timari. She was accepted to the Suomen Teatterikoulu, the...

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Hilkka Kinnunen is known for Finnish actress and operetta singer, founder and director of Operettiteatteri in Helsinki, renowned for her signature role in Lehár's The Gypsy Princess.

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Hilkka Kinnunen was born on 19 March 1925.

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