Anu Palevaara

Anu Irmeli Palevaara (b. 14 August 1971, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, coreographer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Jenni Vainio in the Finnish soap series "Salatut elämät" which airs on MTV3. Palevaara has been with the series from the beginning, but in year "2001" she had a child and left for maternity leave. Palevaara's pregnancy was written in the series so that her character Jenni had a child. Palevaara returned to the series after her maternity leave.

Anu Palevaara studied dance, drama and singing in the Laine Theatre Art - music theater school in England 1990–1994. Palevaara has made coreographies for the municipal theatre of Lahti and to Hot Club Company, to name a few. She also starred as the leading woman in the successful Finnish movie "Kuningasjätkä" 1998 directed by Markku Pölönen as well as in the TV series "Iskelmäprinssi". In year 1998 she hosted Tangomarkkinat with Heikki Hietamies.

Movies

* "Kuningasjätkä" (Hilkka Mäkelä, 1997)
* "Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies" (Rosa, daughter of the leaderess of cooperative store, 1998)

TV-series

* "Iskelmäprinssi" - "Anita" (1998–1999)
* "Torvensoittaja katolla revyy" (1998)
* "Salatut elämät" - "Jenni Vainio" (1999–2001 and 2002–)