Ritva Hannele Lauri (born July 21, 1952 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish actress known for her roles in multiple comedy series. The artistic focus of her career is in stage acting. She was born Hannele Markkula to parents Arvi Markkula, a colonel and Eine Markkula, a shopkeeper. She married the actor Hannu Lauri in 1976 and had two sons, Sami (1977) and Tomi (1979). The couple divorced in 1994. She was briefly married to Teemu Rinne in the early 2000s. After having studied acting in the Theatre School, Hannele Lauri began her professional career in the Jyväskylä City Theatre. The period lasted from 1975 till 1977 after which she worked as a free-lancer till 1981. After a short period in theTurku City Theatre she started her ongoing contract with the Helsinki City Theatre in 1983. Her early stage roles include Ophelia. During the same period she was also cast in the movies directed by Risto Jarva and Jaakko Pakkasvirta. She got famous in Finland in the 1980s through her collaboration with mr Spede Pasanen. She appeared in popular television productions and comedy feature films created by mr Pasanen and the actor Vesa-Matti Loiri. She has been in the national limelight ever since. In the 1990s she starred in the television comedy series Hynttyyt yhteen ("Moving In Together") together with the comedian Eija Vilpas. In 2003 she portrayed the role of a woman going through her menopause in the comedy series Kuumia aaltoja ("Hot Waves"). In 2010s Hannele Lauri has made several supporting roles in Finnish movies and frequent television appearances along with her stage career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irina Björklund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2025Mis?ing — Huoltoaseman Oili
• 2024Palimpsest
• 2024Snow Angel of Revenge — Mama
• 2023The Unhanged
• 202170 Is Just a Number — Seija Kuula
• Keihäsmatkat — Sirkka
• Melkein totta — Juulia Leinonen
• Modernit miehet — Gerli
• Kontio & Parmas — Kyylä, Pirjo "Kyylä" Kämälä
• 2018The Storage 2 — Ritva, Karita's mother
• 2017Man and a Baby — Vihanta
• 201321 Ways to Ruin a Marriage — Eila Manner
• Tehdas — von Glauschen
• 2011The Storage — Karita's mother
• Harvoin tarjolla — Merike Vaittinen
• Maan mitta — Raili Aho
• 2006Frozen City — Leena
• Uudisraivaaja — Mirja
• 2004Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
• Irtiottoja — Leena
• 1999Naisen logiikka — Vieno
• 1998Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies — Talousetsivä
• 1995Suolaista ja makeaa — Annan äiti
• 1994Kaikki pelissä — Heidi Ahola
• 1994Uuno Turhapuron veli — Tarmon anopin sihteeri
• 1993Marraskuun harmaa valo — Raija Syysmäki
• 1992Puhallus — Suoma
• 1992Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti — Lehtinainen
• Hynttyyt yhteen — Virpi Nieminen
• 1991Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
• 1990Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla — Gunhild Donnersdotter
• Vesku Show
• 1987Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagentti — Lisbeth
• 1986Baby Love — Siivousfirman pomo
• 1986Liian iso keikka — Mandi
• 1986Pikkupojat — Valma Rögstrand-Ylä-Liimanen
• Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä — Marina Kaarna
• 1985Hei kliffaa hei — Marja
• 1984Marked — Séance Attendant
• 1984Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä — Marina Kaarna
• 1981Ansa — Florence Stéphany
• 1980Tup akka lakko — neiti Männistö
• 1979Gabriel, tule takaisin — Raili
• 1979Ihmemies
• 1978Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy — Tuuran sihteeri
• 1976Loma — Brita
• 1976Trust — Bobrikov's daughter
• 1972Se tavallinen tarina — Kaunis nainen työväentalolla
• Ydinvoimaa Loviisasta

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2010Vesku from Finland — Self