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About
Salla is a Finnish actress known for the French series "Spiral" (Canal+, seen on BBC in 2021), the French feature film "To the Top" and the indie series "A Billion to One" (Amazon Prime Video), in which she plays one of the series regulars.
She started her acting career in 2003 as a series regular in a Finnish series "Pieni Rakkaustarina". In 2009 she moved to France. Between 2012 and 2019 she toured all over France and the world with La Compagnie des Asphodèles with the award-winning* play "Les Irrévérencieux" and "Le Quatrième Mur" (*Coup de Coeur du Festival d'Avignon OFF 2013).
At the moment she is preparing an Aki Kaurismäki inspired musical called "Diskoteekki" written and directed by Nicole Genovese and playing at Théâtre du Rond-Point in November 2026. Mari Mantela's short film "After Ego" will also soon start touring at international festivals.
Salla also has a large following on her social medias because of her advocacy for human rights.
Personal data
Age 43Length 164 cm
Weight 54 kg
Hair color Strawberry blonde
Clothing size S (top) / M (trousers/skirt)
Shoe size 39
Voice Mezzo soprano
Playing age 37-44 år
Eye Color Blue
Physique Athletic, slim/softly curvy


Language
| Language | Level | Writing | Accent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish | Native | Native | Southern Finland |
| French | Fluent | Native | French/Finnish/Nordic/International |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | British/Nordic/International |
| Swedish | Good | Good | Finnish |
Skills
Dance (oriental dance, freestyle, reggaeton, hip hop, Bollywood, etc) Former professional dancer and dance teacher. Yoga (good), running, cross country skiing (intermediate) Singing (good, mezzo-soprano) Beatbox (good), Djembé (intermediate), steel drums (basics)CV Salla Lintonen
Education
| Year | School | Education |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-2022 | Actors Academy Finland, Paris Film Academy, Collectif du Libre Acteur, etc. | Screen acting workshops |
| 2007-2008 | York St John University | Performance Theatre |
| 2004-2009 | Metropolia | BA Performing Arts |
Stage
| Year | Production | Character/Role | Prod. Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Diskoteekki | Annikki the Bingo host | Claude Vanessa | Nicole Genovese |
| 2016-2019 | Le Quatrième Mur | Aurore | Compagnie des Asphodèles | Luca Franceschi |
| 2015-2017 | Improvisation performances in French | Various roles | Et Compagnie | Yves Roffi |
| 2014 | Attends-moi à la porte de la mer | Femme | Compagnie Michel Tallaron | Michel Tallaron |
| 2012-2019 | Les Irrévérencieux | Veronika | La Compagnie des Asphodèles | Luca Franceschi |
| 2011 | Someone Is Going To Come | She | Compagnie Michel Tallaron | Michel Tallaron |
| 2010 | Othello | Bianca | Compagnie Miressance | Elisabeth Chastagnier |
Film/TV
| Year | Production | Character/Role | Prod. Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | After Ego | Lawyer | Liberté | Mari Mantela |
| 2025 | Nora et Gil | Julie Pelletier | TF1 | July Hygreck |
| 2025 | Phoenix | International journalist | France Télévisions | Franck Brett |
| 2024 | C à vous - Jibé et Lucien en coulisses | Maya | Troisième Œil productions (Mediawan) | Moritz Parisius |
| 2023 | Syke | Tuuli Peltola | Yellow Film & TV | Annika Grof |
| 2022 | My Husband's Wife | Accountant | Luce Loves Drama | Inari Niemi |
| 2021 | Prisoner | Salla | Ingrid Franchi | Ingrid Franchi |
| 2020 | Spiral (Engrenages) | Madame Svar | CANAL+ | Jean-Philippe Amar |
| 2019 | Profilage | Alina Rukowsky (young) | TF1 | Chris Briant |
| 2019 | Kakarat | Stephanie Gillet | Jarowskij | Juho Kuosmanen |
| 2019 | Alice Nevers | Jeanne Roussel (young) | Ego Productions | Jean-Christophe Delpias |
| 2018 | Metatitanic | Feminist philosopher | Hannaleena Hauru | Hannaleena Hauru |
| 2018 | Cassandre | Animal rights activist | Barjac productions/France Télévisions | François Guérin |
| 2017 | Paris Etc. | Caretaker | CANAL+ | Zabou Breitman |
| 2017-2019 | A Billion to One | LEAD - Katri Sepp | CollabFeature/Amazon Prime Video | Ingrid Franchi |
| 2017 | Tout là-haut | Madame Dufour | Rouge International/My Family | Serge Hazanavicius |
| 2015 | Merci pour tout, Charles | Colleague | France 2 | Ernesto Oña |
| 2015 | Me and La Tourette | LEAD - Documentarist | Pekka Niskanen | Pekka Niskanen |
| 2011 | Interpol | Swedish waitress | TF1 | Bruno Garcia |
| 2009 | Sydänjää | Midwife | Jarowskij / MTV3 | Jyri Kähönen |
| 2007 | Joku kaltaiseni | Woman at the bar | Jarowskij / MTV3 | Johanna Vuoksenmaa |
| 2006 | Kotikatu | Jasmin Kiila | YLE | Jussi Niilekselä |
| 2004 | Pieni rakkaustarina | SERIES REGULAR - Anni Hursti | YLE | Marjut Komulainen |
Video/Music video
| Year | Production | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Impeesa Production | Anton Oak | Attendre ton tour | Female lead |