Outinen was born in Helsinki . Having studied under Jouko Turkka during her " reign " of drama studies in Finland , she nevertheless has never been associated with the " '' turkkalaisuus '' " school of acting methodology . Her breakthrough role was as a tough girl in the generational classic youth film '' Täältä tullaan elämä '' ( 1980 ) by Tapio Suominen . In 1984 , she appeared in '' Aikalainen '' . Besides a strong domestic reputation gained through a widely varied list of roles in theater and television drama , film director Aki Kaurismäki 's films have brought Outinen international attention and even adulation , particularly in Germany and France . Her first work together with Kaurismäki was '' Shadows in Paradise '' in 1986 . At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival , Outinen won the award for Best Actress for the Kaurismäki film '' The Man Without a Past '' . Last Outinen and Kaurismäki have worked together in the film '' The Other Side of Hope '' ( 2017 )
2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Kati Outinen