Manuela Bosco

Manuela Bosco
Bosco in 2013
Personal information
Full nameManuela Anna Maria Bosco
NationalityFinnish
Born (1982-06-11) 11 June 1982 (age 42)
Mikkeli Rural Municipality, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAthletics
EventHurdling
ClubMikkelin Kilpa
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 100 m hs: 13.29 (2000)

Manuela Bosco (born 11 June 1982) is a Finnish actress and former hurdler.

Biography

Manuela Bosco, despite having dual citizenship (Italian and Finnish), chose to compete for Finland,[1] She is the niece of the Finnish cross-country skier Harri Kirvesniemi.[citation needed]

In 2012, she debuted as an actress in the Finnish short movie Hankikanto, and in 2013, in the TV series Nymphs.[2]

Bosco has two children with actor Kasimir Baltzar.[3] She married musician Tuure Kilpeläinen in June 2018. They have a daughter born in February 2019.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Finland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 5th 100m hurdles 13.83 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
4th (h)[5] 4 × 100 m relay 45.36
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 14th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.69 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
Olympics Sydney 30th (h) 100 metres hurdles 13.51
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th (h) 400m hurdles 58.18

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party Malena

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012–present Nymphs Nadia Rapaccini 12 episodes
2018-2021 Deadwind Filippa

Music video

Year Title Role Notes
2019 This Love Unnamed character Song by Bobby Oroza

See also

References

  1. ^ "Storia di Manuela, italiana che corre per la Finlandia" (in Italian). quotidiano.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Nymphs – Serie TV 2013" (in Italian). movieplayer.it. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ Simola, Inka (17 January 2016). "Manuela Bosco sai toisen lapsen näyttelijämiehensä kanssa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ^ Mattila, Ilkka (21 June 2018). "Tuure Kilpeläinen ja Manuela Bosco menivät kaikessa hiljaisuudessa naimisiin – nyt pari kertoo HS:n haastattelussa, mikä kaikki heitä yhdistää" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ Did not finish in the final.