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Ritva Vepsä
Finnish actress (1941–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ritva Annikki Vepsä (12 February 1941, Helsinki – 30 July 2016) was a Finnish actress. In 1970 she received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her appearances in a Jörn Donner film Sixtynine 69 and a Risto Jarva film Ruusujen aika.[1] Vepsä was married to actor and director Yrjö Tähtelä 1960–79.[2] Vepsä died on 30 July 2016, aged 75, at her home from lung cancer.[1][3][4]
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