Laura Birn
Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981) is a Finnish film and TV actress from Helsinki. She earned a master’s degree in acting from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. Birn is best known for roles in Helmiä ja sikoja (2003) and Lupaus (2005), and for appearances in Joulutarina (Christmas Story) and A Walk Among the Tombstones in the United States. Her 2012 film Purge earned her a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress.
Since 2021 she has played Eto Demerzel in the TV series Foundation, with the second season released in 2023 and the third season in 2025 after filming finished. In 2024, Suomen Kuvalehti reported that she is the highest-paid Finnish actor of all time, based on public tax records. Birn speaks Finnish, English, Swedish, Portuguese, and Spanish. She is married and has two children.
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