Biography

Tanja Karita (born in 1981 in Kotka) is a Dublin based actor from Finland. She is best known for her role as Tilda in The Highest Brasil. She filmed the role while having the left side of her face temporarily paralyzed due to Bell's palsy. Her other work include a female lead role in an independent feature film For Those Who Dream In Darkness (New Jersey, US, 2024), and Irish comedy short films The Irish Barn Dance, Ireland's No1 Tennis player, and Christmas Spirits.

Tanja came across with an idea of trying acting in October 2020 when she was 39 years old and went on to study acting for stage (2020 - 2023) with The Gaiety School of Acting and screen acting (2024) with Bow Street Academy in Dublin, Ireland.

She describes acting as her greatest adventure. Outside of acting she enjoys nature, sports, hiking, theatre, and is particularly keen on horse riding.

- IMDb mini biography by: Tanja Karita