Taina Elg
Born March 09, 1930 (Age: 96)
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Helsinki, Finland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Taina Elg (born 9 March 1930, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish-American actress and dancer. She has appeared on stage, film and television. She was born in Helsinki, but later raised in Turku by her parents, Helena Dobroumova (of Russian descent) and Åke Elg, a pianist. In 1957 she won the Golden Globe for the Foreign Newcomer Award - Female. She won another Golden Globe in 1958 for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for her performance in Les Girls, tying with her co-star Kay Kendall. In 1958 she was nominated for a Golden Laurel as Top New Female Personality. In 1975 she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez in Where's Charley?. She appeared in the original Broadway production of Nine as Guido Contini's mother. From 1980-1981 she played Nicole Bonard/Olympia Buchanan, wife to Asa Buchanan, on ABC's soap opera One Life to Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taina Elg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Taina Elg (born 9 March 1930, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish-American actress and dancer. She has appeared on stage, film and television.
She was born in Helsinki, but later raised in Turku by her parents, Helena Dobroumova (of Russian descent) and Åke Elg, a pianist. In 1957 she won the Golden Globe for the Foreign Newcomer Award - Female. She won another Golden Globe in 1958 for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for her performance in Les Girls, tying with her co-star Kay Kendall.
In 1958 she was nominated for a Golden Laurel as Top New Female Personality. In 1975 she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez in Where's Charley?. She appeared in the original Broadway production of Nine as Guido Contini's mother.
From 1980-1981 she played Nicole Bonard/Olympia Buchanan, wife to Asa Buchanan, on ABC's soap opera One Life to Live.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Taina Elg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
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as Female Professor
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Age: 66
Liebestraum
1991
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as Old Mother Ralston
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Age: 61
That's Dancing!
1985
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as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
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Age: 54
The Great Wallendas
1978
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as Helen Wallenda
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Age: 47
The Bacchantes
1961
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as Dirce
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Age: 30
Mission of Danger
1960
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as Audrey Bonay
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Age: 29
Watusi
1959
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as Erica Neuler
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Age: 29
The 39 Steps
1959
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as Miss Fisher
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Age: 29
Imitation General
1958
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as Simone
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Age: 28
Gaby
1956
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as Elsa
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Age: 26
Diane
1956
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as Alys
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Age: 25
The Prodigal
1955
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as Elissa
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Age: 25
Suomisen perhe
1941
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as Child at Olli's Party (uncredited)
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Age: 10