Taina Elg
Acting
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.
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Movies (20)
Jackpot2006Mrs. Skogstedt- Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love2003Self
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour2003Self - On Camera Host
The Mirror Has Two Faces1996Female Professor
Don't Drink the Water1994Anna Gruber
Liebestraum1991Old Mother Ralston
That's Dancing!1985From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
The Great Wallendas1978Helen Wallenda
Hercules in New York1970Nemesis
The Bacchantes1961Dirce
Mission of Danger1960Audrey Bonay
Watusi1959Erica Neuler
The 39 Steps1959Miss Fisher
Imitation General1958Simone
Les Girls1957Angèle Ducros
Gaby1956Elsa
Diane1956Alys
The Prodigal1955Elissa
Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi1943(uncredited)
Suomisen perhe1941Child at Olli's Party (uncredited)
Shows (4)
Murder, She Wrote1984Claudia Soury
The Adams Chronicles1976Comtesse de Vergennes
Hong Kong1960Marta Neilsen
The Bell Telephone Hour1959Self