Taina Elg
Birthday
1930/03/09
Day of death
2025/05/15 (95 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Also know as
Taina Elisabeth Elg
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 G...Read more
Acting
(1970) Hercules in New York
as Nemesis
(1959) The 39 Steps
as Miss Fisher
(1957) Les Girls
as Angèle Ducros
(1943) Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
as (uncredited)
(1956) Gaby
as Elsa
(1959) Watusi
as Erica Neuler
(1991) Liebestraum
as Old Mother Ralston
(1960) Mission of Danger
as Audrey Bonay
(1956) Diane
as Alys
(1958) Imitation General
as Simone
(1961) The Bacchantes
as Dirce
(1978) The Great Wallendas
as Helen Wallenda
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
as Self - On Camera Host
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self
(1994) Don't Drink the Water
as Anna Gruber
(2006) Jackpot
as Mrs. Skogstedt
(1941) Suomisen perhe
as Child at Olli's Party (uncredited)
(1996) The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Female Professor
(1955) The Prodigal
as Elissa
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
(1960) Hong Kong
as Marta Neilsen
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Claudia Soury