Taina Elg
Actor
Biography
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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 Ã…ke 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.
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Filmography
Hercules in New York
as Nemesis 1970
Don't Drink the Water
as Anna Gruber 1994
Les Girls
as Angèle Ducros 1957
Jackpot
as Mrs. Skogstedt 2006
The 39 Steps
as Miss Fisher 1959
Liebestraum
as Old Mother Ralston 1991
That's Dancing!
as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage) 1985
Diane
as Alys 1956
The Prodigal
as Elissa 1955
Watusi
as Erica Neuler 1959
Imitation General
as Simone 1958
The Bacchantes
as Dirce 1961
The Great Wallendas
as Helen Wallenda 1978
Gaby
as Elsa 1956
Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
as (uncredited) 1943
Mission of Danger
as Audrey Bonay 1960