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Taina Elg

Acting Born Mar 9, 1930 Helsinki, Finland 24 credits

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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 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.

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Claudia Soury
Film

Open Season

as Marta Neilsen

The Adams Chronicles

as Comtesse de Vergennes
Film

Hercules in New York

as Nemesis

Call of the Night

as Elissa

Full filmography

  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Claudia Soury
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
  • Hong Kong (1960) as Marta Neilsen
  • The Adams Chronicles (1976) as Comtesse de Vergennes
  • Hercules in New York (1970) as Nemesis
  • The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) as Female Professor
  • That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
  • Liebestraum (1991) as Old Mother Ralston
  • The Prodigal (1955) as Elissa
  • The 39 Steps (1959) as Miss Fisher
  • Les Girls (1957) as Angèle Ducros
  • Don't Drink the Water (1994) as Anna Gruber
  • Diane (1956) as Alys
  • The Bacchantes (1961) as Dirce
  • Jackpot (2006) as Mrs. Skogstedt
  • Gaby (1956) as Elsa
  • Watusi (1959) as Erica Neuler
  • Imitation General (1958) as Simone
  • Mission of Danger (1960) as Audrey Bonay
  • The Great Wallendas (1978) as Helen Wallenda
  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003) as Self - On Camera Host
  • Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi (1943) as (uncredited)
  • Suomisen perhe (1941) as Child at Olli's Party (uncredited)
  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003) as Self