Acting
Taina Elg
FI, EN, IT cinema · 20 credits
Born
9 March 1930
Died
15 May 2025 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland
Also known as Taina Elisabeth Elg
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.
Known for
Filmography
Jackpot
as Mrs. Skogstedt
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
as Self - On Camera Host
The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Female Professor
Don't Drink the Water
as Anna Gruber
Liebestraum
as Old Mother Ralston
That's Dancing!
as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
The Great Wallendas
as Helen Wallenda
Hercules in New York
as Nemesis
The Bacchantes
as Dirce
Mission of Danger
as Audrey Bonay
The 39 Steps
as Miss Fisher
Watusi
as Erica Neuler
Imitation General
as Simone
Les Girls
as Angèle Ducros
Gaby
as Elsa
Diane
as Alys
The Prodigal
as Elissa
Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
as (uncredited)
Suomisen perhe
as Child at Olli's Party (uncredited)