Taina Elg

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 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

Claudia Soury

Hong Kong

Marta Neilsen

Hercules in New York

Nemesis

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Female Professor

That's Dancing!

From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)

Don't Drink the Water

Anna Gruber

Diane

Alys

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Claudia Soury
1960	Hong Kong	Marta Neilsen
1959	The Bell Telephone Hour	Self