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Taina Elg

ActorBorn March 9, 1930 (94 years)
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Taina Elg (born 9 March 1930, Helsinki, Finland) is 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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Hercules in New York
  • The 39 Steps
  • The Real McCoys

Known For

  • Hercules in New York
  • The 39 Steps
  • Les Girls
  • Imitation General
  • The Bacchantes
  • The Prodigal
  • Diane
  • Mission of Danger

Filmography

2015
2006
Kummelin Jackpot · as Mrs. Skogstedt
2004
Daytime's Greatest Weddings · as Olympia Buchanan
1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces · as Female Professor
1994
Don't Drink the Water · as Anna Gruber
1991
Liebestraum · as Old Mother Ralston
1985
That's Dancing! · as From 'les Girls' (archive Footage)
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Claudia Soury
1983
Loving (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mulryan
1982
Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (TV Series) · as Adult Renate Keller
1978
The Great Wallendas · as Helen Wallenda
1977
The Andros Targets (TV Series) · as Mystery Woman
1976
The Adams Chronicles (TV Series) · as Comtesse De Vergennes
1970
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Nicole Bonnard Aka Olympia Buchanan
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Anya Selina
1963
The Doctors (TV Series) · as Diana Ross
1961
The Bacchantes · as Dirce
1960
Hong Kong (TV Series) · as Marta Neilsen
1960
Mission of Danger · as Audrey Bonay
1959
Watusi · as Erica Neuler
1959
The 39 Steps · as Miss Fisher
1958
Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as Audrey Bonay
1958
Imitation General · as Simone
1957
Les Girls · as Angèle Ducros
1957
The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Taina Engstron
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Countess Baranof
1956
Gaby · as Elsa
1956
The Edge of Night (TV Series) · as Waitress
1956
Diane · as Alys
1955
The Prodigal · as Elissa
1952
Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Dr. Ingrid Fischer (1980)
1946
Naimisiin päiväksi · as Tanssija Kabareessa
1943
1941
Suomisen perhe · as Child At Olli's Party (uncredited)

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