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Taina Elg

 
Actor: Taina Elg
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  • Born: Mar 09, 1930 in Helsinki, Finland
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s, '70s, '90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
  • Career Highlights: Les Girls, The 39 Steps, Imitation General
  • First Major Screen Credit: Gaby (1956)

Biography

Finnish actress Taina Elg's earliest professional engagements were as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells and Marquis de Cuevas troupes. She was brought to Hollywood in the wake of the success of fellow Scandinavia Anita Ekberg. Elg's first film role was in MGM's The Prodigal (1955) and she went on to play worthwhile roles in such MGM efforts as Les Girls (1957), which gave her an opportunity to display her dancing skills, and Imitation General (1959). More recently, Taina Elg was seen as "Nemesis" in the 1970 muscleman spoof Hercules in New York, which starred the inimitable Arnold Strong (aka Schwarzenegger). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Taina Elg
Born March 9, 1930 (1930-03-09) (age 79)
Helsinki, Finland

Taina Elg (b. 9 March 1930, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish-American actress and dancer. She has appeared on stage, film and television.

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?.

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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