Taina Elg
Also Known As: Taina Elisabeth Elg
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taina Elg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Adult: No
Birthday: March 09, 1930
Age: 95 years old
Gender: Female
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Hercules in New York
Overview: Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-23
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The 39 Steps
Overview: In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-13
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Les Girls
Overview: After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry, while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-03
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Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
Overview: Wager is Count Mauritz Armborg, the young master of the estate. Linnanheimo plays Katariina (Catherine) the nanny to Mauritz's nieces and nephews. The two fall in love and decide to escape to Italy via Denmark where they have planned to get married. There are always complications because Mauritz's grandmother doesn't want him to marry below him - she has decided that Mauritz is to marry the Swedish beauty, Ingeborg Liliecrona.
Genres: Romance History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1943-01-31
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Gaby
Overview: A ballerina resorts to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War II.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-09
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Watusi
Overview: Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-25
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Liebestraum
Overview: A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-13
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Mission of Danger
Overview: After his Rangers are caught during a raid, a major must infiltrate the French army to save his men.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-16
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Diane
Overview: Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-12
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Imitation General
Overview: An officer poses as a general after the death of his commanding officer and inspires his troops to victory.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-20
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The Bacchantes
Overview: The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-03-02
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The Great Wallendas
Overview: Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-12
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
Overview: This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les Girls". Hosted by Finnish film legend and star of "Les Girls", Taina Elg tells of working with Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall and George Cukor on one of the last great MGM musicals.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-22
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Overview: A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-15
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Don't Drink the Water
Overview: Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region. In order to stay out of jail, the Hollanders take refuge in the American Embassy, which is temporarily being run by the absent Ambassador's diplomatically incompetent son, Axel.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-18
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Jackpot
Overview: Kummelin Jackpot, was released in February 2006. It was about a divorced man portrayed by Silvennoinen, who realises a way to trick himself a jackpot in football betting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-02-17
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Suomisen perhe
Overview: The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-03-02
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The Mirror Has Two Faces
Overview: Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-15
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The Prodigal
Overview: A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-06
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That's Dancing!
Overview: A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-18
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