Taina Elg
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Taina Elg | |
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Helsinki, Finland[1] | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1941–2006 |
| Spouses | Carl-Gustav Björkenheim
(m. 1953; div. 1960)Rocco Caporale
(m. 1985; died 2008) |
| Children | Raoul Björkenheim |
| Parent(s) | Helena Dobroumova Åke Elg (né Ludwig) |
Taina Elisabeth Elg (born 9 March 1930) is a Finnish-American actress and dancer. She has appeared on stage, television, and in film.
Career
Elg was born in 1930 in
Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy for her performance in Les Girls, tying with her co-star, the famed and well-established Kay Kendall.[4]
In 1958, she was nominated for a
. Her character, held prisoner by Asa for months, had a memorable death sequence, falling over a balcony at a costume party.Personal life
Her son by her first marriage to Carl-Gustav Björkenheim, which ended in divorce in 1960,[6] is Finnish-American jazz guitarist Raoul Björkenheim. In 1985, Elg married Rocco Caporale, an Italian-born educator and professor of sociology. She lives in New York City.[7]
Filmography
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- The Prodigal (1955)
- Diane (1956)
- Gaby (1956)
- Les Girls (1957)
- Imitation General (1958)
- The 39 Steps (1959)
- Watusi (1959)
- The Bacchantes (1961)
- Hercules in New York (1970)
- Liebestraum (1991)
- The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
Stage appearances
- Look to the Lilies
- Two By Two (U.S. national tour)
- Nine
- Where's Charley?
- The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
- A Little Night Music (in Australia)
- Chéri (off-Broadway, New York)
References
- ^ "Interview with a Finnish-American acting legend, Taina Elg". 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Interview with a Finnish-American acting legend, Taina Elg". Finland Center Foundation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ISSN 1456-2138.
- ^ "Interview with a Finnish-American acting legend, Taina Elg". Finland Center Foundation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ On Stage; New York Times; April 28, 1989
- ISBN 951-9417-26-5
- ^ "Interview with a Finnish-American acting legend, Taina Elg". Finland Center Foundation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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