Elg, Taina (1931–)
Elg, Taina (1931–)
Finnish actress and dancer. Born Mar 9, 1931, in Impilahti, Finland; trained at Finnish State Opera Ballet.
As a child, performed with the Helsinki company of the Finnish State Opera Ballet; danced with Sadler's Wells and Marquis de Cuevas ballet troupes; made film debut as Elissa in The Prodigal (1955), followed by Diane, Gaby, Les Girls, Imitation General, Watusi, The 39 Steps, The Bacchantes, Hercules in New York, and Liebestraum, among others; appeared as Olympia Buchanan on tv series "One Life to Live" (1980–81); became a naturalized US citizen.
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