Acting
Elina Salo
Also Known As: Elina Maisala, Элина Сало
Birth Date
March 9, 1936
Death Date
November 4, 2025
(passed away at 89)
Place of Birth
Sipoo, Finland
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elina Salo (born March 9, 1936 in Sipoo, Finland; died November 4, 2025) was a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo appeared in over 50 films and television shows but she is best known for her work in Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She has been awarded three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elina Salo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Match Factory Girl
Mother
1990
Le Havre
Claire
2011
The Man Without a Past
Dock Clerk
2002
Mumintrollet
Lilla My
1969 • 13 episodes
Drifting Clouds
Mrs. Sjöholm
1996
Rintamalotta
Soilikki
1956
Juha
Shemeikka's Sister
1999
The Snow Queen
Pohjoisen velho
1986
Hamlet Goes Business
Gertrud
1987
The Little Angel
Narrator (voice)
1989
Petos
postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
1988
Kreivi
Toini
1971
The Farewell
Fräulein, kotiopettajatar
1982
A Worker's Diary
Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila
1967
Tähtisumua
1961
Eight Mirrors
Aiti
1982
Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth
1968
Patarouva
Kastehelmi Seppälä, patarouva
1959
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Hotel Receptionist
1994
Pedon merkki
Sairaanhoitaja
1981