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Taina Elisabeth Elg (9 March 1930 – 15 May 2025) was a Finnish and American actress and dancer. She appeared on stage, television and in film.
In 1958, she was nominated for a Laurel Awards as Top New Female Personality. In 1959, she starred alongside Kenneth More in The 39 Steps.
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. In 1989, she had the title role as Lea in Chéri, from a Colette novel as adapted by Anita Loos. On Stage; New York Times; 28 April 1989 In 1980, she played Dr. Ingrid Fischer on CBS daytime drama soap opera Guiding Light. From 1980 to 1982, she played Olympia Buchanan, first wife of tycoon Asa Buchanan, on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Her character, held prisoner by Asa for months, had a memorable death sequence, falling over a balcony at a costume party.
Elg died at a nursing home in Helsinki, on 15 May 2025, at the age of 95.
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Categories: 1930 Births, 2025 Deaths, 21st-century American Women, 20th-century American Dancers, American Female Dancers, American Film Actresses, American Musical Theatre Actresses, American Soap Opera Actresses, American Television Actresses, Best Foreign Newcomer Golden Globe Winners, Best Musical Or Comedy Actress Golden Globe Winners, Finnish Dancers, Finnish Emigrants To The United States, Naturalized Citizens Of The United States, Finnish Female Dancers, Finnish Film Actresses, Finnish People Of Russian Descent, Finnish Television Actresses, Metro-goldwyn-mayer Contract Players, People From Turku
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