Elina Salo
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Elina Salo is 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 has 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).
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo has appeared in over 50 films and television shows but she is best known for her work in Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
-Career:After studying Media Studies at the University of Tampere, Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment , Dostoyevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki...
’s films. She has been awarded three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
(Commandeur).
Partial filmography
- Komisario Palmun erehdysKomisario Palmun erehdysKomisario Palmun erehdys is a Finnish crime film directed by Matti Kassila, and based on the second Inspector Palmu novel by the same name by Mika Waltari....
(1960) - Kaasua, komisario Palmu!Kaasua, komisario Palmu!Kaasua, komisario Palmu! is a Finnish crime movie directed by Matti Kassila. The main cast of actors is the same as that of the first though some actors such as Elina Salo, Pentti Siimes and Aino Mantsas play different characters,It's based on the first Inspector Palmu novel Kuka murhasi rouva...
(1961) - Harry MunterHarry MunterHarry Munter is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell Grede. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Georg Adelly - Manne* Märta Allan-Johnson - Grandma* Gerda Calander - Kristina Birgitta Eleonor* Inga Dahlbeck - Girl #1...
(1970) - GangsterfilmenGangsterfilmenGangsterfilmen is a 1974 Swedish film directed by Lars G. Thelestam. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Clu Gulager - Glenn Mortenson* Ernst Günther - Anders Andersson* Per Oscarsson - Johan Gustavsson...
(1974) - Hamlet Goes BusinessHamlet Goes BusinessHamlet Goes Business is a 1987 comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.-Cast:* Pirkka-Pekka Petelius - Hamlet* Esko Salminen - Klaus* Kati Outinen - Ofelia* Elina Salo - Gertrud* Esko Nikkari - Polonius...
(1987) - The Match Factory GirlThe Match Factory GirlThe Match Factory Girl is a 1990 Finnish/Swedish comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film is about a match factory worker who lives a dull and uneventful life. She is picked up by a man at a nightclub and she sleeps with him. He gets her pregnant then wants nothing to do...
(1990) - Take Care of Your Scarf, TatianaTake Care of Your Scarf, TatianaTake Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana , also translated as Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana, is a 1994 Finnish/German film directed, produced and co-written by Aki Kaurismäki...
(1994) - Drifting CloudsDrifting Clouds (film)Drifting Clouds is a 1996 Finnish film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen and Markku Peltola. The film is the first in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other 2 films being The Man Without a Past and Lights in the Dusk.- Plot :Ilona Koponen , a head waitress at...
(1996) - Juha (1999)
- The Man Without a PastThe Man Without a PastThe Man Without a Past is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä. It is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds and Lights in the Dusk...
(2002) - Le HavreLe Havre (film)Le Havre is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Blondin Miguel. It tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's...
(2011)