1990Nominee
Best Performance
The Match Factory Girl
Elina Salo
Actor
Sipoo, Finland
March 9, 1936
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Performance
Le Havre
2002Nominee
Best Performance
The Man Without a Past
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
The Snow Queen
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Drifting Clouds
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The Match Factory Girl
Le Havre
The Man Without a Past