Aino Mantsas (29 November 1922,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

– 24 January 1979) was a Finnish actress. She worked for various theatres and appeared in films. She was married to director

Matti Kassila Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on ...

from 1948 until her death, and was cast in many of his films, such as '' Radio tekee murron'' (1951), ''Hilman päivät'' (1954) and '' Komisario Palmun erehdys'' (1961). Aino Mantsas died of

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in 1979. In his memoir ''Mustaa ja valkoista'', Matti Kassila describes Mantsas as a "talented, exceptional human being who found it hard to adjust to the world surrounding her".

Selected filmography

*''Ruusu ja kulkuri'' (1948) *''Syntipukki'' (1957) *''Kultainen vasikka'' (1961) *'' Täällä Pohjantähden alla'' (1968) *''Pohjantähti'' (1973)

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* 1922 births 1979 deaths Actresses from Helsinki Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub