Armi Elina Annikki Pohjanpää (8 April 1933, in

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– 13 January 1996) was a Finnish actress. Her theatrical career lasted for 40 years, and in addition, she appeared in several Finnish films by directors such as

Ilmari Unho Ilmari Unho (22 October 1906 − 3 April 1961) was a Finnish actor, film director, and screenwriter. Unho was employed by Suomi-Filmi for most of his filmmaking career. Unho was born in Uusikaupunki in 1906. He started his film career as an actor ...

, Aarne Tarkas and

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 t ...

In theatre

Pohjanpää's career started in a

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City Theatre in 1952 where she also met her future husband

Pentti Siimes Pentti Kalevi Siimes (10 September 1929 – 27 October 2016) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1946 and 2008. Siimes starred in the film ''Miriam'', which was entered into the 8th Berlin In ...

. The two got married in 1956, and their marriage lasted until Pohjanpää's death. After a year in Kotka, Pohjanpää started to work for Helsinki City Theatre where she stayed employed for the rest of her life.

Films

Elina Pohjanpää was 17 years old when she made her first film appearance in a film ''Amor hoi!'' (1950). Her first leading role came a year later with ''Kuisma ja Helinä'' (1951). All in all, Pohjanpää appeared in 29 films. Often she and Pentti Siimes were seen together in films such as ''Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin'' (1956) and ''Rakas varkaani'' (1957). Their real-life wedding was seen in ''Rakas varkaani'', which was also the only film in which they were seen as lovers.

Selected filmography

* ''Amor hoi!'' (1950) * ''Kuisma ja Helinä'' (1951) * ''

Mother or Woman ''Mother or Woman'' (Finnish: ''Sillankorvan emäntä'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Helena Futtari, Aku Korhonen and Elina Pohjanpää.Qvist & von Bagh p.268 The film was shot between June 29 and August 17, ...

'' (1953) * ''Isän vanha ja uusi'' (1955) * ''Juha'' (1956) * ''

Komisario Palmun erehdys ''Komisario Palmun erehdys'' (Swedish title: ''Mysteriet Rygseck''; international titles: ''Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' or ''Inspector Palmu's Error''; US DVD title: ''The Rygseck Mystery'') is a 1960 Finnish crime comedy film directed by Matti K ...

'' (1960) * ''Elokuva jalostavasta rakkaudesta'' (1967) * ''Niskavuori'' (1984) * ''Tie naisen sydämeen'' (1996)

References

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* 1933 births 1996 deaths Actresses from Helsinki Finnish stage actresses Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub