Elsa Emilia Rantalainen (1901–1988) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She was most active as an actress between 1933 and 1951. From 1931 until 1941 she was married to

Wäinö Aaltonen Wäinö Valdemar Aaltonen (8 March 1894 – 30 May 1966) was a Finnish artist and sculptor. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "one of the leading Finnish sculptors". He was born to a tailor in the village of Karinainen, Finla ...

. In 1954, she was awarded the

Pro Finlandia The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President o ...

award. She was a member of and performer at the Raittiusyhdistys Koitto.

Works

*1943, ''

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi ''Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi'' (''Katariina and the Count of Munkkiniemi'') is a 1943 Finnish film directed by Ossi Elstelä. It is based on a novel by Kaarina Viitainoja. The film stars Regina Linnanheimo, Leif Wager, Elsa Rantalainen, ...

'' *1943, '' Tuomari Martta''

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1901 births 1988 deaths Actresses from Tampere People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish actresses Recipients of the Order of the Lion of Finland {{Finland-actor-stub